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NM Stat § 24-22-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 22 - Safe Haven for Infants|Section 24-22-8 - Immunity.

A safe haven site and its staff are immune from criminal liability and civil liability for accepting an infant in compliance with the provisions of the Safe Haven for Infants Act but not for subsequent negligent medical care or treatment of the infant. History: Laws 2001, ch. 31, § 8 and Laws 2001, ch. 132, § 8; 2013, ch. 20, § 7. ANNOTATIONSThe 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed terminology to conform to changes in terminology in the act; and at the beginning of the sentence, after "A", deleted "hospital" and inserted "safe haven site".
NM Stat § 24-23-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 23 - Administration of Opioid Antagonists|Section 24-23-2 - Repealed.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 228, § 2; repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 45, § 4 and Laws 2016, ch. 47, § 4.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2016, ch. 45, § 4 and Laws 2016, ch. 47, § 4 repealed 24-23-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 228, § 2, relating to health care professionals and release from liability, effective March 4, 2016. For provisions of former section, see the 2015 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 24-23-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 23 - Administration of Opioid Antagonists|Section 24-23-3 - Opioid treatment center; opioid overdose education; naloxone.

A. As agency funding and agency supplies of naloxone permit, an opioid treatment center agency operating a federally certified program to dispense methadone or other narcotic replacement as part of a detoxification treatment or maintenance treatment shall provide each patient it treats with: (1) opioid overdose education that: (a) conforms to department of health or federal substance abuse and mental health services administration guidelines for opioid overdose education; (b) explains the causes of an opioid overdose; (c) instructs when and how to administer in accordance with medical best practices: 1) life-saving rescue techniques; and 2) an opioid antagonist; and (d) explains how to contact appropriate emergency medical services; (2) two doses of naloxone in either a generic form or in a form approved by the federal food and drug administration; and (3) a prescription for naloxone. B. As used in this section, "naloxone" means naloxone hydrochloride, which is an opioid antagonist for the treatment of opioid overdose. History: Laws 2017, ch. 59, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 59 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 24-24-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 24 - Child Care Facility Loan|Section 24-24-1 - Short title.

This act [24-24-1 to 24-24-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Child Care Facility Loan Act". History: Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 5 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 8, 2003.
NM Stat § 24-24-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 24 - Child Care Facility Loan|Section 24-24-2 - Purpose.

The purpose of the Child Care Facility Loan Act is to support the physical improvement, repair, safety and maintenance of licensed child care facilities throughout New Mexico by providing long-term, low-interest funding through a revolving loan fund so as to ensure availability of healthy and safe teaching environments. History: Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 5 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 8, 2003.
NM Stat § 24-24-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 24 - Child Care Facility Loan|Section 24-24-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Child Care Facility Loan Act: A. "department" means the children, youth and families department; B. "facility" means a child care facility operated by a provider, including both family home-based and center-based programs, licensed by the department to provide care to infants, toddlers and children; C. "fund" means the child care facility revolving loan fund; and D. "provider" means a person licensed by the department to provide child care to infants, toddlers and children pursuant to Section 9-2A-8 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 5 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 8, 2003.
NM Stat § 24-24-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 24 - Child Care Facility Loan|Section 24-24-4 - Fund created; administration.

A. The "child care facility revolving loan fund" is created in the New Mexico finance authority to provide low-interest, long-term loans to providers to make health and safety improvements in their facilities. The fund shall consist of appropriations, gifts, grants and donations to the fund, which shall be invested as provided in the New Mexico Finance Authority Act [Chapter 6, Article 21 NMSA 1978]. Money in the fund shall not revert and is appropriated to the department, which shall utilize the fund for the purposes of the Child Care Facility Loan Act. Administrative costs of the authority may be paid from the fund. Expenditures from the fund for loans to providers shall be made upon warrants of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of children, youth and families or his authorized representative. B. Money in the fund shall be used to make loans to providers that demonstrate the need to make health and safety improvements, including space expansion, in order to maintain an adequate and appropriate environment for their clients. Loans from the fund are to be made at the lowest legally permissible interest rates for the longest amount of time in order to allow the providers the maximum opportunity to maintain the business while repaying the loan. C. No more than twenty percent of the fund may be loaned to a single provider in a single loan. A provider that has received a loan from the fund in the immediately preceding five years or that has not completed repayment of a previous loan from the fund is ineligible for a new loan. The department shall give priority for loans to facilities of providers that serve proportionately high numbers of state-subsidized clients and low-income families. D. The department, in conjunction with the New Mexico finance authority, shall adopt rules to administer and implement the Child Care Facility Loan Act . The rules shall become effective when filed in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 316, § 5 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 8, 2003.
NM Stat § 24-25-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 25 - New Mexico Telehealth Act|Section 24-25-1 - Short title.

Chapter 24, Article 25 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "New Mexico Telehealth Act". History: Laws 2004, ch. 48, § 1; 2007, ch. 203, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed the statutory reference to the act.
NM Stat § 24-25-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 25 - New Mexico Telehealth Act|Section 24-25-2 - Findings and purpose.

