New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety

Section 24-1-4 - Creation of health regions; appointment of health officers; powers and duties of health officers. - A. The director shall establish health regions and may modify...

Section 24-1-4.1 - Certified nurse-midwives; prescriptive, distributing and administering authority. - A. Certified nurse-midwives who have fulfilled requirements for prescriptive authority...

Section 24-1-5 - Licensure of health facilities; hearings; appeals. - A. A health facility shall not be operated without a...

Section 24-1-5.1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990, ch. 105, § 4 repealed 24-1-5.1...

Section 24-1-5.2 - Health facilities; intermediate sanctions; civil penalty. - A. Upon a determination that a health facility is not...

Section 24-1-5.3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 88, § 2 repealed 24-1-5.3...

Section 24-1-5.4 - Plan of growth; requirements; reporting. - No later than January 1, 1999 the human services department...

Section 24-1-5.5 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 1, § 2...

Section 24-1-5.6 - Northern New Mexico substance abuse treatment pilot project. - A. The department of health shall establish the northern New...

Section 24-1-5.7 - Methadone clinics; regulation by the human services department. - A. The federal government requires the state to approve the...

Section 24-1-5.8 - Legislative findings; licensing requirements for certain hospitals. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) acute care general hospitals...

Section 24-1-5.9 - Reporting requirements. - A. A hospital, a long-term care facility or a primary...

Section 24-1-5.10 - Federal participation required; exception. - A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section,...

Section 24-1-6 - Tests required for newborn infants. - A. The department shall adopt screening tests for the detection...

Section 24-1-6.1 - Newborn hearing testing required; department of health. - By July 1, 2001, the department of health shall adopt...

Section 24-1-7 - Sexually transmitted infections; reports of cases. - A. The department shall make available a list of sexually...

Section 24-1-8 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 12-34-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch....

Section 24-1-9 - Capacity to consent to examination and treatment for a sexually transmitted infection. - Any person regardless of age has the capacity to consent...

Section 24-1-9.1 - Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons convicted of certain criminal offenses. - A. A test designed to identify any sexually transmitted infection...

Section 24-1-9.2 - Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons formally charged for allegedly committing certain criminal offenses. - A. A test designed to identify any sexually transmitted infection...

Section 24-1-9.3 - Sexually transmitted infections; mandatory counseling. - No positive test result for a sexually transmitted infection shall...

Section 24-1-9.4 - Sexually transmitted infections; confidentiality. - A. Except as provided in Section 24-1-9.2 NMSA 1978, no...

Section 24-1-9.5 - Repealed. - History: 1978 Comp., § 24-1-9.5, enacted by Laws 1996, ch....

Section 24-1-9.6 - Sexually transmitted infections; disclosure. - A. A victim of a criminal offense or an alleged...

Section 24-1-9.7 - Penalty. - A person who, in violation of Section 24-1-9.4 NMSA 1978,...

Section 24-1-10 - Pregnancy; serological test for syphilis. - A. Every physician examining a pregnant woman for conditions relating...

Section 24-1-11 - Reporting of blood tests. - In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others required...

Section 24-1-12 - Health certificates; filing. - A. Any person who operates or is employed in a...

Section 24-1-13 - Pregnancy; capacity to consent to examination and diagnosis. - Any person, regardless of age, has the capacity to consent...

Section 24-1-13.1 - Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent. - A health care provider shall have the authority, within the...

Section 24-1-13.2 - Shaken baby syndrome prevention. - The department of health shall adopt rules, no later than...

Section 24-1-14 - [Sterilization;] special qualifications prohibited. - No hospital which permits any operation that results in sterilization...

Section 24-1-15 - Isolation; quarantine; protocol. - A. If the secretary or a representative of the department...

Section 24-1-15.1 - Protocol for management of active tuberculosis. - A. When a physician or other person knows that a...

Section 24-1-15.2 - Conditions of public health importance; reporting. - A. The secretary shall establish by rule a list of...

Section 24-1-15.3 - Conditions of public health importance; testing; screening. - A. The department shall establish testing and screening procedures and...

Section 24-1-15.4 - Individually identifiable health information; conditions of public health importance; confidentiality; use; disclosure. - A. Any use of individually identifiable health information pursuant to...

Section 24-1-16 - Inspection definitions. - As used in Sections 16 through 19 [24-1-16 to 24-1-19...

Section 24-1-17 - Inspectorial search by consent. - A. Within the scope of his authority with respect to...

Section 24-1-18 - Inspection searches. - A. Upon sufficient showing that consent to an inspectorial search...

Section 24-1-19 - Emergency inspectorial searches. - A. Whenever it reasonably appears to an inspection officer that...

Section 24-1-20 - Records confidential. - A. The files and records of the department giving identifying...

Section 24-1-21 - Penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of the Public...

Section 24-1-22 - Scientific laboratory division; testing methods; certification. - A. The scientific laboratory division of the department of health...

Section 24-1-23 - Disclosure by medicare health care providers; limitation on charges to recipient of services. - A. As used in this section: (1) "health care provider"...

Section 24-1-24 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1997, ch. 242, § 7 and Laws 1997,...

Section 24-1-25 - Holly Gonzales experimental treatment fund created. - A. The "Holly Gonzales experimental treatment fund" is created in...

Section 24-1-26 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2003, ch. 59, § 1; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-1-27 - Purpose. - The purpose of creating a single interagency behavioral health purchasing...

Section 24-1-28 - Behavioral health planning council created; powers and duties; membership. - There is created the "behavioral health planning council". A. The...

Section 24-1-29 - Commission created; members; duties. - A. There is created the "governor's HIV and AIDS policy...

