A. By January 1, 2015, the department of health shall establish a statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program.
B. In implementing the statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program, the department of health shall:
(1) contract for the development of a culturally competent and literacy level-appropriate statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention media campaign, to include a web page, a referral clearinghouse and statewide media placement of print, radio and television messages;
(2) conduct program outreach to the public, to groups or to organizations that advocate for adult fall risk awareness and prevention and to health care providers;
(3) arrange for and coordinate adult fall risk awareness and prevention training and workshops;
(4) serve as a resource for information and written materials on adult fall risk awareness and prevention;
(5) act as a liaison between the New Mexico healthy aging collaborative, the New Mexico older adult falls prevention coalition, groups or organizations that advocate for adult fall risk awareness and prevention and sources of funding for adult fall risk awareness and prevention programming and activities;
(6) contract with one or more universities, colleges or other institutions of higher learning to provide educational programming in evidence-based fall risk assessment and fall prevention strategies;
(7) contract with one or more area agencies on aging, community hospitals, the federal Indian health service, tribally operated 638 health programs or urban Indian health programs to provide fall risk awareness and prevention programming and literature to the public;
(8) conduct trainer instructional workshops and booster training for evidence-based fall risk awareness and prevention programs; and
(9) contract with one or more senior centers, community centers, parks and recreation departments or other local, county, municipal or tribal organizations providing services to senior citizens to implement evidence-based interventions for adult fall prevention.
History: Laws 2014, ch. 37, § 1.
Emergency clauses. — Laws 2014, ch. 37, § 2, contained an emergency clause and was approved March 7, 2014.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Section 24-1-3 - Powers and authority of department.
Section 24-1-4.1 - Certified nurse-midwives; prescriptive, distributing and administering authority.
Section 24-1-5 - Licensure of health facilities; hearings; appeals.
Section 24-1-5.2 - Health facilities; intermediate sanctions; civil penalty.
Section 24-1-5.4 - Plan of growth; requirements; reporting.
Section 24-1-5.6 - Northern New Mexico substance abuse treatment pilot project.
Section 24-1-5.7 - Methadone clinics; regulation by the human services department.
Section 24-1-5.8 - Legislative findings; licensing requirements for certain hospitals.
Section 24-1-5.9 - Reporting requirements.
Section 24-1-5.10 - Federal participation required; exception.
Section 24-1-6 - Tests required for newborn infants.
Section 24-1-6.1 - Newborn hearing testing required; department of health.
Section 24-1-7 - Sexually transmitted infections; reports of cases.
Section 24-1-9.3 - Sexually transmitted infections; mandatory counseling.
Section 24-1-9.4 - Sexually transmitted infections; confidentiality.
Section 24-1-9.6 - Sexually transmitted infections; disclosure.
Section 24-1-10 - Pregnancy; serological test for syphilis.
Section 24-1-11 - Reporting of blood tests.
Section 24-1-12 - Health certificates; filing.
Section 24-1-13 - Pregnancy; capacity to consent to examination and diagnosis.
Section 24-1-13.2 - Shaken baby syndrome prevention.
Section 24-1-14 - [Sterilization;] special qualifications prohibited.
Section 24-1-15 - Isolation; quarantine; protocol.
Section 24-1-15.1 - Protocol for management of active tuberculosis.
Section 24-1-15.2 - Conditions of public health importance; reporting.
Section 24-1-15.3 - Conditions of public health importance; testing; screening.
Section 24-1-16 - Inspection definitions.
Section 24-1-17 - Inspectorial search by consent.
Section 24-1-18 - Inspection searches.
Section 24-1-19 - Emergency inspectorial searches.
Section 24-1-20 - Records confidential.
Section 24-1-22 - Scientific laboratory division; testing methods; certification.
Section 24-1-25 - Holly Gonzales experimental treatment fund created.
Section 24-1-28 - Behavioral health planning council created; powers and duties; membership.
Section 24-1-29 - Commission created; members; duties.
Section 24-1-30 - Hand washing facilities; requirement.
Section 24-1-31 - Save our children's sight fund created.
Section 24-1-32 - Notice of the need for further vision evaluation and availability of funds.
Section 24-1-33 - Communication regarding reconstructive breast surgery.
Section 24-1-35 - Assisted living facilities contracts; limit on charges after resident death.
Section 24-1-36 - Statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program.
Section 24-1-37 - Lay caregiver; aftercare; designation.
Section 24-1-38 - Hospitals; requirement to offer influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.
Section 24-1-39 - Mammograms; health facilities; breast density disclosure.
Section 24-1-42 - Eligibility for state or local health benefits.