A. The legislature finds that: (1) lack of primary care, specialty providers and transportation continue to be significant barriers to access to health services in medically underserved rural areas; (2) there are parts of this state where it is difficult to attract and retain health professionals, as well as to support local health facilities in providing a continuum of health care; (3) many health care providers in medically underserved areas are isolated from mentors and colleagues and from the information resources necessary to support them personally and professionally; (4) using information technology to deliver medical services and information from one location to another is part of a multifaceted approach to address the problems of provider distribution and the development of health systems in medically underserved areas by improving communication capabilities and providing convenient access to up-to-date information, consultations and other forms of support; (5) the use of telecommunications to deliver health services has the potential to reduce costs, improve quality, change the conditions of practice and improve access to health care in rural, medically underserved areas; and (6) telehealth will assist in maintaining or improving the physical and economic health of medically underserved communities by keeping the source of general health, behavioral health and oral health care in the local area, strengthening the health infrastructure and preserving health-care-related jobs. B. The purpose of the New Mexico Telehealth Act is to provide a framework for health care providers to follow in providing telehealth services to New Mexico citizens in a manner that provides efficient and effective access to quality health services. Telehealth services include consultations, direct patient care and education for health care professionals, support personnel, students, families, patients and other consumers of health care services. History: Laws 2004, ch. 48, § 2; 2007, ch. 203, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, provided that telehealth services include consultations, direct patient care and education for health care professionals, support personnel, students, families, patients and other consumers of health care services.
NM Stat § 24-25-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 25 - New Mexico Telehealth Act|Section 24-25-3 - Definitions.

As used in the New Mexico Telehealth Act: A. "health care provider" means a person licensed to provide health care to patients in New Mexico, including: (1) an optometrist; (2) a chiropractic physician; (3) a dentist; (4) a physician; (5) a podiatrist; (6) an osteopathic physician; (7) a physician assistant; (8) a certified nurse practitioner; (9) a physical therapist; (10) an occupational therapist; (11) a speech-language pathologist; (12) a doctor of oriental medicine; (13) a nutritionist; (14) a psychologist; (15) a certified nurse-midwife; (16) a clinical nurse specialist; (17) a registered nurse; (18) a dental hygienist; (19) a pharmacist; (20) a licensed independent social worker; (21) a licensed counselor; (22) a community health representative; or (23) a licensed athletic trainer; B. "originating site" means a place where a patient may receive health care via telehealth. An originating site may include: (1) a licensed inpatient center; (2) an ambulatory surgical or treatment center; (3) a skilled nursing center; (4) a residential treatment center; (5) a home health agency; (6) a diagnostic laboratory or imaging center; (7) an assisted living center; (8) a school-based health program; (9) a mobile clinic; (10) a mental health clinic; (11) a rehabilitation or other therapeutic health setting; (12) the patient's residence; (13) a federally qualified health center; or (14) a community health center; and C. "telehealth" means the use of electronic information, imaging and communication technologies, including interactive audio, video, data communications as well as store-and-forward technologies, to provide and support health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data and education. History: Laws 2004, ch. 48, § 3; 2007, ch. 203, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, added Paragraphs (20) through (22) of Subsection A and Paragraphs (13) and (14) of Subsection B.
NM Stat § 24-25-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 25 - New Mexico Telehealth Act|Section 24-25-4 - Telehealth authorized; procedure.

The delivery of health care via telehealth is recognized and encouraged as a safe, practical and necessary practice in New Mexico. No health care provider or operator of an originating site shall be disciplined for or discouraged from participating in telehealth pursuant to the New Mexico Telehealth Act. In using telehealth procedures, health care providers and operators of originating sites shall comply with all applicable federal and state guidelines and shall follow established federal and state rules regarding security, confidentiality and privacy protections for health care information. History: Laws 2004, ch. 48, § 4. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-25-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 25 - New Mexico Telehealth Act|Section 24-25-5 - Scope of act.

A. The New Mexico Telehealth Act does not alter the scope of practice of any health care provider or authorize the delivery of health care services in a setting, or in a manner, not otherwise authorized by law. B. Because the use of telehealth improves access to quality health care and will generally benefit the citizens of New Mexico, health insurers, health maintenance organizations, managed care organizations and third-party payors offering services to the citizens of New Mexico are encouraged to use and provide coverage for telehealth within the scope of their plans or policies. The state's medical assistance program is also encouraged to include telehealth within the scope of its plan or policy. History: Laws 2004, ch. 48, § 5; 2007, ch. 203, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, deleted former Subsection B and added a new Subsection B.
NM Stat § 24-26-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-1 - Short title.