Section 24-1-30 - Hand washing facilities; requirement. - Portable hand washing facilities shall be provided with at least...

Section 24-1-31 - Save our children's sight fund created. - The "save our children's sight fund" is created in the...

Section 24-1-32 - Notice of the need for further vision evaluation and availability of funds. - The department of health shall promulgate rules for award of...

Section 24-1-33 - Communication regarding reconstructive breast surgery. - A. A health care provider that provides mastectomy or lumpectomy...

Section 24-1-34 - Primary stroke centers; comprehensive stroke centers; acute stroke capable centers; department certification; rulemaking. - A. In accordance with department rules, the department shall certify...

Section 24-1-35 - Assisted living facilities contracts; limit on charges after resident death. - A. The contract for each resident of an assisted living...

Section 24-1-36 - Statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program. - A. By January 1, 2015, the department of health shall...

Section 24-1-37 - Lay caregiver; aftercare; designation. - A. A hospital shall provide each patient or the patient's...

Section 24-1-38 - Hospitals; requirement to offer influenza and pneumococcal immunizations. - Each year between October 1 and March 1 and in...

Section 24-1-39 - Mammograms; health facilities; breast density disclosure. - A. A health facility that performs a mammogram examination shall...

Section 24-1-40 - Department of health; New Mexico board of dental health care; annual report; biennial report. - The department of health shall collaborate with the New Mexico...

Section 24-1-41 - Health facilities; certified nurse practitioners; certified nurse-midwives; privileges; parity with physicians. - A. Unless required by federal law, a health facility shall...

Section 24-1-42 - Eligibility for state or local health benefits. - A. A state or local health benefit shall be provided...

Section 24-1-43 - Reporting; medical aid in dying. - A. A health care provider who prescribes medical aid in...

Article 1A - Rural Primary Health Care

Section 24-1A-1 - Short title. - This act [24-1A-1 to 24-1A-3, 24-1A-4 NMSA 1978] may be...

Section 24-1A-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Rural Primary Health Care Act is...

Section 24-1A-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Rural Primary Health Care Act: A....

Section 24-1A-3.1 - Department; technical and financial assistance. - To the extent funds are made available for the purposes...

Section 24-1A-4 - Rules and regulations. - Subject to the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4...

Article 1B - Maternal and Child Health Plan (Repealed.)

Section 24-1B-1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 1; 2007, ch. 94,...

Section 24-1B-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 2; 2007, ch. 94,...

Section 24-1B-3 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 3; 2007, ch. 94,...

Section 24-1B-4 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 4; 2007, ch. 94,...

Section 24-1B-5 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 5; 2007, ch. 94,...

Section 24-1B-6 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 6; 2007, ch. 94,...

Section 24-1B-7 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1991, ch. 113, § 7; 2007, ch. 94,...

Article 1C - Primary Care Capital Funding

Section 24-1C-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 1C NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-1C-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Primary Care Capital Funding Act is...

Section 24-1C-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Primary Care Capital Funding Act: A....

Section 24-1C-4 - Primary care capital fund; creation. - A. The "primary care capital fund" is created as a...

Section 24-1C-5 - Regulations. - A. Prior to September 15, 1994, the department, in conjunction...

Section 24-1C-6 - Department; authority; powers and duties. - A. The department and the authority shall administer the loan...

Section 24-1C-8 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1997, ch. 230, § 4 repealed 24-1C-7...

Section 24-1C-9 - Eligible entity; change in status. - If an eligible entity that has received a loan or...

Section 24-1C-10 - Report. - The department and the authority shall report jointly to the...

Article 1D - Health Service Corps

Section 24-1D-1 - Short title. - This act [24-1D-1 to 24-1D-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-1D-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Health Service Corps Act: A. "corps"...

Section 24-1D-3 - New Mexico health service corps; staff; department powers and duties. - A. The "New Mexico health service corps" is created in...

Section 24-1D-4 - Corps sites; local assistance; reimbursements. - The corps may require a community or practice site to...

Section 24-1D-5 - Corps service; commitment stipends. - A. The corps may provide commitment stipends to potential health...

Section 24-1D-6 - Evaluations prior to corps service; stipend payback. - A. All corps health professionals shall be licensed or certified...

Section 24-1D-7 - Corps service for educational loan-for-service programs. - Service in the corps may be used to satisfy service...

Section 24-1D-8 - Administrative assistance. - The corps may contract with other agencies to assist it...

Section 24-1D-9 - Legal counsel. - The office of general counsel of the department of health...

Section 24-1D-10 - Failure to serve; penalty. - If a health professional whom the corps deems qualified to...

Article 1E - Health Facility Receiverships

Section 24-1E-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 1E NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-1E-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Health Facility Receivership Act: A. "department"...

Section 24-1E-3 - Health facility receiverships authorized; venue. - A. The secretary may file a verified petition in the...

Section 24-1E-3.1 - Rulemaking. - No later than December 31, 2001, the secretary shall promulgate...

Section 24-1E-4 - Hearing on petition. - A. Except in the case of an ex parte hearing...

Section 24-1E-5 - Receiver's powers and duties. - A. In addition to the receiver's powers and duties under...

Section 24-1E-6 - Termination of receivership. - The receivership shall terminate when the conditions that led to...

Section 24-1E-7 - Facility may seek modification or termination. - A health facility under receivership may petition the court at...

Article 1F - Billy Griego HIV and AIDS Act

Section 24-1F-1 - Short title. - This act [24-1F-1 to 24-1F-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-1F-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Billy Griego HIV and AIDS Act...

