New Mexico Code § 11-22-5

Issuance of a multistate license
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A. Upon receipt of an application for a multistate license, the home state licensing
authority shall determine an applicant's eligibility for a multistate license in accordance
with Section 4 [11-22-4 NMSA 1978] of the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact.
B. If an applicant is eligible for a multistate license, the home state licensing
authority shall issue a multistate license that authorizes the applicant to practice in all
member states under a multistate authorization to practice.
C. Upon issuance of a multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall
designate whether the regulated social worker holds a multistate license in the
bachelor's, master's or clinical category of social work.
D. A multistate license issued by a home state to a resident in that state shall be
recognized by all member states as authorizing social work practice under a multistate
authorization to practice corresponding to each category of licensure regulated in each
member state.
History: Laws 2026, ch. 6, § 5.

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