Healthcare licensing in New Mexico

Official boards and license lookups for New Mexico, by profession. Links checked Oct 1, 2026.

Full New Mexico guides are coming

For now this page lists New Mexico's official boards and lookups. Step-by-step state guides are being added state by state. How licensing works

Certified Nursing Assistant

New Mexico Health Care Authority, Division of Health Improvement (Certified Nurse Aide Registry)

Official website Verify a license

CNA career hub · CNA pay in New Mexico

Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Official website Verify a license
Also: Nursys QuickConfirm (free, participating boards). Compact status: NLC map.

LPN/LVN career hub · LPN/LVN pay in New Mexico

Registered Nurse

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Official website Verify a license
Also: Nursys QuickConfirm (free, participating boards). Compact status: NLC map.

RN career hub · RN pay in New Mexico

Home Health Aide

New Mexico Health Care Authority, Division of Health Improvement (Certified Nurse Aide Registry)

Official website Verify a license
Nurse aide registries often cover home health aides too. Aides in Medicare-certified home health agencies need at least 75 hours of training, including 16 hours of supervised practical training (42 CFR 484.80).

HHA career hub · HHA pay in New Mexico

Medical Assistant

Most states don't require medical assistants to be certified, but some set education, licensing or certification rules (BLS). Check with your state's medical board.

MA career hub · MA pay in New Mexico

Dental Assistant

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care (Regulation and Licensing Department)

Official website Verify a license

DA career hub · DA pay in New Mexico

Dental Hygienist

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care (Regulation and Licensing Department)

Official website Verify a license

RDH career hub · RDH pay in New Mexico

Respiratory Therapist

New Mexico Board of Respiratory Care (Regulation and Licensing Department)

Official website Verify a license

RT career hub · RT pay in New Mexico

Phlebotomist

We list a state phlebotomy credential only where we've confirmed it on the state's own website. Many employers ask for national certification.

Phlebotomist career hub · Phlebotomist pay in New Mexico

Physical Therapist

New Mexico Physical Therapy Board (Regulation and Licensing Department)

Official website Verify a license
Compact status: Physical Therapy Compact Commission map.

PT career hub · PT pay in New Mexico

Occupational Therapist

New Mexico Board of Examiners for Occupational Therapy (Regulation and Licensing Department)

Official website Verify a license
Compact status: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Commission map.

OT career hub · OT pay in New Mexico

Speech-Language Pathologist

New Mexico Speech Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Board (Regulation and Licensing Department)

Official website Verify a license
Compact status: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) Commission map.

SLP career hub · SLP pay in New Mexico

Where these links come from

Boards change their websites and rules. Always confirm requirements on the board's own site. Found a broken link? Tell us through the Contact page.