Section 24-1F-3 - Department of health; duties. - The department of health shall serve as the state's human...

Section 24-1F-4 - Medical advisory committee created; membership; duties. - A. There is created at the department of health a...

Section 24-1F-5 - Independent constituent service program; duties. - An independent "constituent services program" is created. The program shall...

Section 24-1F-6 - Annual report; policies and procedures. - A. The department of health shall provide an annual report...

Article 1G - New Mexico Telehealth and Health Information Technology Commission

Section 24-1G-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 1G NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-1G-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of creating a telehealth and health information technology...

Section 24-1G-3 - Definitions. - As used in the New Mexico Telehealth and Health Information...

Section 24-1G-4 - New Mexico telehealth and health information technology commission created; powers and duties; membership. - A. The "New Mexico telehealth and health information technology commission"...

Article 1H - Bernalillo County Off-Reservation Native American Health Commission

Section 24-1H-1 - Short title. - This act [24-1H-1 to 24-1H-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-1H-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Bernalillo County Off-Reservation Native American Health...

Section 24-1H-3 - Bernalillo county off-reservation Native American health commission created; membership. - A. The board of county commissioners of Bernalillo county may...

Section 24-1H-4 - Goals. - The goals of the commission may include: A. within two...

Section 24-1H-5 - Off-reservation Native American health care plan implementation. - A. The secretary may contract for services as recommended by...

Article 1I - Health Care Practitioner Agreements

Section 24-1I-1 - Definitions. - As used in Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978: A....

Section 24-1I-2 - Enforceability of a non-compete provision; other provisions void. - A. A non-compete provision in an agreement, which provision restricts...

Section 24-1I-3 - Enforceability of other provisions. - Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the...

Section 24-1I-4 - Liquidated damages. - A. An agreement may provide for liquidated damages in an...

Section 24-1I-5 - Applicability. - A. Chapter 24, Article 1I NMSA 1978 does not apply...

Article 1J - County and Tribal Health Councils

Section 24-1J-1 - Short title. - This act [24-1J-1 to 24-1J-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-1J-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the County and Tribal Health Councils Act...

Section 24-1J-3 - Definitions. - As used in the County and Tribal Health Councils Act:...

Section 24-1J-4 - County and tribal health councils; designation. - A. Residents of a jurisdiction may create a county or...

Section 24-1J-5 - Health council functions. - A. A health council shall prepare a community health plan,...

Section 24-1J-6 - Department; powers and duties. - The department shall: A. in consultation with health councils, develop...

Article 1K - Primary Care Council

Section 24-1K-1 - Short title. - This act [24-1K-1 to 24-1K-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-1K-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Primary Care Council Act: A. "department"...

Section 24-1K-3 - Primary care council created; duties. - A. The secretary shall create the "primary care council" to:...

Article 2 - Crippled Children Services

Section 24-2-1 - Authority to conduct services for children with a disability. - The public health division of the department of health has...

Article 2A - Hemophilia Program

Section 24-2A-1 - Short title. - This act [24-2A-1 to 24-2A-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-2A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Theodore R. Montoya Memorial Hemophilia Program...

Section 24-2A-3 - Hemophilia fund created; use; calculation of costs. - A. There is created in the state treasury the "hemophilia...

Article 2B - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tests

Section 24-2B-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 2B NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-2B-2 - Informed consent. - No person shall perform a test designed to identify the...

Section 24-2B-3 - Substituted consent. - Informed consent shall be obtained from a legal guardian or...

Section 24-2B-4 - Mandatory counseling. - No positive test result shall be revealed to the person...

Section 24-2B-5 - Informed consent not required. - Informed consent for testing is not required and the provisions...

Section 24-2B-5.1 - Informed consent not required; testing of persons convicted of certain criminal offenses; responsibility to administer and pay for test. - A. A test designed to identify the human immunodeficiency virus...

Section 24-2B-5.2 - Informed consent not required; testing of persons formally charged for allegedly committing certain criminal offenses; responsibility to administer and pay for test. - A. A test designed to identify the human immunodeficiency virus...

Section 24-2B-5.3 - Informed consent not required; testing of persons who are source individuals. - A. As used in this section: (1) "exposed individual" means...

Section 24-2B-6 - Confidentiality. - A. No person or the person's agents or employees who...

Section 24-2B-7 - Disclosure statement. - No person to whom the results of a test have...

Section 24-2B-8 - Disclosure. - Nothing in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Test Act shall be...

Section 24-2B-9 - Penalty. - A person who makes an unauthorized disclosure of the results...

Article 2C - Harm Reduction

Section 24-2C-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 6 [24-2C-1 to 24-2C-6 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 24-2C-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Harm Reduction Act is to: A....

Section 24-2C-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Harm Reduction Act: A. "department" means...

Section 24-2C-4 - Program created; department responsibilities. - A. The department shall: (1) establish and administer a harm...

Section 24-2C-5 - Program. - The program shall provide: A. sterile hypodermic syringes and needles...

Section 24-2C-6 - Immunity from criminal liability. - Exchange or possession of hypodermic syringes and needles in compliance...

Article 2D - Pain Relief

Section 24-2D-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 2D NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-2D-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Pain Relief Act: A. "accepted guideline"...

Section 24-2D-3 - Disciplinary action; evidentiary requirements. - A. A health care provider who prescribes, dispenses or administers...

Section 24-2D-4 - Disciplinary action; prohibitions. - Nothing in the Pain Relief Act shall prohibit discipline or...

Section 24-2D-5 - Notification. - The board shall notify the following persons of the Pain...

Section 24-2D-5.1 - Pain management continuing education. - A board shall require non-cancer pain management continuing education as...

