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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 25 - STATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS › Part 10 - NEW MEXICO VETERANS CENTER POLICY › Section 7.25.10.10 - ORGANIZATION

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A. Purpose: To
				outline the basic organization of the New Mexico veterans center; establish
				lines of authority and responsibility for all personnel; and define often used
				terms. See attached organizational chart and description of
				structure.
B. Definition:
(1) Administrator: Exercises overall
				supervision, responsibility, and direction of the facility. He is directly
				responsible to the veterans service commission.
(2) Assistant administrator: Assists the
				administrator in providing overall supervision, responsibility, and direction
				of the facility. He assumes the duties of the administrator in his
				absence.
(3) Division: Major
				organizational component comprising of one or more departments. The division
				head exercises overall supervision and is responsible for all activities within
				that division.
(4) Department:
				Lesser organization component comprised by major function or mission. The
				department head is responsible for the supervision and operation of his
				department and reports to his respective division head.
(5) Section: Next lower organizational
				element under a department. An area may also be considered a section. The
				section chief reports to the unit department head.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 25 - STATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS › Part 10 - NEW MEXICO VETERANS CENTER POLICY › Section 7.25.10.11 - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS

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A. Purpose: To assure full compliance with
				state and federal laws, rules, and regulations in relation to
				non-discrimination and civil rights.
B. Policy: It shall be the policy of the New
				Mexico veterans center, in accordance with New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978
				Compilation, Section
				28-1-7,
				that:
(1) It is an unlawful discriminatory
				practice for an employee, unless based on a bona fide occupational
				qualification, to refuse to hire, to discharge, to promote or demote, or to
				discriminate in matters of compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of
				employment against any person otherwise qualified because of race, age,
				religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or physical or mental
				handicap.
(2) Furthermore, the
				facility subscribes to the requirements and intent of the Civil Rights Act of
				1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of
				1973.
(3) If an employee feels he
				has been discriminated, he may elect to contact the human rights commission in
				Santa Fe. An employee filing a charge of discrimination based on any area of
				illegal or unlawful discrimination is protected from any type of reprisal. Any
				employee may freely file an allegation of discrimination and be assured of full
				and fair consideration of that complaint.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 25 - STATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS › Part 10 - NEW MEXICO VETERANS CENTER POLICY › Section 7.25.10.12 - ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY AND PROCEDURE

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A. Purpose: To provide guidance and direction
				for establishment of center policy and procedure.
B. Background: New Mexico Statutes Annotated,
				1978 Compilation, Section 28-13-5, provide that the veterans service
				commission, as part of their powers and duties, shall make rules and
				regulations as may be necessary. As part of the duties of the administrator, he
				shall establish procedures to carry out the policies of the
				commission.
C. Definitions:
(1) Policy: The overall plan embracing the
				general goals and objectives of the facility.
(2) Procedure: A particular method for
				carrying out the policy of the facility.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 25 - STATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS › Part 10 - NEW MEXICO VETERANS CENTER POLICY › Section 7.25.10.13 - CODE OF CONDUCT

