N.M. Code R. § 16.25.2.10 - BASIC LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

Except as noted, an applicant for a regular license to practice veterinary medicine in New Mexico must:

A. Submit a completed, signed, and notarized application for licensure-DVM. The application must: (1) be submitted 30 days before the applicant's selected date to take the state examination; (2) include the application/examination fee; and (3) have attached a color passport-type head and shoulders photograph of the applicant.

B. Take and pass with a minimum score of 75%, the New Mexico veterinary licensing examination. Exceptions for endorsement applicants are set out in 16.25.2.10 NMAC.

C. Submit all of the following documents within 12 months after passing the state examination. An applicant who fails to provide required documents within 12 months must reapply for licensure.

(1) notarized copy of the applicant's diploma from a veterinary school accredited by the American veterinary medical association (AVMA). Exception for new graduates is set out in 16.25.2.12 NMAC;

(2) official veterinary school transcript bearing the seal of the institution;

(3) verifications of licensure from any and all state(s) in which the applicant is or has been licensed to practice veterinary medicine;

(4) one personal and one professional recommendation; and (5) the applicant's scores on the national licensing examination for veterinarians. (a) New Mexico's national examination score requirements are set out in 16.25. 2.16 NMAC. (b) Exceptions for endorsement applicants are set out in Subsection B of 16.25.2.11 NMAC