Medical Review Procedures

In accordance with the provisions of the Law Enforcement Training Act, Section 29-7-6, an applicant for certification or training must be examined by a licensed physician and be found to be free of any physical condition that might adversely affect his/her performance as a police officer or prohibit him/her from successfully completing a prescribed basic law enforcement training course. Compliance with the provisions set forth in 10.29.9.17 NMAC is required. [10.29.8.14 NMAC - N, 11/30/09] 10.29.8.15 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION; TIME LIMITATIONS: A. Students who successfully complete a New Mexico police officer transition training program, and certification by waiver training program, and are determined to have met all of the requirements for law enforcement certification, will be allowed to take the law enforcement officer certification exam. Only those students who have successfully completed all requirements under the minimum standards of training, as determined by the director of the department of public safety training and recruiting division, will be administered the law enforcement officer certification exam. (1) Students will be allowed two opportunities in which to pass the law enforcement officer certification exam within 60 days from the date of completion of the training program. Students who fail the exam two times must attend and successfully complete the New Mexico law enforcement academy’s basic police training program. Students will not be allowed to attend a regional/satellite program to obtain certification. (2) Students who achieve a passing score on the law enforcement officer certification exam are eligible for certification upon submission of form LEA-15 by the employing New Mexico law enforcement agency. B. Students who have successfully completed a New Mexico police officer transition training program, the certification by waiver program, and passed the law enforcement officer certification exam, will be provided a letter from the director of the department of public safety training and recruiting division attesting to the student’s eligibility for certification as a police officer in New Mexico. C. When all paperwork is completed to the satisfaction of the director of the department of public safety training and recruiting division for any student requesting certification by successful completion of a New Mexico police officer transition training program, the request will be submitted to the New Mexico law enforcement academy board for final approval and award of certification under NMSA 1978, Section 29-7-1 et. al., (Repl. Pamp. 1994).