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A.
				Purpose: To prescribe a code of conduct for the New Mexico Veterans Center in
				accordance with New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, Section
				10-16-11.
B. Policy: It shall be the policy of the New
				Mexico veterans center that a code of conduct for employees shall be
				established and shall be required reading by all employees.
C. General requirements:
(1) Each employee shall be expected to serve
				diligently, loyally, and cooperatively; to exercise courtesy and dignity; and
				to conduct himself, both on and off duty, in a manner reflecting credit upon
				himself and the New Mexico veterans center.
(2) An employee shall avoid any action which
				might result in, or create the appearance of:
(a) using public office for private
				gain;
(b) giving preferential
				treatment to any person, group, or organization;
(c) impeding state government efficiency or
				economy;
(d) losing complete
				independence or impartiality;
(e)
				making a state government decision outside official channels.
(3) An employee shall not attempt
				to accomplish indirectly - through his immediate family or otherwise any
				activity which he is prohibited from doing directly.
(4) Employees shall not discriminate on the
				grounds of race, age, religion, ancestry, color, sex, or national origin in
				providing services. They shall not discriminate on those grounds or any other
				improper ground in any employment matter. Employees are responsible to
				cooperate in making equal opportunity for all a reality in the New Mexico
				veterans center.
(5) The veterans
				service commission and the administrator shall encourage the good conduct of
				employees by setting the example, by dealing with them considerately and
				impartially, and by showing sincere concern for them as individuals.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 25 - STATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS › Part 10 - NEW MEXICO VETERANS CENTER POLICY › Section 7.25.10.14 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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A.
				Purpose: To establish policy and procedures relating to admission requirements
				to the New Mexico veterans center.
B. Background: The New Mexico veterans center
				was established by the New Mexico legislature to provide residential services
				to veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States. These services
				provide for the highest quality of nursing care along with a safe environment
				which will give the veteran a sense of well-being and dignity in his or her
				remaining years and to rehabilitate him or her to his or her highest
				potential.
C. Policy: It shall be
				the policy of the New Mexico veterans center, in accordance with New Mexico
				Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, Section
				23-4-3,
				that:
(1) Occupancy in the center shall be
				only for veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States who have
				served at least ninety days of active duty during a period of war or who have
				served under conditions comparable thereto, pursuant to rules and regulations
				adopted by the New Mexico veterans service commission. The following
				requirements for admission and continued occupancy shall prevail:
(a) release or separation from the service
				with an honorable discharge; and
(b) residency in New Mexico at the time of
				entering the armed forces, or in the alternative, residing in the state for
				five or more of the nine years immediately preceding the date of
				application.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 25 - STATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS › Part 10 - NEW MEXICO VETERANS CENTER POLICY › Section 7.25.10.16 - NEPOTISM

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A. Purpose: To
				establish guidelines concerning hiring, transfer or promotion of employees who
				are related to other employees.
B.
				Definition: Relative is defined as the parent, spouse, child, brother, sister,
				brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and persons
				residing in the incumbent's household.
C. Policy: It is the policy of the New Mexico
				veterans center to regulate the hiring and supervision of relatives in the
				following manner:
(1) Applicants for vacant
				positions will be required to complete a form disclosing any relatives he/she
				has in the hospital. (See attached form.)
(2) New hires related to current employees
				shall not be selected for any vacancy if the selection will result in either
				the candidate or his/her relative becoming the supervisor of the
				other.
(3) All current employees
				who wish to apply for vacancies will be made aware of the fact that no transfer
				or promotion will be approved or permitted if, as a result of transfer or
				promotion, either the candidate or his/her relative will be an immediate
				supervisor of the other.
(4) In
				addition to the preceding, it is strongly recommended that close relatives, as
				defined above, not work in the same department or section.
(5) Any exception from the above will be
				justified to the hospital administrator and/or the chairman of the veterans
				service commission.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 2 › Section 7.26.2.5

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					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 3 › Section 7.26.3.5

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					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 4 › Section 7.26.4.5

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					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 6 › Section 7.26.6.5

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					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 7 › Section 7.26.7.5

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					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 8 › Section 7.26.8.5

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					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 26 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES › Part 9 › Section 7.26.9.5

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Compiler's note: The words or paragraph, above, are no
					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Department of Health (DOH), Epidemiology and
				  Response Division (ERD), Emergency Medical Systems Bureau
				  (EMSB).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.2 - SCOPE