This act [24-26-1 to 24-26-12 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Patient Care Monitoring Act". History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 1. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Patient Care Monitoring Act: A. "agency" [department] means the state agency on aging [aging and long-term services department]; B. "facility" means a long-term care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-5 NMSA 1978, other than an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, and may also include: (1) a skilled nursing facility; (2) an intermediate care nursing facility; (3) a nursing facility; (4) an adult residential shelter care home; (5) a boarding home; (6) any adult care home or adult residential care facility; and (7) any swing bed in an acute care facility or extended care facility; C. "monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument that broadcasts or records activity, but does not include a still camera; D. "patient" means a person who is a resident of a facility; E. "program" means the New Mexico long-term care ombudsman program; and F. "surrogate" means a legal guardian or a legally appointed substitute decision-maker who is authorized to act on behalf of a patient. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2004, ch. 23, § 13 provided that all references to the state agency on aging be deemed references to the aging and long-term services department.
NM Stat § 24-26-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-3 - Monitoring device; authorization and use.

A. A patient or a surrogate may authorize installation and use of a monitoring device in a facility provided that: (1) the facility is given notice of the installation; (2) if the monitoring device records activity visually, such recording shall include a record of the date and time; (3) the monitoring device and all installation and maintenance costs are paid for by the patient; and (4) written consent is given by each patient or surrogate of each patient occupying the same room. B. The patient may establish and the facility shall accommodate limits on the use, including the time of operation, direction, focus or volume, of a monitoring device. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 3. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-4 - Monitoring device option; installation; accommodation by facility.

A. At the time of admission to a facility, a patient shall be offered the option to have a monitoring device, and a record of the patient's authorization or choice not to have a monitoring device shall be kept by the facility and shall be made accessible to the program. B. After authorization, consent and notice, a patient or surrogate may install, operate and maintain a monitoring device in the patient's room at the patient's expense. C. The facility shall cooperate to accommodate the installation of the monitoring device, provided the installation does not place undue burden on the facility. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 4. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-5 - Consent; waiver.

A. Consent to the authorization for the installation and use of a monitoring device may be given only by the patient or the surrogate. B. Consent to the authorization for the installation and use of a monitoring device shall include a release of liability for the facility for a violation of the patient's right to privacy insofar as the use of the monitoring device is concerned. C. A patient or the surrogate may reverse a choice to have or not have a monitoring device installed and used at any time, after notice to the facility and to the program upon a form prescribed by the agency. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 5. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-6 - Authorization form; contents.

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, § 6. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-7 - Immunity; unauthorized use.

A. In any civil action against the facility, material obtained through the use of a monitoring device may not be used if the monitoring device was installed or used without the knowledge of the facility or without the prescribed form. B. Compliance with the provisions of the Patient Care Monitoring Act shall be a complete defense against any civil or criminal action brought against the patient, surrogate or facility for the use or presence of a monitoring device. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 7. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-8 - Notice to current patients.

Within six months of the effective date of the Patient Care Monitoring Act, all facilities shall provide to each patient or surrogate a form prescribed by the agency explaining the provisions of the Patient Care Monitoring Act and giving each patient or surrogate a choice to have a monitoring device installed in the patient's room. Copies of the completed form shall be kept by the facility and shall be made accessible to the program. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 8. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-9 - Notice.

The facility shall post a notice in a conspicuous place at the entrance to a room with a monitoring device that a monitoring device is in use in that room of the facility. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 9. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-10 - Rules.

The agency shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Patient Care Monitoring Act. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 10. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-11 - Prohibited acts.

No person or patient shall be denied admission to or discharged from a facility or be otherwise discriminated against or retaliated against because of a choice to authorize installation and use of a monitoring device. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the provisions of Section 28-17-19 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 11. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-26-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act|Section 24-26-12 - Criminal acts.

Any person other than a patient or surrogate found guilty of intentionally hampering, obstructing, tampering with or destroying a monitoring device or a recording made by a monitoring device installed in a facility pursuant to the Patient Care Monitoring Act is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 12. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 24-27-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 27 - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act|Section 24-27-1 - Short title.

Chapter 24, Article 27 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act". History: Laws 2005, ch. 43, § 1; 2008, ch. 9, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, added the statutory reference.
NM Stat § 24-27-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 27 - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act|Section 24-27-2 - Purpose of act.

The purpose of the Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act is to educate pregnant women regarding the potential benefits of umbilical cord blood donations and to provide opportunities for the donation and storage of umbilical cord blood when desired by a pregnant woman. History: Laws 2005, ch. 43, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 43, § 8 made Laws 2005, ch. 43, § 2 effective July 1, 2005.
NM Stat § 24-27-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 24 - Health and Safety|Article 27 - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act|Section 24-27-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Act: A. "health care facility" means an institution providing health care services, including a hospital, clinic or other inpatient center, outpatient facility or diagnostic or treatment center, that is licensed by the department of health; B. "health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by law to provide or render health care services to pregnant women in New Mexico in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession, but is limited to a medical physician, osteopathic physician, doctor of oriental medicine, physician assistant, certified nurse practitioner and certified nurse-midwife; and C. "umbilical cord blood" means the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a newborn child. History: Laws 2005, ch. 43, § 3; 2008, ch. 9, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, added "physician assistant" in Subsection B.