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Funeral Arranger License

Individual license regulated by the Funeral Services Act; scope and applicant qualifications are specific to this license type.

Licensing authority: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services · Application information

Licensure by credentials

All of the following:

Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Jurisprudence
Successfully complete the Board jurisprudence examination.
National Scores
16.64.3.8(F)(5) requires proof of passing the national board examination without limiting that requirement to a single section. Both currently registered national sections are therefore retained.
Other License
Hold a current license or equivalent in good standing from a jurisdiction whose licensure standards are at least equal to New Mexico; the statute also permits qualifying foreign-nation credentials.
Conversion of expedited provisional license to regular license

All of the following:

Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Examination Timing
61-1-31.1(C) requires issuance and permits an initial-licensure examination not required by the original jurisdiction to be deferred until renewal. The Board-prescribed initial examinations remain leaves; original passing scores, waiver or deferral are applicant conditions.
Prior License
Hold the corresponding expedited provisional license and apply before its term ends.
Renewal
The Board issues a regular license through the renewal process.
Reapplication after license expiration beyond the grace period

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
Assist in at least 50 funeral arrangements and directing at least 50 funerals.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Eligibility
The license was not renewed within the 60-day grace period; reapply as a new applicant under 61-32-21(D) and 16.64.7.10(G).
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Placement on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discipline
No inactive status while under investigation or disciplinary proceedings.
Practice
Do not practice funeral service or direct disposition in New Mexico while inactive.
Prior License
Hold a current license and request inactive status; inactive status is not automatic on failure to renew.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
Assist in at least 50 funeral arrangements and directing at least 50 funerals.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Renewal within the 60 day grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Grace Period
Renew within 60 days after expiration with the renewal fee, late fee and all ordinary renewal documents.
Practice
Refrain from practice after expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after more than five years inactive

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
Assist in at least 50 funeral arrangements and directing at least 50 funerals.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Eligibility
Under 16.64.7.9(I), more than five years inactive requires compliance with the requirements for a previously unlicensed applicant.
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Reactivation of an inactive license
Written Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit reinstatement application, renewal and reinstatement fees, and proof of continuing education; certify no New Mexico practice during inactive status.
Examination Discretion
61-32-22(C)(3) permits the Board to administer a continuing-competency examination at its discretion; 16.64.7.9(H) and 16.64.5.9(B) identify the written jurisprudence examination.
Inactive Period
Seek reactivation within five years of the Board granting inactive status.
Same Period Waiver
16.64.7.9(J) states: "the applicant shall not be required to complete additional continuing education requirements or the jurisprudence exam in order for the inactive license to be reinstated" when reinstatement occurs in the same renewal period as the grant of inactive status. The examination remains a leaf, with this applicant waiver recorded as a condition.
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Deadline
Renew on or before June 30 using the Board renewal form and prescribed fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration following parental support compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other Conditions
The agency may include additional conditions for reapplication or reinstatement of lapsed licenses; any lapsed-license reapplication follows its separate route.
Support Compliance
An order based solely on non-compliance with a support judgment must provide reinstatement upon presentation of a subsequent statement of compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional Funeral Arranger License — Expedited Licensure

One-year expedited provisional license under Section 61-1-31.1, subject to any Board-authorized longer initial term or extension.

Licensing authority: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services · Application information

Expedited provisional licensure

All of the following:

Application
File a complete expedited application, required fees, and any required fingerprints or criminal background information.
Examination Timing
61-1-31.1(C) requires issuance and permits an initial-licensure examination not required by the original jurisdiction to be deferred until renewal. The Board-prescribed initial examinations remain leaves; original passing scores, waiver or deferral are applicant conditions.
Jurisdiction Approval
The Board determines disapproved United States jurisdictions and approved foreign countries under 61-1-31.1(D); applicant eligibility depends on that determination.
Other License
Hold a current license in good standing from an accepted licensing jurisdiction and satisfy any New Mexico law practice-period requirement.
Term
The provisional term is one year unless the Board authorizes a longer initial term or extension for extenuating circumstances.

Embalmer License

Individual license regulated by the Funeral Services Act; scope and applicant qualifications are specific to this license type.

