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HOUSE BILL 513
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
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NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Catherine J. Cullen
AN ACT
RELATING TO ORGAN DONATION; REQUIRING A SPACE ON LICENSE
APPLICATION AND LICENSE RENEWAL FORMS AND APPLICATION FORMS AND
RENEWAL FORMS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR
APPLICANTS TO STATE A DESIRE TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT;
REQUIRING THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE TAXATION AND
REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN APPLICATIONS WITH THOSE
COMPLETED STATEMENTS IN A STATEWIDE DONOR REGISTRY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 17, Article 3 NMSA
1978 is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] DONOR REGISTRY.--
A. In addition to other requirements established
for a blank application furnished by the director of the
department of game and fish pursuant to Section 17-3-5 NMSA
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1978, the director shall include on each blank application a
space to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in
the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
B. The applicant may indicate the applicant's donor
status on the space provided on the application if the
applicant has not already marked the applicant's donor status
on an application form for a driver's license pursuant to
Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. If the applicant desires to be a
new donor, the form shall be signed by the donor in the
presence of a witness who shall also sign the form in the
donor's presence.
C. The director of the department of game and fish
shall, by January 1, 2026, include the following donor
statement on each license application form:
"I,____________________________, hereby make an
(Name of applicant/donor)
anatomical gift effective upon my death. A
medical evaluation at the time of my death shall
determine the organs and tissues suitable for
donation.
____________________________________
(Signature of donor)
____________________________________
(Signature of parent or guardian is required if the donor
is under fifteen years of age.)".
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D. A license vendor that issues a hunting or
fishing license pursuant to Chapter 17, Article 3 NMSA 1978
shall submit a copy of each application form or its image of a
person who wishes to be a donor to the division.
E. The division shall maintain each application the
division receives from a license vendor pursuant to this
section in the statewide donor registry that the division
maintains pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. Authorized
hospital or organ and tissue donor program personnel,
immediately prior to or after a donor's death, may request
verification of the donor's status from the division and may
obtain a copy of the application from the division.
F. For the purposes of this section, "division"
means the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue
department."
SECTION 2. A new section of the Public Assistance Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] DONOR REGISTRY.--
A. In addition to other requirements established
for a blank application furnished by the authority pursuant to
1978 the authority shall include on any application form or
renewal application form for assistance or services under the
Public Assistance Act a space to show whether the applicant is
a donor as provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform
Anatomical Gift Act.
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B. The applicant may indicate the applicant's donor
status on the space provided on the application if the
applicant has not already marked the applicant's donor status
on an application form for a driver's license pursuant to
Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. If the applicant desires to be a
new donor, the form shall be signed by the applicant in the
presence of a witness who shall also sign the form in the
applicant's presence.
C. The authority shall, by January 1, 2026, include
the following donor statement on each application form and
application renewal application form:
"I,____________________________, hereby make an
(Name of applicant/donor)
anatomical gift effective upon my death. A
medical evaluation at the time of my death shall
determine the organs and tissues suitable for
donation.
____________________________________
(Signature of donor)".
D. The authority shall submit a copy of each
application form that has a completed donor statement to the
motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department.
E. The motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department shall maintain each application it receives
from the authority pursuant to this section in the statewide
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donor registry that it maintains pursuant to Section 66-5-10
NMSA 1978. Authorized hospital or organ and tissue donor
program personnel, immediately prior to or after a donor's
death, may request verification of the donor's status from the
motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department
and may obtain a copy of the application from the division."
SECTION 3. A new section of the Concealed Handgun Carry
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] DONOR REGISTRY.--
A. The department shall include on any concealed
handgun license application form or concealed handgun license
renewal application form a space to show whether the applicant
is a donor as provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
B. The applicant may indicate the applicant's donor
status on the space provided on the application if the
applicant has not already marked the applicant's donor status
on an application form for a driver's license pursuant to
Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. If the applicant desires to be a
new donor, the form shall be signed by the donor in the
presence of a witness who shall also sign the form in the
donor's presence.
