Reinstatement application – New Mexico

The reinstatement application, printed on the form as Reinstatement of Lapsed License Application, is the form a nutrition and dietetics licensee completes to reinstate a license that expired and lapsed under the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act. It is issued by the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD), Boards and Commissions Division, for its Board of Nutrition and Dietetic Practitioners.

The form identifies the licensee (name, license number, license type, issue date and expiration date), asks for contact and employment details, and collects proof of continuing education. Licensed dietitians show a current Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) card. Nutritionists and Nutrition Associates show a current CDR card or report 15 clock hours of continuing education. Three questions follow, on discipline by another licensing board, disqualifying felony convictions under 16.14.3 NMAC, and child support arrears of more than thirty days. The licensee then signs under penalty of perjury.

The form is paired with a reinstatement fee and a renewal fee, paid by check or money order. It does not replace the online application system RLD uses for new applications and regular renewals.

Holders of a New Mexico nutrition and dietetics license that has lapsed use this form. The form covers three license groups:

• Licensed Dietitians, who must provide a photocopy of a current CDR card.
• Nutritionists, who may provide a current CDR card or report 15 clock hours of continuing education.
• Nutrition Associates, who follow the same continuing education rule as Nutritionists and, per the form's checklist, also enclose documentation of employment and supervisor.

The RLD page describes reinstatement for a person who failed to renew within thirty days of expiration. The form must be postmarked no later than 3 years after the expiration date. A license lapsed for more than three years cannot be reinstated on this form: the person must reapply as a new applicant, pay all initial licensing fees and meet all the requirements of 16.14.3 NMAC. The form also states that you cannot work until you have received a license issued by the Regulation & Licensing Department.

Submit the form after your license has lapsed, and have it postmarked no later than 3 years following your expiration date. After that, the form says you must reapply online; the RLD page adds that a license lapsed for more than three years requires a new application, all initial licensing fees and compliance with 16.14.3 NMAC.

The RLD page frames reinstatement for a person who did not renew within thirty days of expiration. The form sets no shorter deadline within the three-year period and gives no processing time. You cannot work until the Department issues the license.

The reinstatement application is submitted by mail. The RLD page states that it must be mailed in with a check or money order for the fees; it names no online or in-person channel for this form.

• Mail to: Board of Nutrition and Dietetic Practitioners, P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
• Office location: Toney Anaya Bldg., 2550 Cerrillos Rd., 2nd Floor. Telephone: (505) 476-4622.
• Payment: a reinstatement fee and a renewal fee apply, paid by check or money order only. Fees are nonrefundable. The amounts are printed on the form; confirm them with the Board at (505) 476-4622.
• Package: the signed form, fees, and proof of CDR card or continuing education.

Incomplete forms submitted without a CDR card copy, continuing education documentation or fees are returned. Past the 3-year postmark limit, reapply online through the RLD licensing page. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.