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N.M. Stat. § 61-3-13 (2026)

Qualifications for licensure as a registered nurse.

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Before being considered for licensure as a registered nurse, either by endorsement
or examination, under Section 61-3-14 NMSA 1978, an applicant shall:

   A. furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has successfully
completed an approved program of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and has
graduated or is eligible for graduation; and

    B. at the cost to the applicant, provide the board with fingerprints and other
information necessary for a state and national criminal background check.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-2-10, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, § 10; 1977, ch. 220, §
5; 1979, ch. 379, § 5; 1991, ch. 190, § 7; 1997, ch. 244, § 10; 2001, ch. 137, § 6.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, added the Subsection A designation
and added Subsection B.

The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "applicant has successfully
completed an approved program of nursing for licensure as a registered nurse and has
graduated or is eligible for graduation" for former language relating to an approved high
school course or the equivalent and completion and graduation from an approved
school of nursing.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, deleted "four-year" preceding "high
school" and made a minor stylistic change in Subsection A.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons
and Other Healers §§ 51 to 62.

70 C.J.S. Physicians, Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 20.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1988–1988 · leading case: State v. Wiberg, 754 P.2d 529 (N.M. Ct. App. 1988).
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State v. Wiberg, 754 P.2d 529 (N.M. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “NMSA 1978, §§ 61-3-13; 61-3-14 (Repl.1986).”
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