A. The state registrar shall:
(1) administer and enforce the Vital Statistics Act and regulations issued pursuant to it and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the system of vital records and health statistics;
(2) direct and supervise the system of vital records and health statistics and be custodian of its records;
(3) direct, supervise and control the activities of all public employees, other than hospital employees, when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital records and health statistics;
(4) prescribe, with the approval of the department and after consultation with medical records professionals in the state, furnish and distribute such forms as are required by the Vital Statistics Act;
(5) prepare and publish reports of vital records and health statistics of this state and such other reports as may be required by the department;
(6) conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the state; and
(7) provide to local health agencies copies of or data derived from certificates and reports required under the Vital Statistics Act as determined necessary for local health planning and program activities. The copies or data shall remain the property of the bureau, and the uses that may be made of them shall be prescribed by the state registrar.
B. The state registrar may establish or designate offices in the state to aid in the efficient administration of the system of vital records and health statistics and may delegate such functions and duties vested in the state registrar to employees of the bureau and to employees of any office of the state or political subdivision designated to aid in administering the Vital Statistics Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-4-27, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 44, § 5; 1973, ch. 264, § 4; 1977, ch. 253, § 28; 1981, ch. 309, § 3; 2009, ch. 215, § 13.
The 2009 amendment, effective January 1, 2010, in Subsection A changed "system of vital statistics" to "system of vital records and health statistics".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Section 24-14-1 - Short title.
Section 24-14-2 - Definitions.
Section 24-14-3 - Vital records and health statistics bureau; state system.
Section 24-14-4 - State registrar; appointment.
Section 24-14-5 - Duties of state registrar.
Section 24-14-7 - Appointment and removal of local registrars.
Section 24-14-8 - Duties of local registrar.
Section 24-14-9 to 24-14-11 - Repealed.
Section 24-14-12 - Form and contents of certificates and reports.
Section 24-14-13 - Birth registration.
Section 24-14-14 - Unknown parentage; foundling registration.
Section 24-14-15 - Delayed registration of births.
Section 24-14-16 - Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.
Section 24-14-18 - Report of induced abortions.
Section 24-14-19 - Adoption of foreign-born; certificate of birth.
Section 24-14-20 - Death registration.
Section 24-14-21 - Delayed registration of death.
Section 24-14-22 - Reports of spontaneous fetal death.
Section 24-14-22.1 - Certificates of still birth.
Section 24-14-23 - Permits; authorization for final disposition.
Section 24-14-24 - Extension of time.
Section 24-14-25 - Correction and amendment of vital records.
Section 24-14-26 - Reproduction of records.
Section 24-14-27 - Disclosure of records.
Section 24-14-28 - Copies or data from the system of vital statistics.
Section 24-14-29 - Fees for copies and searches.
Section 24-14-29.1 - Day-care fund created; use; appropriation.