Section 24-2D-5.2 - Overdose prevention and pain management advisory council created; duties. - A. The "overdose prevention and pain management advisory council" is...

Section 24-2D-6 - Scope of act. - Nothing in the Pain Relief Act shall be construed as...

Section 24-2D-7 - Requirements for health care providers who prescribe, distribute or dispense opioid analgesics. - A. A health care provider who prescribes, distributes or dispenses...

Article 2E - Testing for Viral Hepatitis (Repealed.)

Section 24-2E-1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2001, ch. 136, § 1; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-2E-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2001, ch. 136, § 2; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-2E-3 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2001, ch. 136, § 3; repealed by Laws...

Article 3 - Sickle Cell Trait and Sickle Cell Anemia

Section 24-3-1 - Sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia; education; diagnosis. - A. The health services division [public health division] of the...

Article 3A - Certificates of Need for New Health Services (Repealed.)

Section 24-3A-1 to 24-3A-13 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 300, § 9 repealed 24-3A-1...

Article 3B - Department of Health Education

Section 24-3B-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 3B NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-3B-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Department of Health Education Act: A....

Section 24-3B-3 - Education of school age residents. - A. All school age residents shall be evaluated by the...

Section 24-3B-4 - Fund created; use; calculation. - A. There is created the "health and environment department education...

Article 4 - District Health Officers

Section 24-4-1 - District health officer; compensation; private practice prohibited; exception. - Each district health officer shall receive the salary prescribed for...

Section 24-4-2 - Local public health offices; regional director; health officer; expenses. - A. The board of county commissioners of each county shall...

Section 24-4-3 - Additional health officers; offices; expenses. - A. Whenever, in the opinion of the director of the...

Article 5 - Immunization

Section 24-5-1 - Immunization regulations. - The public health division of the department of health shall,...

Section 24-5-1.1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 5 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-5-2 - Unlawful to enroll in school unimmunized; unlawful to refuse to permit immunization. - It is unlawful for any student to enroll in school...

Section 24-5-3 - Exemption from immunization. - A. Any minor child through his parent or guardian may...

Section 24-5-4 - Superintendent; duty to report. - It is the duty of each school superintendent, whether of...

Section 24-5-5 - Who may immunize; who must pay. - The immunization required by Chapter 24, Article 5 NMSA 1978...

Section 24-5-6 - Penalty. - Violation of any provisions relating to the immunization of school...

Section 24-5-7 - Immunization registry; creation. - The department of health, in conjunction with the human services...

Section 24-5-8 - Reporting. - Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care providers shall report...

Section 24-5-9 - Access. - Access to the information in the immunization registry shall be...

Section 24-5-10 - Use. - The information contained in the immunization registry shall be used...

Section 24-5-11 - Rules. - The secretary of health shall adopt rules for the immunization...

Section 24-5-12 - Obligations. - Nothing in the immunization registry is intended to affect the...

Section 24-5-13 - Rights. - Nothing in the Immunization Act shall preclude the right of...

Section 24-5-14 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2004, ch. 45, § 9; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-5-15 - Liability. - Any person reporting, receiving, using or disclosing information to or...

Article 5A - Vaccine Purchasing

Section 24-5A-1 - Short title. - This act [24-5A-1 to 24-5A-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-5A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Vaccine Purchasing Act: A. "advisory committee...

Section 24-5A-3 - Statewide vaccine purchasing program. - A. The department shall establish and administer a statewide vaccine...

Section 24-5A-4 - Vaccine purchasing fund. - A. The "vaccine purchasing fund" is created in the state...

Section 24-5A-5 - Authorized uses of the vaccine purchasing fund. - A. The fund shall be used for the purchase, storage...

Section 24-5A-6 - Reporting. - A. No later than one hundred twenty days following the...

Section 24-5A-7 - Appeal; penalties. - A. A health insurer aggrieved pursuant to the Vaccine Purchasing...

Section 24-5A-8 - Powers and authority. - The department and the office of superintendent shall promulgate and...

Section 24-5A-9 - Applicability. - The provisions of the Vaccine Purchasing Act: A. do not...

Article 6 - Anatomical Gifts (Repealed.)

Section 24-6-1 to 24-6-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 16 repealed 24-6-1...

Article 6A - Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Repealed, Recompiled.)

Section 24-6A-1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 1; 2000, ch. 54,...

Section 24-6A-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 2; 2000, ch. 54,...

Section 24-6A-3 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 3; 2000, ch. 54,...

Section 24-6A-4 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 4; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-5 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 5; 2000, ch. 54,...

Section 24-6A-6 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 6; 2002, ch. 42,...

Section 24-6A-6.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2000, ch. 54, § 8; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-7 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 7; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-7.1 - Recompiled. - History: Laws 2002, ch. 42, § 3; recompiled as §...

Section 24-6A-8 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 8; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-9 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 9; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-9.1 - Recompiled. - History: Laws 2000, ch. 54, § 7; recompiled as §...

Section 24-6A-9.2 - Recompiled. - History: Laws 2000, ch. 54, § 6; recompiled as §...

Section 24-6A-10 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 10; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-11 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 11; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-12 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 12; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-13 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 13; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-14 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 14; repealed by Laws...

Section 24-6A-15 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1995, ch. 116, § 15; 2000, ch. 54,...

Article 6B - Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Section 24-6B-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 25 of this act [24-6B-1 to 24-6B-25...

Section 24-6B-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift...

Section 24-6B-3 - Applicability. - The Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act applies to...

Section 24-6B-4 - Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death. - Subject to the provisions of Section 8 [24-6B-8 NMSA 1978]...

