New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.14 - ENFORCEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
EMS
				licensing commission:
(1)
Statutory basis:
The emergency medical services licensing
				commission is established pursuant to Section
				24-10B-5.1
				NMSA 1978 of the act.
(2)
Duties:
The duties of the commission are to:
(a) provide a forum for the receipt of public
				comment regarding emergency medical services licensing matters;
(b) oversee the bureau's licensing and
				enforcement functions;
(c) receive
				complaints, direct investigations, and authorize the initiation of actions by
				the bureau regarding contemplated refusal to grant initial licensure and for
				disciplinary actions against licensees; and
(d) grant waivers, for good cause shown, of
				regulations pertaining to licensure renewal.
(3)
Organization:
Members of the
				commission are appointed by the secretary as provided by law.
(a) Commission members shall serve until
				their successors have been appointed by the secretary.
(b) In the event of a vacancy on the
				commission by resignation or removal, the bureau shall immediately notify the
				secretary so as to expedite the appointment of a new commission member. The
				secretary shall appoint such vacancies.
(c) The commission may recommend to the
				secretary removal of any commission member for the following reasons:
(i) failing to attend or otherwise
				participate in two consecutive meetings without a valid reason; or
(ii) any other good cause.
(d) The commission shall elect a
				chair and vice-chair annually. The term of office begins with the meeting at
				which the officer is elected.
(e)
				The bureau shall serve as staff for the commission.
(4)
Commission meetings:
The
				commission shall meet as needed, but not less than semi-annually.
(a) Commission meetings for receipt of public
				comment regarding emergency medical services licensing functions and oversight
				of the bureau's licensure function shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act,
				Section
				10-15-1,
et seq
., NMSA 1978.
(b) Meetings pertaining to the issuance,
				suspension, renewal or revocation of a license, or other personnel matters, are
				closed meetings as provided by the Open Meetings Act.
(c) A meeting notice resolution, consistent
				with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, shall be adopted by the
				commission and shall be reviewed in November of each year at a regularly
				scheduled meeting of the commission.
(d) Minutes of meetings shall be taken and
				maintained in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.
(e) A commission member may attend a meeting
				of the commission via telephone or other teleconferencing technology, if it
				otherwise difficult or impossible for the member to attend in person.
(5)
Receipt of public
				comment:
There shall be an opportunity for receipt of public comment
				regarding licensure matters, in writing or orally, at each open commission
				meeting.
(a) Written public comment intended
				for consideration by the commission shall be mailed to the bureau. The comments
				must include the person's name, address, and telephone number, if available.
				Unidentified comments may or may not be considered by the commission.
(b) The commission, upon receipt of public
				comments, may make an appropriate recommendation to the bureau to take action
				based on those comments.
(6)
Oversight:
During each
				regularly scheduled meeting, the bureau will provide a report of its licensure
				functions to the commission. Commission members may, at any time, request
				information about licensure functions from the bureau.