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These rules apply to New Mexico emergency medical services,
				  including the service directors and medical directors of those services;
				  approved New Mexico EMS education programs and graduates of approved New Mexico
				  EMS education programs; New Mexico licensed EMS personnel including those
				  previously licensed; persons trained, certified, or licensed in another state
				  or territory seeking to acquire licensure in New Mexico; EMS licensing
				  commission; individuals certified with the national registry of emergency
				  medical technicians; and any other entity associated with the licensing of
				  emergency medical services personnel in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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These rules are promulgated pursuant to the following
				  statutory authorities:
1) the New
				Mexico Department of Health Act, Subsection E of Section
				9-7-6
				NMSA 1978, which authorizes the secretary of the department of health to "make
				and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may be
				necessary to carry out the duties of the department and its divisions;" and;
2) the Emergency Medical Services
				Act, Subsection A of Section
				24-10B-5
				NMSA 1978, which authorizes the department to adopt and enforce licensure
				requirements by regulation, and Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of Section
				24-10B-5
				NMSA 1978, which authorizes the department to establish a schedule of
				reasonable fees for application, examination, licensure and regular renewal
				thereof.
A.
Administration:
Administration and enforcement of these rules is the responsibility of the
				emergency medical systems bureau of the epidemiology and response division,
				department of health.
B.
Guidelines:
In the absence of specific direction in the law or
				these rules as to the standard of practice, the current national standard for
				emergency cardiac care (ECC), the national highway traffic safety
				administration of the United States department of transportation standard
				curriculum, and the EMT code of ethics, as adopted in 1978 by the national
				association of emergency medical technicians, shall serve as
				guidelines.
C.
Other law and
				regulations:
These rules are subject to the provisions of the department
				of health's 7.1.3 NMAC, "
health records
."
D.
Use of certain terms
				prohibited:
The use of "licensed emergency medical dispatcher",
				"licensed emergency medical dispatch instructor", "licensed emergency medical
				services first responder", "licensed emergency medical technician (EMT)-basic",
				"licensed EMT-intermediate", or "licensed EMT-paramedic", or display of the
				"star of life" except as allowed in the United States department of
				transportation (US-DOT) trademark specifications, or similar terms or emblems
				connoting expertise in basic or advanced life support by any person not
				licensed hereunder is hereby prohibited. See Emergency Medical Services Act,
				Paragraph (1) of Subsection C of 24- 10B-5 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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December 12, 2017, unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.6 - OBJECTIVE

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These rules will inform the emergency medical services
				  community of licensure requirements for emergency medical services personnel.
				  It is the purpose of these rules to provide for the licensure of emergency
				  medical dispatchers, emergency medical dispatch-instructors, emergency medical
				  services first responders, and emergency medical technicians, and to assist in
				  the provision of a comprehensive system of emergency medical services in the
				  state of New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.8 - GENERAL LICENSURE

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A.
Authorizations to practice:
No person shall function as, or
				represent themselves as an emergency medical services provider or offer,
				whether or not for compensation, any services included in these rules, unless
				currently licensed as an emergency medical dispatcher (EMD), emergency medical
				dispatcher instructor (EMD-I), EMS first responder, or EMT under these rules.
				This provision is enforceable by civil action as provided by state
				law.
B.
Licensing
				agency:
As provided by law, the agency responsible for the licensure of
				an EMD EMD-I, EMS first responder, and EMTs in New Mexico is the emergency
				medical systems bureau of the epidemiology and response division of the
				department of health.
C.
Eligibility:
Initial licensure as an EMD, EMD-I, EMS first
				responder, or EMT is open to all persons who have met the requirements
				prescribed in these rules, whether or not they are affiliated with an ambulance
				service, fire department, rescue service, or other emergency medical service in
				New Mexico, and irrespective of their monetary remuneration for such service.
				Applicants for licensure must complete the criminal history background
				screening process as described at Section
				24-10B-5.2
				NMSA 1978.
D.
The New Mexico
				registry of emergency medical services personnel:
The New Mexico
				registry of emergency medical services personnel is established and maintained
				at the bureau. The registry is a database containing contact and other relevant
				licensure information for all licensed New Mexico EMS licensees.
E.
Authorized classifications:
There are six classifications of fully licensed EMS provider that are
				recognized in the New Mexico registry of emergency medical services personnel.
				The most recently attained level of provider licensure will be shown on the
				person's certificate and licensure card. This section does not apply to a
				graduate license.
(1) Emergency medical
				dispatcher (EMD).
(2) Emergency
				medical dispatcher instructor (EMD-I).
(3) Emergency medical services first
				responder (EMSFR).
(4) Emergency
				medical technician - basic (EMT-B).
(5) Emergency medical technician -
				intermediate (EMT-I).
(6) Emergency
				medical technician - paramedic (EMT-P).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.9 - INITIAL LICENSURE

