Endorsement
Licensure - Endorsement Information
To endorse, you will need to submit:
A temporary license is available upon completion of Online RN/LPN Endorsement Application
If you are currently a resident in a Compact state (eNLC map) you are not eligible to apply. If making a permanent move to NM you must provide proof of residency with a copy of a current NM drivers license.
- If the licensure process is not completed in six months, after date of application received by the board, the application becomes null and void.
- Prerequisites for Endorsement please see FAQ's:
- LPN applicants initially licensed after July 1, 1969 must meet the educational requirements.
- Military personnel, licensed as LPNs by successful writing of the national licensing examination prior to July 1, 1977, may be licensed in New Mexico by endorsement providing their DD-214 shows the related civilian occupation to be “LPN.”
Complete Criminal Background paperwork to 3M Cogent for both federal (FBI) and state.
- Website: https://www.aps.gemalto.com/nm/index_NM.htm
- For Registered Nurses:
- For Licensed Practical Nurses:
- Applicant Notification and Record Challenge: Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. You have the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information contained in the FBI identification record. The procedure for obtaining a change, correction, or updating an FBI identification record are set forth in Title 28, CFR, 16.34.
1. For In-state Applicants ONLY
- Application: Criminal Background Check information
- Register online https://cogentid.3m.com or by telephone 1-877-99N-MAPS (1-877-996-6277).
- Payment for your criminal background check is to be made directly to 3M Cogent ($44).
- Choose a fingerprint location
- Travel to chosen fingerprint location and pay for your criminal background Check (if not already paid online) and any additional fees required by the fingerprint location.
2. For Out-of-State Applicants ONLY
- Obtain two fingerprint cards.
- Fingerprint cards (FD-258)
- Register online https://cogentid.3m.com or by telephone 1-877-99N-MAPS (1-877-996-6277).
- Payment ($44) may be made online at this time or sent with the fingerprint cards when completed.
- Get fingerprinted on the fingerprint cards, write registration id number on the back of both cards.
- Mail fingerprint cards to 3M Cogent:
- Address: 3M Cogent, NM CardScan, 639 N. Rosemeade Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107