Instructors, Training Requirements, and Continuing Education

Respiratory Care: Instructors, Training Requirements, and Continuing Education

Renewals: All licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners MUST renew their license by September 30th of each odd year. Access to the online license renewal process in NM PLUS will become available about 45 days prior to that date. You may register and/or gain access to your account by clicking this link: NM PLUS

 Continuing Education: For renewal, each licensee must complete 20 hours of continuing education, with at least one of those hours in ethics.

A minimum of 12 clock hours of the 20 clock hours of continuing education must be consistent with American Medical Association Category I. Below are the Category I-approved continuing education providers:

(1)           AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics;

                                (2)           ACCP, American College of Chest Physicians;

                                (3)           ATS, American Thoracic Society;

                                (4)           AOA, American Osteopathic Association;

                                (5)           AMA, American Medical Association;

                                (6)           ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists;

                                (7)           ABIM, American Board of Internal Medicine;

                                (8)           ALA, American Lung Association;

                                (9)           ACC. American College of Cardiologists;

                                (10)         AAST American Association of Sleep Technologists;

                                (11)         NMSRC New Mexico Society for Respiratory Care;

                                (12)         AARC American Association for Respiratory Care;

                                (13)         any AARC state affiliate; and

                                (14)         AASM, American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

A complete list on continuing education requirements is available at 16.23.12 NMAC Continuing Education Requirements.