New Mexico State Board of Social Work Examiners will Convene a Rule Hearing/ Regular Board Meeting on Friday July 11, 2025 to be held at 9:00AM in Albuquerque
Notice is hereby given that the New Mexico State Board of Social Work Examiners will convene a Rule Hearing and Regular Board meeting on Friday, July 11, 2025. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be held at Regulation Licensing Department's Albuquerque Office, 5500 San Antonio Dr., Albuquerque, NM 87109 and via Teams.
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Microsoft Team Meeting LinkMicrosoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 256 611 139 579 1 Passcode: mZ6aD9eN Dial in by phone +1 505-312-4308,,781756132#United States, Albuquerque Find a local number Phone conference ID: 781 756 132# The purpose of the rule hearing is to consider the initiation of rulemaking for the following rules: 16.63.1 General Provisions 16.63.3 Application for Licensure 16.63.4 Examinations 16.63.5 Emergency Licensure 16.63.6 Licensure by Credentials; Reciprocity 16.63.7 Provisional Licensure 16.63.8 Fee 16.63.9 Baccalaureate Social Worker 16.63.10 Masters Social Worker 16.63.11 Clinical Social Worker 16.63.12 Continuing Education 16.63.13 Disciplinary Action 16.63.14 Inactive Status 16.63.15 Retirement 16.63.16 Code of Conduct 16.63.17 Temporary Licensure 16.63.18 Expedited Licensure |
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/social-work-examiners/board-information/ . Copies of the agenda may also be obtained by contacting Roxann Ortiz at socialworkexaminers@rld.nm.gov 505-795-5576.
Boards WebsiteThe Board of Social Work Examiners will begin accepting public comments regarding the proposed rule changes on June 10, 2025. The Board of Social Work Examiners will accept written public comments received by 9:00 a.m. on July 11, 2025. Written comments may be submitted by email to socialworkboard@rld.nm.gov or by postal mail to the following address: New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department Attn: New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners P.O. Box 25101 Santa Fe, NM 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 New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners 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 Roxann Ortiz at 505-795-5576. |