The form for the authorization of installation and use of a monitoring device shall provide for:
A. consent of the patient or the surrogate authorizing the installation and use of the monitoring device;
B. notice to the facility of the patient's installation of a monitoring device and specifics as to its type, function and use;
C. consent of any other patient or that patient's surrogate sharing the same room;
D. notice of release from liability for privacy violation through the use of the monitoring device; and
E. waiver of the patient's right to privacy in conjunction with the use of the monitoring device.
History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, ยง 6.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act
Section 24-26-1 - Short title.
Section 24-26-2 - Definitions.
Section 24-26-3 - Monitoring device; authorization and use.
Section 24-26-4 - Monitoring device option; installation; accommodation by facility.
Section 24-26-5 - Consent; waiver.
Section 24-26-6 - Authorization form; contents.
Section 24-26-7 - Immunity; unauthorized use.
Section 24-26-8 - Notice to current patients.