New Mexico § 61-9A-10 Professional mental health counselor; requirements for

New Mexico Statutes

§ 61-9A-10 — Professional mental health counselor; requirements for

New Mexico § 61-9A-10

Ch. 61Professional and Occupational Licenses

Art. 9ACounseling and Therapy

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-9A-10 (2026).

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licensure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.) Effective July 1, 2007, the board will no longer license professional mental health counselors. Prior to the effective date, the board shall issue a license as a professional mental health counselor to any person who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant: A. has reached the age of twenty-one; B. holds a master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited institution and has a total of no less than forty-eight graduate semester hours or seventy-two quarter hours in the mental health clinical core curriculum; C. demonstrates professional competency by passing the required examinations prescribed by the board; D. has completed o

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licensure. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.) Effective July 1, 2007, the board will no longer license professional mental health counselors. Prior to the effective date, the board shall issue a license as a professional mental health counselor to any person who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant: A. has reached the age of twenty-one; B. holds a master's or doctoral degree in counseling or a counseling-related field from an accredited institution and has a total of no less than forty-eight graduate semester hours or seventy-two quarter hours in the mental health clinical core curriculum; C. demonstrates professional competency by passing the required examinations prescribed by the board; D. has completed one thousand client contact hours of postgraduate professional counseling experience under appropriate clinical supervision consisting of at least one hundred supervision hours; and E. is of good moral character with conduct consistent with the code of ethics.