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Monitored Discipline Instructions

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Communication

Read your Decision and Order or Settlement Agreement very carefully. You are wholly responsible for doing what the Board of Nursing has ordered or what you agreed to do in your Settlement You will NOT be notified by the Board staff to meet your obligations.

  1. You are required to set up an account in the New Mexico Nurse Portal site; https://nmbn.boardsofnursing.org/nmbn. Follow the instructions and once your account is set up, all communication will be through the Nurse Portal Message You should check the Message Center on a regular basis. If new communication is sent to you, you will receive an Alert in your email account.
  2. QUESTIONS: If, after reading this packet, you still have questions, contact the Board through the Message Center, and select Discipline as the Category.

Drug Screening

If you have drug screens ordered, make sure that you have contacted the Drug Screening Coordinator to be set up for the Board to start receiving results within 30 days of receipt of your Decision and Order or Settlement Agreement:

  1. Read the Policy for Drug Testing and follow all instructions (Policy can be downloaded from the following link: https://files.bon.nm.gov/Discipline%20and%20Complaints/
  2. Contact a Drug Screening Coordinator (Note: this is not a lab; the coordinator will help you find an appropriate lab in your area).
  • Call New Mexico Health Professional Wellness Program (NMHPWP) formerly known as Monitored Treatment Program (MTP) to set up your drug screening: 505-271-0800.
  1. Submit a Discipline Monitoring Prescription Report form for any controlled substances that are prescribed to you within 10 days of prescription.

Continuing Education

If you have Continuing Education ordered, the following steps must be completed within 90 days of the receipt of your Decision and Order or Settlement Agreement:

The BON does not maintain a list of courses. Listed below are a few continuing education resources.

      1. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) at http://learningext.com/.
      2. Continuing Education Departments of Universities and Colleges
      3. Nursing Associations such as the ANA
      4. Commercial sources of continuing education.

Courses need to be pre-approved.  

  1. Submit your request for approval through the New Mexico Nurse Portal/Message Center selecting
  2. The courses must list nurses as part of the target audience
  3. Nursing jurisprudence courses will not be approved if they focus on malpractice. The course should be focused on the Nursing Practice Act
  4. Allow two weeks for the courses to be reviewed, denied, or approved.
  5. If you are submitting a course from National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) at http://learningext.com/ you need to only submit the exact name of the course for approval & you may skip the next step.
  6. Your request must include the following:
  • Title and date of the course(s).
  • Name of provider (institution, association/organization, university/college, etc.).
  • Continuing education approval agency, if any, and number of contact hours approved.
  • Type of course; g., “live” program, home study, audio/video program, on-line or web based.
  • Location of course, if applicable.
  • Course objectives and content.
  1. Once the course(s) has been approved and completed you will be responsible for uploading the Completion Certificate(s) that includes the date completed, your name and license number, if applicable, and the name of the course and number of Contact Hours into CE If you do not already have a free basic account you must create one on the following website, https://cebroker.com/.

Discipline Monitoring Supervisor Reports

If you have supervisor reports ordered:

  1. Use the Supervisor report form provided on the BON website: https://files.bon.nm.gov/Discipline%20and%20Complaints/ . Other forms or letters will not be accepted.
  2. You are responsible for ensuring the form is submitted at the frequency Quarterly reports are due at the end of each quarter (March, June, September, and December).
  3. Monthly reports are due at the end of each month.
  4. If Supervisor reports are required (monthly or quarterly) and you are not currently employed, you are still required to submit a report indicating your lack of unemployment.

Psychological Evaluation/Reports

If you have a psychological evaluation/report to submit:

  1. Do not delay in making this appointment. The wait times may be lengthy.
  2. Ensure that you are getting the correct If you are unsure of the type of assessment, submit your questions through the Message Center.
  3. Submitting the evaluation/report that was ordered is your responsibility.