The New Mexico Board of Body Art Practitioners will hold a rule hearing on Monday November 17th, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., immediately followed by a meeting of the board to consider any public comment and adoption of the proposed rule listed below. Public participation is welcomed, and comments may be submitted in writing during the public comment period, or in person during the public rule hearing. The hearing and subsequent meeting will take place at the Regulation and Licensing Department, Sandia Conference Room, located at 5500 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109.
Meeting ID: 278 624 907 474 7
Passcode: EP2da7yT
Dial in by phone:
Phone Number: 505-312-4308,, 998408005# United States, Albuquerque Phone Conference ID: 998 408 005#
The purpose of the rule hearing is to consider the initiation of rulemaking for the following rules:
16.36.1 - General Provisions
16.36.2 - Licensure Requirements
16.36.3 - Requirements for Establishments
16.36.4 - Enforcement, Complaints and Disciplinary Action
16.36.5 - Standards of Practice
16.36.6 - Fees
16.36.7 - Licensure Requirements for Special Events, Mobile Body Art and Guests
16.36.8 - Expedited Licensure
16.36.9 - Licensure Requirements for Permanent Cosmetics Practitioner
16.36.10 - Licensure Requirements for Body Piercing-Scarification Practitioner
The agenda for the rule hearing and board meeting will be posted and available at least 72 hours before the meeting on the Board website at https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/body-art-practitioners/board-information/. Copies of the agenda may also be obtained by contacting Emma Quintana at 505-476-4622.
The Board of Body Art Practitioners will begin accepting written public comments regarding the proposed rule changes on October 17, 2025. If submitting written public comment prior to the rule hearing, the Board of Body Art Practitioners will accept written public comments received by 8:00 a.m. on November 16, 2025. Written comments may be submitted by email to nmbody.art@rld.nm.gov or by postal mail to the following address:
New Mexico Regulation and Licensing DepartmentAttn: Board of Body Art Practitioners P.O. Box 25101Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
Public comment will also be accepted during the rule hearing and may be presented orally, or in writing. Individuals who would like to participate and offer public comment must appear in person. The members of the Body Art Practitioners Board will not engage in substantive discussion of public comments during the rule hearing but will consider all public comments during the board meeting following the conclusion of the rule hearing.
For inclement weather: If New Mexico state offices are placed on a two-hour delay due to inclement weather, the rule hearing will be pushed back two hours from the noticed hearing time. If New Mexico state offices are closed due to inclement weather, the rule hearing will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
An individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing, please contact Emma Quintana at 505-476-4622.
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