Section 24-6B-5 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death. - A. A donor may make an anatomical gift: (1) by...

Section 24-6B-6 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death. - A. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 [24-6B-8 NMSA...

Section 24-6B-7 - Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal. - A. An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift...

Section 24-6B-7.1 - Document of gift as a legal document. - A document of gift constitutes a legal document and has...

Section 24-6B-8 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection G of this...

Section 24-6B-9 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part. - A. Subject to the provisions of Subsections B and C...

Section 24-6B-9.1 - Identification of potential donors. - A. Each hospital in New Mexico, with the concurrence of...

Section 24-6B-9.2 - Death record reviews. - Every hospital shall work jointly with the appropriate procurement organization...

Section 24-6B-10 - Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part. - A. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant...

Section 24-6B-11 - Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift. - A. An anatomical gift may be made to the following...

Section 24-6B-12 - Search and notification. - A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of...

Section 24-6B-13 - Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine. - A. A document of gift need not be delivered during...

Section 24-6B-14 - Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. - A. When a hospital refers an individual at or near...

Section 24-6B-15 - Coordination of procurement and use. - Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or...

Section 24-6B-16 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited. - A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this...

Section 24-6B-17 - Other prohibited acts. - A person who, in order to obtain a financial gain,...

Section 24-6B-18 - Immunity. - A. A person that acts in accordance with the Jonathan...

Section 24-6B-19 - Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity. - A. A document of gift is valid if executed in...

Section 24-6B-20 - Donor registry. - A. The motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue...

Section 24-6B-21 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive. - A. As used in this section: (1) "advance health-care directive"...

Section 24-6B-22 - Cooperation between office of the state medical investigator and procurement organization. - A. The office of the state medical investigator shall cooperate...

Section 24-6B-23 - Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of the office of the state medical investigator. - A. Upon request of a procurement organization, the office of...

Section 24-6B-24 - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical...

Section 24-6B-25 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - The Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act modifies, limits...

Article 7 - Right to Die (Repealed.)

Section 24-7-1 to 24-7-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1997, ch. 168, § 15 repealed 24-7-1...

Article 7A - Uniform Health-Care Decisions

Section 24-7A-1 - Definitions. - As used in the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act: A. "advance...

Section 24-7A-2 - Advance health-care directives. - A. An adult or emancipated minor, while having capacity, has...

Section 24-7A-2.1 - Prohibited practice. - A. No insurer or other provider of benefits regulated by...

Section 24-7A-3 - Revocation of advance health-care directive. - A. An individual, while having capacity, may revoke the designation...

Section 24-7A-4 - Optional form. - The following form may, but need not, be used to...

Section 24-7A-5 - Decisions by surrogate. - A. A surrogate may make a health-care decision for a...

Section 24-7A-6 - Decisions by guardian. - A. A guardian shall comply with the protected person's individual...

Section 24-7A-6.1 - Life-sustaining treatment for unemancipated minors. - A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a parent or...

Section 24-7A-6.2 - Consent to health care for certain minors fourteen years of age or older. - A. An unemancipated minor fourteen years of age or older...

Section 24-7A-7 - Obligations of health-care practitioner. - A. Before implementing a health-care decision made for a patient,...

Section 24-7A-8 - Health-care information. - Unless otherwise specified in an advance health-care directive, a person...

Section 24-7A-9 - Immunities. - A. A health-care provider or health-care institution acting in good...

Section 24-7A-10 - Statutory damages. - A. A health-care provider or health-care institution that intentionally violates...

Section 24-7A-11 - Capacity. - A. The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act does not affect the...

Section 24-7A-12 - Effect of copy. - A copy of a written advance health-care directive, revocation of...

Section 24-7A-13 - Effect of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. - A. The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act does not create a...

Section 24-7A-14 - Judicial relief. - On petition of a patient, the patient's agent, guardian or...

Section 24-7A-15 - Uniformity of application and construction. - The Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act shall be applied and construed...

Section 24-7A-16 - Transitional provisions. - A. An advance health-care directive is valid for purposes of...

Section 24-7A-17 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 7A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-7A-18 - Severability. - If any provision of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act or...

Article 7B - Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions

Section 24-7B-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 7B NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-7B-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act...

Section 24-7B-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act:...

Section 24-7B-4 - Advance directive for mental health treatment. - A. An adult or emancipated minor, while having capacity, has...

Section 24-7B-5 - Capacity. - A. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not...

Section 24-7B-6 - Revocation of advance directive for mental health treatment. - A. An individual, while having capacity, may revoke the designation...

Section 24-7B-7 - Optional form for advance directive for mental health treatment. - A. The form provided in Subsection E of this section...

Section 24-7B-8 - Decisions by guardian. - A. A guardian shall comply with the protected person's individual...

Section 24-7B-9 - Obligations of mental health treatment provider. - A. Before implementing a mental health treatment decision made for...

Section 24-7B-10 - Health care information. - Unless otherwise specified in an advance directive for mental health...

Section 24-7B-11 - Immunities. - A. A health care provider or mental health treatment facility...

Section 24-7B-12 - Prohibited practice. - A. No insurer or other provider of benefits regulated by...

Section 24-7B-13 - Statutory damages. - A. A health care provider or mental health treatment facility...

Section 24-7B-14 - Effect of copy. - A copy of a written advance directive for mental health...

Section 24-7B-15 - Effect of the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act. - A. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not...

Section 24-7B-16 - Transitional provisions. - A. An advance directive for mental health treatment is valid...

Article 7C - End-of-Life Options

Section 24-7C-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 8 [24-7C-1 to 24-7C-8 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 24-7C-2 - Definitions. - As used in the End-of-Life Options Act: A. "adult" means...