Licensing authority: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services · Application information

Licensure by credentials

All of the following:

Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Jurisprudence
Successfully complete the Board jurisprudence examination.
National Scores
16.64.3.8(F)(5) requires proof of passing the national board examination without limiting that requirement to a single section. Both currently registered national sections are therefore retained.
Other License
Hold a current license or equivalent in good standing from a jurisdiction whose licensure standards are at least equal to New Mexico; the statute also permits qualifying foreign-nation credentials.
Conversion of expedited provisional license to regular license

All of the following:

Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Examination Timing
61-1-31.1(C) requires issuance and permits an initial-licensure examination not required by the original jurisdiction to be deferred until renewal. The Board-prescribed initial examinations remain leaves; original passing scores, waiver or deferral are applicant conditions.
Prior License
Hold the corresponding expedited provisional license and apply before its term ends.
Renewal
The Board issues a regular license through the renewal process.
Reapplication after license expiration beyond the grace period

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
61-32-9(C)(2) requires assisting with at least 50 embalmings. The lower-ranked 16.64.3.8(C)(4) additionally states: "During this training period, the applicant shall have assisted in making of at least 50 funeral arrangements, and the directing of at least 50 funerals"; the applicant should see the Board requirement as well.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Eligibility
The license was not renewed within the 60-day grace period; reapply as a new applicant under 61-32-21(D) and 16.64.7.10(G).
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Placement on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discipline
No inactive status while under investigation or disciplinary proceedings.
Practice
Do not practice funeral service or direct disposition in New Mexico while inactive.
Prior License
Hold a current license and request inactive status; inactive status is not automatic on failure to renew.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
61-32-9(C)(2) requires assisting with at least 50 embalmings. The lower-ranked 16.64.3.8(C)(4) additionally states: "During this training period, the applicant shall have assisted in making of at least 50 funeral arrangements, and the directing of at least 50 funerals"; the applicant should see the Board requirement as well.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Renewal within the 60 day grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Grace Period
Renew within 60 days after expiration with the renewal fee, late fee and all ordinary renewal documents.
Practice
Refrain from practice after expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after more than five years inactive

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
61-32-9(C)(2) requires assisting with at least 50 embalmings. The lower-ranked 16.64.3.8(C)(4) additionally states: "During this training period, the applicant shall have assisted in making of at least 50 funeral arrangements, and the directing of at least 50 funerals"; the applicant should see the Board requirement as well.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Eligibility
Under 16.64.7.9(I), more than five years inactive requires compliance with the requirements for a previously unlicensed applicant.
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Reactivation of an inactive license
Written Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit reinstatement application, renewal and reinstatement fees, and proof of continuing education; certify no New Mexico practice during inactive status.
Examination Discretion
61-32-22(C)(3) permits the Board to administer a continuing-competency examination at its discretion; 16.64.7.9(H) and 16.64.5.9(B) identify the written jurisprudence examination.
Inactive Period
Seek reactivation within five years of the Board granting inactive status.
Same Period Waiver
16.64.7.9(J) states: "the applicant shall not be required to complete additional continuing education requirements or the jurisprudence exam in order for the inactive license to be reinstated" when reinstatement occurs in the same renewal period as the grant of inactive status. The examination remains a leaf, with this applicant waiver recorded as a condition.
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Deadline
Renew on or before June 30 using the Board renewal form and prescribed fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration following parental support compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other Conditions
The agency may include additional conditions for reapplication or reinstatement of lapsed licenses; any lapsed-license reapplication follows its separate route.
Support Compliance
An order based solely on non-compliance with a support judgment must provide reinstatement upon presentation of a subsequent statement of compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional Embalmer License — Expedited Licensure

One-year expedited provisional license under Section 61-1-31.1, subject to any Board-authorized longer initial term or extension.

Licensing authority: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services · Application information

Expedited provisional licensure

All of the following:

Application
File a complete expedited application, required fees, and any required fingerprints or criminal background information.
Examination Timing
61-1-31.1(C) requires issuance and permits an initial-licensure examination not required by the original jurisdiction to be deferred until renewal. The Board-prescribed initial examinations remain leaves; original passing scores, waiver or deferral are applicant conditions.
Jurisdiction Approval
The Board determines disapproved United States jurisdictions and approved foreign countries under 61-1-31.1(D); applicant eligibility depends on that determination.
Other License
Hold a current license in good standing from an accepted licensing jurisdiction and satisfy any New Mexico law practice-period requirement.
Term
The provisional term is one year unless the Board authorizes a longer initial term or extension for extenuating circumstances.

Funeral Service Practitioner License

Individual license regulated by the Funeral Services Act; scope and applicant qualifications are specific to this license type.