C. The department shall, by January 1, 2026,
include the following donor statement on each concealed handgun
license application form and concealed handgun license renewal
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application form:
"I,____________________________, hereby make an
(Name of applicant/donor)
anatomical gift effective upon my death. A
medical evaluation at the time of my death shall
determine the organs and tissues suitable for
donation.
____________________________________
(Signature of donor)
____________________________________
(Signature of parent or guardian is required if the donor
is under fifteen years of age.)".
D. The department shall submit a copy of each
application form that has a completed donor statement to the
division.
E. The division shall maintain each application it
receives from the department pursuant to this section in the
statewide donor registry that it maintains pursuant to Section
66-5-10 NMSA 1978. Authorized hospital or organ and tissue
donor program personnel, immediately prior to or after a
donor's death, may request verification of the donor's status
from the division and may obtain a copy of the application from
the division.
F. For the purposes of this section, "division"
means the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue
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department."
SECTION 4. A new section of the School Personnel Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the department
shall include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing
Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in
the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
The department shall submit a copy of each form for which that
space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 5. Section 29-19-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003,
Chapter 255, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
"29-19-5. APPLICATION FORM--SCREENING OF APPLICANTS--
FEE--LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.--
A. [Effective July 1, 2003 ] Applications for
concealed handgun licenses shall be made readily available at
locations designated by the department. Applications for
concealed handgun licenses shall be completed, under penalty of
perjury, on a form designed and provided by the department and
shall include:
(1) the applicant's name, current address,
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date of birth, place of birth, social security number, height,
weight, gender, hair color, eye color and driver's license
number or other state-issued identification number;
(2) a statement that the applicant is aware
of, understands and is in compliance with the requirements for
licensure set forth in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act;
(3) a statement that the applicant has been
furnished a copy of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act and is
knowledgeable of its provisions; [and ]
(4) a conspicuous warning that the application
form is executed under penalty of perjury and that a materially
false answer or the submission of a materially false document
to the department may result in denial or revocation of a
concealed handgun license and may subject the applicant to
criminal prosecution for perjury as provided in Section 30-25-1
NMSA 1978; and
(5) a space, as required by Section 3 of this
2025 act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided
in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act .
B. The applicant shall submit to the department:
(1) a completed application form;
(2) a nonrefundable application fee in an
amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
(3) two full sets of fingerprints;
(4) a certified copy of a certificate of
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completion for a firearms training course approved by the
department;
(5) two color photographs of the applicant;
(6) a certified copy of a birth certificate or
proof of United States citizenship, if the applicant was not
born in the United States; and
(7) proof of residency in New Mexico.
C. A law enforcement agency may fingerprint an
applicant and may charge a reasonable fee.
D. Upon receipt of the items listed in Subsection B
of this section, the department shall make a reasonable effort
to determine if an applicant is qualified to receive a
concealed handgun license. The department shall conduct an
appropriate check of available records and shall forward the
applicant's fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation
for a national criminal background check. The department shall
comply with the license-issuing requirements set forth in
Section 29-19-7 NMSA 1978. However, the department shall
suspend or revoke a license if the department receives
information that would disqualify an applicant from receiving a
concealed handgun license after the thirty-day time period has
elapsed.
E. A state or local government agency shall comply
with a request from the department pursuant to the Concealed
Handgun Carry Act within thirty days of the request."
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SECTION 6. A new section of the Uniform Licensing Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION OR RENEWAL FORMS--
ANATOMICAL GIFT DONOR REGISTRY.--
A. Each board shall include on any license
application form or license renewal application form it issues
a space to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in
the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
B. The applicant may indicate the applicant's donor
status on the space provided on the application if the
applicant has not already marked the applicant's donor status
on an application form for a driver's license pursuant to
Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. If the applicant desires to be a
new donor, the form shall be signed by the donor in the
presence of a witness who shall also sign the form in the
donor's presence.