Section 24-7C-3 - Medical aid in dying; prescribing health care provider determination; form. - A prescribing health care provider may provide a prescription for...

Section 24-7C-4 - Determining capacity. - If an individual has a recent history of a mental...

Section 24-7C-5 - Waiting period. - A prescription for medical aid in dying medication shall: A....

Section 24-7C-6 - Medical aid in dying; right to know. - A health care provider shall inform a terminally ill patient...

Section 24-7C-7 - Immunities; conscience-based decisions. - A. A person shall not be subject to criminal liability,...

Section 24-7C-8 - Prohibited acts. - Nothing in the End-of-Life Options Act shall be construed to...

Article 8 - Family Planning

Section 24-8-1 - Short title. - This act [24-8-1 to 24-8-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-8-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Family Planning Act: A. "contraceptive procedures"...

Section 24-8-3 - Legislative findings; purpose of act. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) family planning has been...

Section 24-8-4 - Prohibition against interference with medical judgment of certain health care professionals. - The Family Planning Act does not prohibit or inhibit any...

Section 24-8-5 - Prohibition against imposition of standards and requirements as prerequisites for receipt of requested family planning services. - Neither the state, its local governmental units nor any health...

Section 24-8-6 - Health facility licensure; affirmative statement of compliance required as condition of licensure; prohibition against certain policies of health facilities, state and local governmental units. - A. No health facility shall include in its bylaws or...

Section 24-8-7 - Publicly funded family planning services; provision of certain services to medically indigent persons free of charge and to other persons at a cost consistent with their ability to pay. - To the extent that public funds are available, in any...

Section 24-8-8 - Coordination of family planning services. - Any family planning services program developed or operated by the...

Article 9 - Sterilization

Section 24-9-1 - Sterilization; consent of abandoning spouse unnecessary. - Any person, otherwise capable of consenting to medical treatment, need...

Article 9A - Maternal, Fetal and Infant Experimentation

Section 24-9A-1 - Definitions. - As used in the Maternal, Fetal and Infant Experimentation Act:...

Section 24-9A-2 - Pregnant woman. - A. No woman, known to be pregnant according to generally...

Section 24-9A-3 - Fetus. - A. No fetus shall be involved as a subject in...

Section 24-9A-4 - Live-born infant. - A. No live-born infant shall be involved as a subject...

Section 24-9A-5 - Research activity. - A. No clinical research activity involving fetuses, live-born infants or...

Section 24-9A-6 - Penalty. - Whoever knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of Section 2,...

Section 24-9A-7 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 7 [24-9A-1 to 24-9A-7 NMSA 1978] of...

Article 10 - Consent to Medical Care; Emergency Care; Transfusions

Section 24-10-1 - Emancipated minors; hospital, medical and surgical care. - Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, and without limiting...

Section 24-10-2 - Consent for emergency attention by person in loco parentis. - Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, in cases of...

Section 24-10-3 - Persons coming to aid or rescue of another rendering emergency care; release from liability. - No person who comes to the aid or rescue of...

Section 24-10-4 - Emergency defined. - As used in Sections 24-10-3 and 24-10-4 NMSA 1978, "emergency"...

Section 24-10-5 - Transfusions; limited liability. - The procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing or using of human...

Section 24-10-6 - Blood donation; minors. - A. A minor who is at least seventeen years of...

Article 10A - Emergency Medical Services Fund

Section 24-10A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 10A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-10A-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act is...

Section 24-10A-2.1 - Definitions. - As used in the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act: A....

Section 24-10A-3 - Emergency medical services fund created; funding. - A. The "emergency medical services fund" is created in the...

Section 24-10A-3.1 - Regulations. - The department shall adopt regulations pursuant to Subsection E of...

Section 24-10A-4 - Funding program; purpose; determination of needs. - A. The "local emergency medical services funding program" is created....

Section 24-10A-4.1 - Emergency medical services system improvement projects. - A. Applications for emergency medical services system improvement projects shall...

Section 24-10A-4.2 - Mutual aid agreements; regionalized, integrated response plans. - Municipalities, counties, tribes and local recipients may develop mutual aid...

Section 24-10A-5 - Funding program; awards; appeals. - The bureau shall promptly notify each municipality and county that...

Section 24-10A-6 - Distribution of fund. - On or before August 31, the local emergency medical services...

Section 24-10A-7 - Funding program; expenditures from fund. - Any money distributed from the fund for the purposes of...

Section 24-10A-8 - Funding program; control of expenditures. - Money distributed from the fund shall be expended only for...

Section 24-10A-9 - Funding program; inspection by the bureau. - The bureau and its designated agents have the authority at...

Section 24-10A-10 - Loss of funding eligibility. - A municipality, county or local recipient that the bureau finds...

Article 10B - Emergency Medical Services System

Section 24-10B-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 10B NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-10B-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Emergency Medical Services Act is to...

Section 24-10B-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Emergency Medical Services Act: A. "academy"...

Section 24-10B-4 - Bureau; duties. - The bureau is designated as the lead agency for the...

Section 24-10B-4.1 - Records confidentiality. - A. Any files or records in the possession of the...

Section 24-10B-4.2 - Approved training programs. - Approved emergency medical services training programs for providers are an...

Section 24-10B-4.3 - Regional offices; duties. - A. Regional offices may be established by the department to...

Section 24-10B-5 - Licensure required; penalty. - A. The department shall by rule adopt and enforce licensure...

Section 24-10B-5.1 - Licensing commission established. - A. The secretary shall appoint an "emergency medical services licensing...

