The academy is designated as the lead emergency medical services training agency. Its duties include:
A. administering formal emergency medical services training conducted in New Mexico, other than training provided by other approved emergency medical services training programs;
B. furthering the knowledge of emergency medical services education;
C. securing a physician as its medical director to advise it in medical matters and to serve as liaison to the state emergency medical services medical director and the medical community as a whole;
D. supporting, promoting and conducting scholarly research regarding emergency medical services; and
E. reporting and publishing emergency medical services information.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 161, § 7; 2003, ch. 243, § 10.
The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, inserted "emergency medical services" preceding "training" in the introductory sentence; substituted "formal emergency medical services" for "all basic life support" in Subsection A; and added Subsections D and E.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 10B - Emergency Medical Services System
Section 24-10B-1 - Short title.
Section 24-10B-3 - Definitions.
Section 24-10B-4 - Bureau; duties.
Section 24-10B-4.1 - Records confidentiality.
Section 24-10B-4.2 - Approved training programs.
Section 24-10B-4.3 - Regional offices; duties.
Section 24-10B-5 - Licensure required; penalty.
Section 24-10B-5.1 - Licensing commission established.
Section 24-10B-5.2 - Criminal history background screening.
Section 24-10B-6 - Treatment authorized.
Section 24-10B-7 - Committees established.
Section 24-10B-9 - Emergency first aid.
Section 24-10B-9.1 - Emergency transportation.
Section 24-10B-10 - Enforcement.
Section 24-10B-11 - Summoning emergency vehicle without cause; penalty.
Section 24-10B-12 - Academy; duties.
Section 24-10B-13 - Certification of STEMI receiving and referring centers.