New Mexico Statutes
Article 1 - Public Health
Section 24-1-5.3 - Repealed.

Repeals. — Laws 1995, ch. 88, § 2 repealed 24-1-5.3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 97, § 3, relating to immediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, licensure moratorium, effective July 1, 1997. For provisions of former section, see the 1996 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Laws 1997, ch. 217, § 1 amended 24-1-5.3 NMSA 1978, effective June 20, 1997. However, Laws 1995, ch. 88, § 2 repealed the section effective July 1, 1997.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 24 - Health and Safety

Article 1 - Public Health

Section 24-1-1 - Short title.

Section 24-1-2 - Definitions.

Section 24-1-3 - Powers and authority of department.

Section 24-1-4 - Creation of health regions; appointment of health officers; powers and duties of health officers.

Section 24-1-4.1 - Certified nurse-midwives; prescriptive, distributing and administering authority.

Section 24-1-5 - Licensure of health facilities; hearings; appeals.

Section 24-1-5.1 - Repealed.

Section 24-1-5.2 - Health facilities; intermediate sanctions; civil penalty.

Section 24-1-5.3 - Repealed.

Section 24-1-5.4 - Plan of growth; requirements; reporting.

Section 24-1-5.5 - Repealed.

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Section 24-1-8 - Repealed.

Section 24-1-9 - Capacity to consent to examination and treatment for a sexually transmitted infection.

Section 24-1-9.1 - Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons convicted of certain criminal offenses.

Section 24-1-9.2 - Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons formally charged for allegedly committing certain criminal offenses.

Section 24-1-9.3 - Sexually transmitted infections; mandatory counseling.

Section 24-1-9.4 - Sexually transmitted infections; confidentiality.

Section 24-1-9.5 - Repealed.

Section 24-1-9.6 - Sexually transmitted infections; disclosure.

Section 24-1-9.7 - Penalty.

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 24-1-13.1 - Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.

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 24-1-15.4 - Individually identifiable health information; conditions of public health importance; confidentiality; use; disclosure.

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 24-1-21 - Penalties.

Section 24-1-22 - Scientific laboratory division; testing methods; certification.

Section 24-1-23 - Disclosure by medicare health care providers; limitation on charges to recipient of services.

Section 24-1-24 - Repealed.

Section 24-1-25 - Holly Gonzales experimental treatment fund created.

Section 24-1-26 - Repealed.

Section 24-1-27 - Purpose.

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 24-1-34 - Primary stroke centers; comprehensive stroke centers; acute stroke capable centers; department certification; rulemaking.

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 24-1-40 - Department of health; New Mexico board of dental health care; annual report; biennial report.

Section 24-1-41 - Health facilities; certified nurse practitioners; certified nurse-midwives; privileges; parity with physicians.

Section 24-1-42 - Eligibility for state or local health benefits.

Section 24-1-43 - Reporting; medical aid in dying.