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A.
General:
This section specifies requirements for initial
				licensure. This section applies to all applicants who are graduates of bureau
				approved EMS education programs. Any person applying for New Mexico licensure
				from out-of-state, other programs, or with national registry certification
				shall meet the requirements for licensure described in Section
				7.27.2.10 NMAC.
				Specific time periods apply for EMS licensing examinations, according to
				Subsection O of
				7.27.2.8
				NMAC.
B.
Recognition:
The bureau may legally recognize other states, programs, or the national
				registry of emergency medical technicians requirements, where accreditation,
				EMS scope of practice, education standards, certification or licensure
				standards meet or exceed those of New Mexico.
C.
Licensed emergency medical
				dispatcher (EMD):
Licensure as an emergency medical dispatcher in New
				Mexico is mandatory for all persons who provide pre-arrival medical
				instructions to the emergency and non-emergency caller.
(1) An applicant for licensure as an EMD
				shall:
(a) be 18 years of age, and be of good
				character;
(b) provide evidence of
				a current bureau approved CPR certification; or, if physically unable to be CPR
				certified, provide written documentation of current knowledge and practical
				applications of CPR, as defined in these rules;
(c) successfully complete an EMD education
				course, which has been approved by the bureau, that meets or exceeds the U.S.
				department of transportation (USDOT) standards for EMD, within the previous 12
				months;
(d) meet all other
				licensing requirements found in
				7.27.2.8 NMAC
				of these rules;
(e) submit the
				required application and licensure fees as required by these rules;
				and
(f) provide a valid personal
				(i.e., non-service or business) address in the application
				materials.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.10 - RECIPROCITY

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A. Individuals who
				are currently licensed or certified in another state may apply for New Mexico
				EMS licensure as provided in this section. Individuals holding a certification
				with the national registry of EMTs at any level must also be licensed/certified
				by a state or other recognized jurisdictional authority to be eligible for
				reciprocity, unless otherwise approved by the bureau. The individual shall:
(1) submit an application for the appropriate
				licensure level along with a copy of a current state certification/licensure
				card;
(2) provide a copy of a
				current bureau approved CPR certification card;
(3) if applying for the EMT-P level, provide
				a copy of current bureau approved education which meets or exceeds the current
				national standard for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) on emergency cardiac
				care (ECC);
(4) pay the appropriate
				out-of-state reciprocity fee as required by these rules; there will be no
				refund of fees, except in unusual circumstances; as determined by the
				bureau;
(5) if applying for the
				EMSFR, EMT-B and EMT-I level, successfully complete a bureau approved
				transition course for out-of-state applicants, as determined by the EMS
				bureau;
(6) successfully complete
				the New Mexico reciprocity written examination at the appropriate licensure
				level within three attempts and if, requested by the EMS bureau, successfully
				demonstrate appropriate practical skills proficiency; the initial state
				reciprocity examination shall be completed within nine months from the date the
				application was received at the EMS bureau; successful completion of the
				examination process that results in the issuance of a NM EMS license shall be
				complete within 12 months from the date the application was received at the EMS
				bureau; and
(7) meet all other
				licensing requirements found in
				7.27.2.8 NMAC
				of these rules.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.11 - LICENSURE RENEWAL