Licensing authority: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services · Application information

Licensure by credentials

All of the following:

Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Jurisprudence
Successfully complete the Board jurisprudence examination.
National Scores
16.64.3.8(F)(5) requires proof of passing the national board examination without limiting that requirement to a single section. Both currently registered national sections are therefore retained.
Other License
Hold a current license or equivalent in good standing from a jurisdiction whose licensure standards are at least equal to New Mexico; the statute also permits qualifying foreign-nation credentials.
Conversion of expedited provisional license to regular license

All of the following:

Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Examination Timing
61-1-31.1(C) requires issuance and permits an initial-licensure examination not required by the original jurisdiction to be deferred until renewal. The Board-prescribed initial examinations remain leaves; original passing scores, waiver or deferral are applicant conditions.
Prior License
Hold the corresponding expedited provisional license and apply before its term ends.
Renewal
The Board issues a regular license through the renewal process.
Reapplication after license expiration beyond the grace period

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
Assist with at least 50 embalmings, 50 funeral arrangements and 50 directed funerals.
Comprehensive Examination
16.64.5.9(A) also describes a written comprehensive examination comparable to that taken by funeral-service graduates, with 75% correct required. The clause does not name a separate currently offered state examination; the current statute expressly identifies the national Arts and Sciences examinations.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Eligibility
The license was not renewed within the 60-day grace period; reapply as a new applicant under 61-32-21(D) and 16.64.7.10(G).
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Placement on inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Discipline
No inactive status while under investigation or disciplinary proceedings.
Practice
Do not practice funeral service or direct disposition in New Mexico while inactive.
Prior License
Hold a current license and request inactive status; inactive status is not automatic on failure to renew.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
Assist with at least 50 embalmings, 50 funeral arrangements and 50 directed funerals.
Comprehensive Examination
16.64.5.9(A) also describes a written comprehensive examination comparable to that taken by funeral-service graduates, with 75% correct required. The clause does not name a separate currently offered state examination; the current statute expressly identifies the national Arts and Sciences examinations.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Renewal within the 60 day grace period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Grace Period
Renew within 60 days after expiration with the renewal fee, late fee and all ordinary renewal documents.
Practice
Refrain from practice after expiration.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after more than five years inactive

All of the following:

Age
Be at least 18 years old.
Application
Submit the Board application and applicable fees.
Application Deadline
Under 16.64.3.8(K), an application incomplete after 12 months becomes void and its fees are forfeited.
Background Check
Submit the Department of Public Safety release and required fee; disclose disqualifying convictions under 16.64.11.14 NMAC.
Board Review
The Board may require additional evidence, affidavits or personal appearance under 16.64.3.8(G)-(H).
Cases
Assist with at least 50 embalmings, 50 funeral arrangements and 50 directed funerals.
Comprehensive Examination
16.64.5.9(A) also describes a written comprehensive examination comparable to that taken by funeral-service graduates, with 75% correct required. The clause does not name a separate currently offered state examination; the current statute expressly identifies the national Arts and Sciences examinations.
Education
An associate degree in funeral science consisting of at least 60 semester hours from an ABFSE-accredited funeral program or a recognized successor institution.
Eligibility
Under 16.64.7.9(I), more than five years inactive requires compliance with the requirements for a previously unlicensed applicant.
Infectious Disease Training
Provide Board-approved contagious and infectious disease training under 16.64.3.8(J), subject to its recent-graduate and intern exceptions.
Internship
At least 12 months as a licensed intern under a licensed funeral service practitioner.
Reactivation of an inactive license
Written Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
Application
Submit reinstatement application, renewal and reinstatement fees, and proof of continuing education; certify no New Mexico practice during inactive status.
Examination Discretion
61-32-22(C)(3) permits the Board to administer a continuing-competency examination at its discretion; 16.64.7.9(H) and 16.64.5.9(B) identify the written jurisprudence examination.
Inactive Period
Seek reactivation within five years of the Board granting inactive status.
Same Period Waiver
16.64.7.9(J) states: "the applicant shall not be required to complete additional continuing education requirements or the jurisprudence exam in order for the inactive license to be reinstated" when reinstatement occurs in the same renewal period as the grant of inactive status. The examination remains a leaf, with this applicant waiver recorded as a condition.
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
Meet applicable continuing education requirements in 16.64.6 NMAC; specified practitioners, general-supervision interns and direct disposers complete 10 hours including 2 ethics hours. The age-65/20-year exemption and graduation-year exception apply when their conditions are met.
Deadline
Renew on or before June 30 using the Board renewal form and prescribed fees.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration following parental support compliance
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Other Conditions
The agency may include additional conditions for reapplication or reinstatement of lapsed licenses; any lapsed-license reapplication follows its separate route.
Support Compliance
An order based solely on non-compliance with a support judgment must provide reinstatement upon presentation of a subsequent statement of compliance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional Funeral Service Practitioner License — Expedited Licensure

One-year expedited provisional license under Section 61-1-31.1, subject to any Board-authorized longer initial term or extension.

