TITLE 16 Occupational and Professional Licensing - CHAPTER 21 Podiatrists - PART 8 Continuing Education

Sep 23, 2026

Rule 16.21.8 establishes New Mexico continuing education requirements for licensed podiatrists for license renewal. It identifies the issuing agency, sets the permanent duration, and explains the objective: define criteria, approval and verification, and waiver requirements for required post-graduate study. The rule sets annual hour requirements, including pain-management hours, specifies eligible coursework and credit calculation, lists automatically approved providers, outlines approval requirements for other courses, and describes acceptable CME credit categories, verification documents, and related limits.

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ISSUING AGENCY

SCOPE

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

DURATION

EFFECTIVE DATE

OBJECTIVE

HOURS REQUIRED

Continuing education coursework and credit

APPROVED COURSES

Automatically approved organizations

Approval requirements for other courses

ALLOWED COURSES AND PROVIDERS

Post-graduate education

Specialty training/certifications

Teaching

Physician preceptors/mentors

Papers and publications

Advanced life support

VERIFICATION OF COURSE ATTENDANCE

VERIFICATION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS

TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING CHAPTER 21 PODIATRISTS PART 8 CONTINUING EDUCATION [16.21.8.1](16.21.8.1) ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Podiatry. [ [16.21.8.1](16.21.8.1) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.1](16.21.8.1) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.2](16.21.8.2) SCOPE: Individuals with a license to practice podiatry in the state of New Mexico.[ [16.21.8.2](16.21.8.2) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.2](16.21.8.2) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.3](16.21.8.3) STATUTORY AUTHORITY: This rule is promulgated pursuant to the Podiatry Act, Subsection B of Section 61-8-10.1 NMSA 1978, which requires, as a condition of license renewal, evidence of completion of post-graduate study as required by board rule. [16.21.8 .3 NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.3](16.21.8.3) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.4](16.21.8.4) DURATION: Permanent. [ [16.21.8.4](16.21.8.4) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.4](16.21.8.4) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.5](16.21.8.5) EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 2019 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.[ [16.21.8.5](16.21.8.5) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.5](16.21.8.5) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.6](16.21.8.6) OBJECTIVE: To establish the criteria, standards, approval requirements, verification and waiver requirements, for post-graduate study required by the board for license renewal. [ [16.21.8.6](16.21.8.6) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.6](16.21.8.6) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.7](16.21.8.7) DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED] [16.21.8.8](16.21.8.8) HOURS REQUIRED: Sixteen hours of continuing education are required annually, with two hours specifically related to pain management as defined in [16.21.9.11](16.21.9.11) NMAC. Initial licenses issued for a period of less than six months do not require any continuing education for the initial licensing period. Licenses issued for more than six months but less than 12 months require eight hours of continuing education for the initial licensing period. A. Continuing education coursework must contribute directly to the practice of podiatric medicine. B. One hour of credit will be granted for every contact hour of instruction. This credit shall apply to either academic or clinical instruction. [ [16.21.8.8](16.21.8.8) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.8](16.21.8.8) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.9](16.21.8.9) APPROVED COURSES: Continuing education courses offered or sponsored by the following organizations are automatically approved by the board: A. a college of podiatric medicine which is accredited by the council podiatric medical education (CPME) of the American podiatric medical association; B. constituent society of the American podiatric medical association; C. an organization or sponsor approved by the “CPME” of the American podiatric medical association; or D. hospital or other health care organizations sponsored in-service programs related to the practice of podiatry. [ [16.21.8.9](16.21.8.9) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.9](16.21.8.9) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.10](16.21.8.10) APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS: Any course not sponsored by a recognized provider may be approved by the designee of the board. The application for approval must include the name of the course, the sponsor, course outline, date, location, hours, names and qualifications of presenters, and the method that will be used to certify attendance. [ [16.21.8.10](16.21.8.10) NMAC-Rp, [16.21.8.10](16.21.8.10) NMAC 5/3/2019] [16.21.8.11](16.21.8.11) ALLOWED COURSES AND PROVIDERS: The following courses and activities are acceptable for CME credit: A. Post Graduate Education: This category includes internships, residencies and fellowships, 14 hours of credit allowed for full time participants. B. Specialty Training/Certifications: Four hours of credit per certificate for specialty training with a maximum of 10 hours per year. A maximum of 10 hours of credit is allowed for certification with a CPME approved board initially obtained or renewed within the license renewal cycle. C. Teaching: One credit hour is allowed for each hour of teaching medical students or physicians in

FAQs

Who issues and oversees the continuing education requirements for podiatrists?

The Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Podiatry issues the rule governing continuing education for license renewal.

How many continuing education hours are required annually, and what pain-management requirement applies?

Sixteen hours are required each year, including two hours specifically related to pain management. Initial licenses issued for less than six months require no continuing education for the initial period.

What documentation can be used to verify attendance and continuing education hours?

Attendance may be verified using a course certificate, a course attendance sheet submitted by the sponsor, or a course code or statement of attendance from the presenter or sponsor.

Sep 23, 2026

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