New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-32-13. Establishments; requirements; temporary licenses

A. Each establishment shall have a full-time funeral service practitioner; provided the establishment license is a privilege granted to the person to whom it is issued and is not transferable to other owners or operators or to another location than that designated on the license. Whenever an establishment no longer employs or otherwise has a full-time licensee in charge, the establishment shall immediately cease the practice of funeral service or direct disposition and the person to whom the establishment license is granted shall immediately return the establishment license to the board by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by another delivery service that provides a means of tracking an item in its delivery system.

B. The board may adopt by rule special requirements for multi-establishment enterprises where the establishments are located within fifty miles of each other and wish to share a licensee in charge.

C. The board may adopt by rule the requirements for reapplication or reinspection.

D. The board may adopt by rule requirements for issuing a temporary establishment or crematory license that will be valid until the next scheduled board meeting.