Section 24-10B-5.2 - Criminal history background screening. - A. The department is authorized to obtain the criminal history...

Section 24-10B-6 - Treatment authorized. - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Medical Practice Act [Chapter...

Section 24-10B-7 - Committees established. - A. The secretary shall appoint a statewide emergency medical services...

Section 24-10B-8 - Liability. - In any claim for civil damages arising out of the...

Section 24-10B-9 - Emergency first aid. - Nothing in the Emergency Medical Services Act shall prevent fire...

Section 24-10B-9.1 - Emergency transportation. - Any person may be transported to an appropriate health care...

Section 24-10B-10 - Enforcement. - The department may bring civil action in any district court...

Section 24-10B-11 - Summoning emergency vehicle without cause; penalty. - Any person who willfully summons an ambulance or emergency response...

Section 24-10B-12 - Academy; duties. - The academy is designated as the lead emergency medical services...

Section 24-10B-13 - Certification of STEMI receiving and referring centers. - A. As used in this section, "STEMI" means ST segment...

Article 10C - Cardiac Arrest Response

Section 24-10C-1 - Short title. - Sections 1 through 7 [24-10C-1 to 24-10C-7 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 24-10C-2 - Findings and purpose. - A. The legislature finds that: (1) each year more than...

Section 24-10C-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act: A. "automated...

Section 24-10C-4 - Protection of public safety. - A person that acquires an automated external defibrillator shall ensure...

Section 24-10C-5 - Authority. - A person may acquire an automated external defibrillator if the...

Section 24-10C-6 - Exemption. - Nothing in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act precludes a physician...

Section 24-10C-7 - Limited liability protections. - A. The following persons who render emergency care or treatment...

Article 10D - Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care

Section 24-10D-1 - Short title. - This act [24-10D-1 to 24-10D-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-10D-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care Act:...

Section 24-10D-3 - Emergency care for sexual assault survivors; standard of care. - A. A hospital that provides emergency care for sexual assault...

Section 24-10D-4 - Training. - No later than September 30, 2003: A. a hospital shall...

Section 24-10D-5 - Enforcement; administrative fines. - A. Complaints of failure to provide services required by the...

Article 10E - Trauma System Fund Authority

Section 24-10E-1 - Short title. - This act [24-10E-1 to 24-10E-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-10E-2 - Purpose of act. - The purpose of the Trauma System Fund Authority Act is...

Section 24-10E-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Trauma System Fund Authority Act: A....

Section 24-10E-4 - Trauma system fund authority created; membership. - A. The "trauma system fund authority" is created. The authority...

Section 24-10E-5 - Duties. - The authority shall: A. develop criteria by which distribution of...

Section 24-10E-6 - Trauma system fund created; funding. - A. The "trauma system fund" is created in the state...

Section 24-10E-7 - Rules. - The department shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions...

Article 11 - Medical Investigations

Section 24-11-1 - Board of medical investigators; creation; membership; compensation. - There is created the "board of medical investigators", consisting of...

Section 24-11-2 - Meetings; duties. - A. The board of medical investigations [investigators] shall meet at...

Section 24-11-3 - State medical investigator; qualifications; duties; office. - A. The state medical investigator shall be a physician licensed...

Section 24-11-4 - [References to coroner.] - As used in the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation,...

Section 24-11-5 - Reports of violent death. - When any person comes to a sudden, violent or untimely...

Section 24-11-6 - Death certificate; release of body; reports. - A. If, after viewing the body, notifying the law enforcement...

Section 24-11-6.1 - Deceased members of Indian nations, tribes or pueblos; consultation and certification required. - A. The state medical investigator shall make reasonable efforts to...

Section 24-11-7 - Examination; autopsy; inquest. - If the deceased is unidentified, the state, district or deputy...

Section 24-11-8 - Reports to district attorney. - The state or district medical investigator shall promptly report his...

Section 24-11-9 - Subpoena; oath. - The state, district or deputy medical investigator may administer oaths...

Section 24-11-10 - Penalties. - A. It is unlawful to: (1) willfully and without good...

Article 12 - Disposition of Dead Bodies

Section 24-12-1 - Notification of relatives of deceased; authorization of person designated on record of emergency data form to direct burial; unclaimed decedents. - A. State, county or municipal officials having charge or control...

Section 24-12-2 - Disposition of unclaimed body; transmission of records of institution. - A. Upon the issuance of his certificate that the remains...

Section 24-12-3 - Penalties. - A. Any person who conducts a post-mortem examination on an...

Section 24-12-4 - Post-mortem examinations and autopsies; consent required. - A. An autopsy or post-mortem examination may be performed on...

Article 12A - Cremations

Section 24-12A-1 - Right to authorize cremation; definitions. - A. Any adult may authorize his own cremation and the...

Section 24-12A-2 - No written instructions; priority of others to decide disposition. - A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section,...

Section 24-12A-3 - Unclaimed bodies and bodies of indigent persons; cremation permitted. - The body of an unclaimed decedent or an indigent person,...

Article 13 - Burial of Indigents

Section 24-13-1 - Burial or cremation of unclaimed decedents and of indigents. - For the purposes of Chapter 24, Article 13 NMSA 1978,...

Section 24-13-2 - Persons deemed indigent. - A deceased person shall be considered to be an indigent...

Section 24-13-3 - Expenses for burial or cremation. - If the unclaimed decedent had known assets or property of...

Section 24-13-4 - Burial after investigation; cost of opening and closing grave. - The board of county commissioners after proper investigation shall cause...

Section 24-13-5 - Payment of burial or cremation expenses; commissioners' liability. - The board of county commissioners of any county within this...

