Nurse Practitioner Licensure in New Mexico
General Information
- Nurses may get a copy of the New Mexico Nurse Practice Act and rules and regulations for practice from the New Mexico Board of Nursing (NMBON):
Web Site
www.bon.state.nm.us
Address
6301 Indian School Road NE, Suite 710
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Telephone
(505) 841-8340
Email
boardofnursing@state.nm.us
- To be licensed in New Mexico, nurse practitioners must be nationally certified. Information about national certification is available from the following organizations:
American Nurses Credentialing Center
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American College of Nurse Practitioners
- The NMBON requires all NPs to maintain a prescribing formulary. NPs may choose to use the formulary provided by NMNPC.
- Once licensed as a nurse practitioner, NPs must obtain a New Mexico Controlled Substance License in order to prescribe controlled substances. Apply at the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy website or call them at (505) 941-9102 for further information.
- After obtaining a New Mexico Controlled Substance License, NPs may apply for a federal DEA license. Visit the DEA website for online application or to download a PDF file for mail-in application.
State-by-State Comparison of Nurse Practitioner Privileges
- To read the 2009 Pearson Report, a national overview of nurse practitioner legislation and healthcare issues, see the February 2009 issue of The American Journal of Nurse Practitioners at WebNP.
- The detailed state-by-state reports of the Pearson Report are also available at WebNP.
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