C. Each board that issues a license shall, by
January 1, 2026, include the following donor statement on each
license application and license renewal form:
"I,____________________________, hereby make an
(Name of applicant/donor)
anatomical gift effective upon my death. A
medical evaluation at the time of my death shall
determine the organs and tissues suitable for
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(Signature of donor)
____________________________________
(Signature of parent or guardian is required if the donor
is under fifteen years of age.)".
D. Each board that issues a license pursuant to the
Uniform Licensing Act shall submit a copy of each application
form that has a completed donor statement to the division.
E. The division shall maintain each application the
division receives from a board pursuant to this section in the
statewide donor registry that the division maintains pursuant
to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. Authorized hospital or organ and
tissue donor program personnel, immediately prior to or after a
donor's death, may request verification of the donor's status
from the division and may obtain a copy of the application from
the division.
F. For the purposes of this section, "division"
means the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue
department."
SECTION 7. A new section of the Optometry Act is enacted
to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
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show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 8. A new section of the Nursing Practice Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 9. A new section of the Chiropractic Physician
Practice Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
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Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 10. A new section of the Dental Health Care Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 11. A new section of the Medical Practice Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
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board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 12. Section 61-6A-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2008,
Chapter 53, Section 1) is amended to read:
"61-6A-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Sections 1 through 10 of this
act] Chapter 61, Article 6A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the
"Genetic Counseling Act"."
SECTION 13. A new section of the Genetic Counseling Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 14. Section 61-6B-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2008,
Chapter 54, Section 1) is amended to read:
"61-6B-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Sections 1 through 10 of this
act] Chapter 61, Article 6B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the
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"Polysomnography Practice Act"."
SECTION 15. A new section of the Polysomnography Practice
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 16. A new section of the Physician Assistant Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
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SECTION 17. A new section of the Anesthesiologist
Assistants Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 18. A new section of the Nutrition and Dietetics
Practice Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 19. A new section of the Podiatry Act is enacted
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to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 20. A new section of the Professional
Psychologist Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 21. A new section of the Counseling and Therapy
Practice Act is enacted to read:
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"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 22. A new section of the Pharmacy Act is enacted
to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 23. A new section of the Occupational Therapy Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
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SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 24. A new section of the Respiratory Care Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 25. A new section of the Massage Therapy Practice
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
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or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 26. A new section of the Physical Therapy Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 27. Section 61-12F-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2011,
Chapter 31, Section 4) is amended to read:
"61-12F-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Sections 4 through 14 of this
act] Chapter 61, Article 12F NMSA 1978 may be cited as the
"Naprapathic Practice Act"."
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SECTION 28. A new section of the Naprapathic Practice Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 29. A new section of the Naturopathic Doctors'
Practice Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 30. A new section of the Nursing Home
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Administrators Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 31. A new section of the Veterinary Practice Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 32. A new section of the Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine Practice Act is enacted to read:
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"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 33. A new section of the Speech-Language
Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act
is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 34. A new section of the Athletic Trainer
Practice Act is enacted to read:
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"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 35. A new section of the Medical Imaging and
Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 36. Section 61-14F-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009,
Chapter 169, Section 1) is amended to read:
"61-14F-1. SHORT TITLE.--[This act ] Chapter 61, Article
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14F NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Uniform Athlete Agents
Act"."