Section 24-13-6 - Money from relatives; duty of funeral director. - Should any funeral director or other person allowed by law...

Section 24-13-7 - Failure to notify; funeral director's liability. - If any funeral director or other person authorized by law...

Section 24-13-8 - [District attorneys to enforce burial act.] - The various district attorneys of this state are hereby expressly...

Article 14 - Vital Statistics

Section 24-14-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-14-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Vital Statistics Act: A. "vital statistics"...

Section 24-14-3 - Vital records and health statistics bureau; state system. - There is established in the department a "vital records and...

Section 24-14-4 - State registrar; appointment. - The secretary of the department shall appoint the state registrar...

Section 24-14-5 - Duties of state registrar. - A. The state registrar shall: (1) administer and enforce the...

Section 24-14-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 309, § 26, repealed 24-14-6...

Section 24-14-7 - Appointment and removal of local registrars. - The state registrar: A. may appoint local registrars in order...

Section 24-14-8 - Duties of local registrar. - The local registrar shall: A. administer and enforce the provisions...

Section 24-14-9 to 24-14-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 309, § 26, repealed 24-14-9...

Section 24-14-12 - Form and contents of certificates and reports. - A. In order to promote and maintain uniformity in the...

Section 24-14-13 - Birth registration. - A. A certificate of birth for each live birth that...

Section 24-14-14 - Unknown parentage; foundling registration. - A. Whoever assumes the custody of a living infant of...

Section 24-14-15 - Delayed registration of births. - A. When the birth of a person born in this...

Section 24-14-16 - Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth. - A. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under...

Section 24-14-17 - New birth certificates following adoption, legitimation and paternity determination. - A. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of...

Section 24-14-18 - Report of induced abortions. - A. Each induced abortion which occurs in this state shall...

Section 24-14-19 - Adoption of foreign-born; certificate of birth. - A. The state registrar shall establish a certificate of birth...

Section 24-14-20 - Death registration. - A. A death certificate for each death that occurs in...

Section 24-14-21 - Delayed registration of death. - A. When a death occurring in this state has not...

Section 24-14-22 - Reports of spontaneous fetal death. - A. Each spontaneous fetal death that occurs in this state...

Section 24-14-22.1 - Certificates of still birth. - A. The state registrar shall establish a certificate of still...

Section 24-14-23 - Permits; authorization for final disposition. - A. For deaths or spontaneous fetal deaths which have occurred...

Section 24-14-24 - Extension of time. - A. The department may, by regulation and upon conditions as...

Section 24-14-25 - Correction and amendment of vital records. - A. A certificate or report registered under the Vital Statistics...

Section 24-14-26 - Reproduction of records. - To preserve vital records, the state registrar is authorized to...

Section 24-14-27 - Disclosure of records. - A. The state registrar or other custodian of vital records...

Section 24-14-28 - Copies or data from the system of vital statistics. - A. In accordance with the Vital Statistics Act and the...

Section 24-14-29 - Fees for copies and searches. - A. The fee for each search of a vital record...

Section 24-14-29.1 - Day-care fund created; use; appropriation. - There is created in the state treasury a fund to...

Section 24-14-30 - Duty to furnish information. - A. Any person having knowledge of the facts regarding any...

Section 24-14-31 - Penalties. - A. Except for violations of Section 24-14-18 NMSA 1978, any...

Article 14A - Health Information Systems

Section 24-14A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 24, Article 14A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 24-14A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Health Information System Act: A. "aggregate...

Section 24-14A-3 - Health information system; creation; duties of department. - A. The "health information system" is created for the purpose...

Section 24-14A-3.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1994, ch. 59, § 13; repealed Laws 2005,...

Section 24-14A-3.2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1994, ch. 59, § 14; repealed Laws 2005,...

Section 24-14A-4 - Health information system; applicability. - A. All data sources shall participate in the health information...

Section 24-14A-4.1 - Annual review of data needs. - At least once each year, the department shall review its...

Section 24-14A-4.2 - Investigatory powers. - The department has the right to verify the accuracy of...

Section 24-14A-4.3 - Agency cooperation. - All state agencies and political subdivisions shall cooperate with and...

Section 24-14A-5 - Health information system; implementation; regulations. - In order to minimize the imposition of new reporting requirements...

Section 24-14A-6 - Health information system; access. - A. Access to data in the health information system shall...

Section 24-14A-6.1 - Web site; public access; data. - By January 1, 2018, the department shall ensure that the...

Section 24-14A-7 - Health information system; reports. - A. A report in printed format that provides information of...

Section 24-14A-8 - Health information system; confidentiality. - A. Health information collected and disseminated pursuant to the Health...

Section 24-14A-9 - Health information system; fees. - Except for the annual reports required pursuant to the Health...

Section 24-14A-10 - Health information system; violation; civil penalty. - A. It is unlawful for any person subject to the...

Section 24-14A-11 - Advisory committee. - The secretary of health shall appoint a health information system...

Article 14B - Electronic Medical Records

Section 24-14B-1 - Short title. - This act [24-14B-1 to 24-14B-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 24-14B-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Electronic Medical Records Act is to...

Section 24-14B-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Electronic Medical Records Act: A. "demographic...

Section 24-14B-4 - Electronic medical records; electronic signatures; legal recognition. - If a law or rule requires a medical record to...

Section 24-14B-5 - Retention of electronic medical records. - A. If a law or rule requires that a medical...

Section 24-14B-6 - Use and disclosure of electronic health care information. - A. A provider, health care institution, health information exchange or...

Section 24-14B-7 - Liability. - If an individual requests to exclude all of the individual's...

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