The homeland security and emergency management department may promulgate rules to implement the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. In doing so, the homeland security and emergency management department shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the entity established to coordinate the implementation of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact [12-10-14, 12-10-15 NMSA 1978] and shall also consult with and consider rules promulgated by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity of application of the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act and make the emergency response systems in the various states reasonably compatible.
History: Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 10.
Effective dates. — Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 14 made the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act effective July 1, 2008.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 12A - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act
Section 12-12A-1 - Short title.
Section 12-12A-2 - Definitions.
Section 12-12A-3 - Applicability to volunteer health practitioners.
Section 12-12A-4 - Regulation of services during emergency.
Section 12-12A-5 - Volunteer health practitioner registration systems.
Section 12-12A-6 - Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states.
Section 12-12A-7 - No effect on credentialing and privileging.
Section 12-12A-8 - Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services; administrative sanctions.
Section 12-12A-9 - Relation to other laws.
Section 12-12A-10 - Regulatory authority.
Section 12-12A-11 - Rights, privileges and immunities for volunteer health practitioners.
Section 12-12A-12 - Workers' compensation coverage.
Section 12-12A-13 - Uniformity of application and construction.