SECTION 37. A new section of the Uniform Athlete Agents
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
FORMS--SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A certificate
application form or certificate renewal application form issued
by the secretary shall include a space, as required by the
Uniform Licensing Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor
as provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform
Anatomical Gift Act. The secretary shall submit a copy of each
form for which that space is completed to the motor vehicle
division of the taxation and revenue department for inclusion
as part of its statewide donor registry pursuant to Section
66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 38. A new section of the Architectural Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
FORMS--SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A certificate
application form or certificate renewal application form issued
by the board shall include a space, as required by the Uniform
Licensing Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as
provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical
Gift Act. The board shall submit a copy of each form for which
that space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
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taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 39. A new section of the Barbers and
Cosmetologists Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 40. A new section of the Body Art Safe Practices
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
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revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 41. A new section of the Collection Agency
Regulatory Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--
A. The department shall include on any collection
agency license, repossesor's license or manager's license
application or renewal application form a space to show whether
the applicant is a donor as provided in the Jonathan Spradling
Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
B. The applicant may indicate the applicant's donor
status on the space provided on the application if the
applicant has not already marked the applicant's donor status
on an application form for a driver's license pursuant to
Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978. If the applicant desires to be a
new donor, the form shall be signed by the donor in the
presence of a witness who shall also sign the form in the
donor's presence.
C. The department shall, by January 1, 2026,
include the following donor statement on each concealed handgun
license application form and concealed handgun license renewal
application form:
"I,____________________________, hereby make an anatomical gift
(Name of applicant/donor)
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effective upon my death. A medical evaluation at the time of
my death shall determine the organs and tissues suitable for
donation.
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(Signature of donor)
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(Signature of parent or guardian is required if the donor is
under fifteen years of age.)".
D. The department shall submit a copy of each
application form that has a completed donor statement to the
division.
E. The division shall maintain each application it
receives from the department pursuant to this section in the
statewide donor registry that it maintains pursuant to Section
66-5-10 NMSA 1978. Authorized hospital or organ and tissue
donor program personnel, immediately prior to or after a
donor's death, may request verification of the donor's status
from the division and may obtain a copy of the application from
the division.
F. For the purposes of this section, "division"
means the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue
department."
SECTION 42. A new section of the Engineering and
Surveying Practice Act is enacted to read:
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SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 43. A new section of the Landscape Architects
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
FORMS--SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A certificate
application form or certificate renewal application form issued
by the board shall include a space, as required by the Uniform
Licensing Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as
provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical
Gift Act. The board shall submit a copy of each form for which
that space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 44. A new section of the Interior Designers Act
is enacted to read:
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SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 45. A new section of the Home Inspector
Licensing Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 46. A new section of the Private Investigations
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
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or license renewal application form issued by the department
shall include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing
Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in
the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
The department shall submit a copy of each form for which that
space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 47. A new section of the 1999 Public Accountancy
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
FORMS--SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A certificate
application form or certificate renewal application form issued
by the board shall include a space, as required by the Uniform
Licensing Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as
provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical
Gift Act. The board shall submit a copy of each form for which
that space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 48. A new section of Chapter 61, Article 29 NMSA
1978 is enacted to read:
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SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the commission
shall include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing
Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in
the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
The commission shall submit a copy of each form for which that
space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 49. A new section of the Real Estate Appraisers
Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 50. A new section of the Social Work Practice
Act is enacted to read:
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SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 51. A new section of the Funeral Services Act is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 52. A new section of the Utility Operators
Certification Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
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or license renewal application form issued by the department
shall include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing
Act, to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in
the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
The department shall submit a copy of each form for which that
space is completed to the motor vehicle division of the
taxation and revenue department for inclusion as part of its
statewide donor registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA
1978."
SECTION 53. A new section of the Signed Language
Interpreting Practices Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FORMS--
SPACE FOR ANATOMICAL GIFT DONATION.--A license application form
or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 54. A new section of the Lactation Care Provider
Act is enacted to read:
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or license renewal application form issued by the board shall
include a space, as required by the Uniform Licensing Act, to
show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the
Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The
board shall submit a copy of each form for which that space is
completed to the motor vehicle division of the taxation and
revenue department for inclusion as part of its statewide donor
registry pursuant to Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978."
SECTION 55. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of Section 4 of this act is January 1, 2026.
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