Respiratory Care: Overview
The Board licenses respiratory therapy technicians, and respiratory therapists. It ensures that the respiratory care practice professionals in New Mexico are properly trained and qualified to provide complex medical procedures in the area of cardiopulmonary technology.
Requirements for licensure include successful passing of a national standards exam developed and administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC). The NBRC maintains a Disciplinary Databank to which licensing jurisdictions report final disciplinary actions taken against respiratory care practitioners. The Board checks this databank for information on all licensure applicants as final qualifying criteria before issuing licenses. “Final disciplinary action” refers to any action that has the effect of revoking, restricting, suspending, or otherwise adversely affecting an RCP's license, registration, certification, or any other such privilege to provide respiratory care services.
NEWS AND INFORMATION:
NOTICE TO ALL LICENSEES REGARDING PAY PAL MIGRATION:
Beginning July 15, 2019, there will be a 2.5% transaction fee applied to all online license, registration and renewal fees paid to the Regulation and Licensing Department with a credit card, this fee is paid directly as a bank transaction fee, it is not paid to the Regulation and Licensing Department. The Regulation and Licensing Department is working on development of an electronic check (e-check) payment option that will also be available in the near future. Use of the e-check option will not result in any transaction fees. Thank you.
***NOTICE REGARDING CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS***
Effective December 1, 2017
*As of Friday, December 1, 2017, RLD will no longer accept Credit Card payments in person at RLD offices, nor by electronic mail (email), or direct mail.
*RLD will continue to accept checks and money orders (no cash) at all RLD offices (Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Las Cruces) or by direct mail. However, please do not send Credit Card information to RLD by electronic mail (e-mail) or by direct mail. On and after December 1, 2017, credit card information received via email or regular mail will be destroyed without processing.
*RLD will continue to accept Credit Card payments through our existing secure online systems that can be accessed via the Internet from your home, place of business, or mobile Internet device.
*No credit card breach of data incidents have occurred to date. However, RLD is changing credit card processing to ensure a secure system is maintained in the future.
Renewal notices
Renewal reminders will be sent via email every renewal cycle. Please make sure your email address is valid and current, the Board email (RespiratoryCareBd@state.nm.us). ASAP.
For more information contact:
New Mexico Respiratory Care Advisory Board
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
(505) 476-4965 Main Line
(505) 476-4545 Fax
RespiratoryCareBd@state.nm.us
NOTE: Please mail all correspondence to:
PO BOX 25101
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
For CERTIFIED, UPS, FED EX, please mail to the physical address***
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