Licensing authority: New Mexico Board of Funeral Services · Application information

Expedited provisional licensure

All of the following:

Application
File a complete expedited application, required fees, and any required fingerprints or criminal background information.
Examination Timing
61-1-31.1(C) requires issuance and permits an initial-licensure examination not required by the original jurisdiction to be deferred until renewal. The Board-prescribed initial examinations remain leaves; original passing scores, waiver or deferral are applicant conditions.
Jurisdiction Approval
The Board determines disapproved United States jurisdictions and approved foreign countries under 61-1-31.1(D); applicant eligibility depends on that determination.
Other License
Hold a current license in good standing from an accepted licensing jurisdiction and satisfy any New Mexico law practice-period requirement.
Term
The provisional term is one year unless the Board authorizes a longer initial term or extension for extenuating circumstances.

Written Jurisprudence Examination

Provider
New Mexico Board of Funeral Services
Format
Written jurisprudence examination
Passing score
At least 75% of questions answered correctly
Examination outline
  • Funeral Services Act
  • 16.64.1 NMAC — General Provisions
  • 16.64.3 NMAC — Requirements for Licensure
  • 16.64.4 NMAC — Requirements for Establishments and Crematories
  • 16.64.6 NMAC — Continuing Education
  • 16.64.7 NMAC — License Renewal
  • 16.64.8 NMAC — Funeral Service Intern Practices
  • 16.64.9 NMAC — Direct Disposition Practices
  • 16.64.10 NMAC — Cremation Practices
  • 16.64.11 NMAC — Complaints
  • 16.64.12 NMAC — Parental Responsibility Act Compliance
  • 16.64.13 NMAC — Licensure for Military Service Members, Spouses and Veterans
  • Vital Statistics Act
  • 7.2.2 NMAC — Vital Records and Statistics
  • 7.3.2 NMAC — Policies of the Office of the Medical Investigator
Examination sources

National Board Exam Arts

Provider
The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (The Conference); computer-based exam administered by Pearson at Pearson Professional Centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination, administered, paid for, scheduled and scored separately from the NBE-Sciences section; a basic calculator is built into the exam software
Exam questions
170 multiple-choice questions: 150 scored and 20 non-scored pretest questions
Time limit
170 minutes for the exam (the appointment also includes a 3-minute non-disclosure agreement, a 3-minute release-of-results screen and a 7-minute tutorial)
Passing score
Scaled score of 75 (pass/fail)
Exam fee
$285 per section
Examination outline
  • I. Funeral Arranging and Directing (51 of 150 scored items; 34% of the NBE-Arts blueprint) (34%)
  • II. Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising (21 of 150 scored items; 14% of the NBE-Arts blueprint) (14%)
  • III. Funeral Service Counseling (19 of 150 scored items; 13% of the NBE-Arts blueprint) (13%)
  • IV. Legal and Regulatory Compliance (35 of 150 scored items; 23% of the NBE-Arts blueprint) (23%)
  • V. Cemetery/Crematory/Other Dispositions (24 of 150 scored items; 16% of the NBE-Arts blueprint) (16%)
Examination sources

National Board Exam Sciences

Provider
The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards (The Conference); computer-based exam administered by Pearson at Pearson Professional Centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination, administered, paid for, scheduled and scored separately from the NBE-Arts section; a basic calculator is built into the exam software
Exam questions
170 multiple-choice questions: 150 scored and 20 non-scored pretest questions
Time limit
170 minutes for the exam (the appointment also includes a 3-minute non-disclosure agreement, a 3-minute release-of-results screen and a 7-minute tutorial)
Passing score
Scaled score of 75 (pass/fail)
Exam fee
$285 per section
Examination outline
  • I. Embalming (62 of 150 scored items; 41% of the NBE-Sciences blueprint) (41%)
  • II. Restorative Art (34 of 150 scored items; 23% of the NBE-Sciences blueprint) (23%)
  • III. Other Preparation of the Deceased (28 of 150 scored items; 19% of the NBE-Sciences blueprint) (19%)
  • IV. Funeral Service Sciences (26 of 150 scored items; 17% of the NBE-Sciences blueprint) (17%)
Examination sources