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All licensed New Mexico EMS providers are required to renew
				  their license every two years. Current renewal documents and information may be
				  obtained from the bureau, website, or by requesting them from the bureau.
				  Individuals renewing their New Mexico EMS provider's license shall submit
				  verification of the required number of continuing education (CE) hours, as
				  described for each licensure level. Required certification or education, such
				  as
advanced cardiac life support
(ACLS) or cardiopulmonary
				  resuscitation (CPR), may each be used once to fulfill a portion of the CE hour
				  requirement during each two year renewal period. Additional cards may not be
				  used for additional CEs. New Mexico license renewal requirements may not match
				  those of national registry or other states; it is the individual's
				  responsibility to assure their completed CE meets the requirements of other
				  states or the national registry if they want to renew those certifications and
				  licensures. A maximum of one-half of the required number of CEs necessary for
				  renewal for each level may come from asynchronous distance/distributive
				  learning programs as defined later in this rule. This may differ from the
				  requirement for maintaining national registry certification.
A.
Receipt of licensure renewal from
				the EMS bureau:
Licensing renewal is the responsibility of each
				individual licensee. A renewal applicant shall provide a valid personal (i.e.,
				non-service or business) address in the application materials. If an individual
				licensee fails to notify the bureau of a change of address within one-year from
				the date of relocation, as determined by the bureau, a bad address fee may be
				assessed by the bureau. For individuals who have submitted their complete
				licensure renewal packet to the bureau in a timely manner, the bureau will
				review the renewal requests in the order they are received.
(1) If there is a delay in notification from
				the bureau about the status of the licensure renewal beyond the expiration of
				the license, the individual shall remain licensed until:
(a) notified by the bureau that the license
				application has been denied or the license expired without renewal;
				or
(b) they receive their license
				from the bureau or the bureau website lists the individual as
				licensed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.12 - IDENTIFICATION OF EMS PERSONNEL

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Licensed EMDs, EMD- Is, EMSFRs, EMTs, and paramedics will be
				  issued: one license certificate, and one uniform patch (if available).
A. The bureau shall charge a reasonable fee
				for replacement of lost documents. The bureau shall also charge a reasonable
				fee for additional uniform patches, pursuant to 7.27.2.12 NMAC of these
				rules.
B. Licensed EMDs, EMD-Is,
				EMSFRs, EMTs, and paramedics shall be listed as fully licensed on the bureau's
				list of licensed personnel, and upon demand, present proof of this listing and
				licensure status.
C. Licensed EMDs,
				EMD-Is, EMSFRs, EMTs, and paramedics shall promptly notify the bureau of any
				changes of name, address or EMS employment/affiliation status.
D. All volunteer, paid, and career EMS
				agencies regulated by the PRC or the EMS bureau utilizing EMS caregivers to
				perform patient care are required to verify the license of any volunteer or
				career EMS caregiver via direct contact with the EMS bureau or by accessing the
				bureau's license verification list. National Registry certification does not
				constitute licensure. Any other organization, business, or individual that
				employs or otherwise utilizes licensed EMS caregivers to provide medical care
				utilizing emergency medical dispatchers or emergency medical technicians
				including paramedics is strongly advised to verify the New Mexico license of
				the emergency medical dispatchers or emergency medical technicians via direct
				contact with the bureau or by accessing the bureau's license verification
				list.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.13 - FEES

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A.
Examination, licensure, renewal and assorted fees:
The bureau
				shall charge reasonable fees for the examination, licensure, and renewal of
				licensed EMS providers in New Mexico, according to the following schedule.
(1) In-state application fees will apply to
				individuals who have completed an EMS licensing course through a bureau
				approved New Mexico EMS education program.
(2) Reciprocity and seasonal licensure
				application fees will apply to individuals applying for licensure through the
				reciprocity and seasonal process education.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.15 - HEARINGS

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A.
Right to
				appeal:
A licensee or applicant may appeal a decision by the department
				to take a disciplinary action against the licensee or applicant under this
				rule.
B.
Right to
				hearing:
A licensee or applicant may request a hearing before a hearing
				officer appointed by the secretary to contest a proposed action or immediate
				suspension under this rule, by mailing a certified letter, return receipt
				requested, to the bureau within 20 days after service of the notice of the
				contemplated action or immediate suspension. If the licensee or applicant fails
				to request a hearing in the time and manner required by this section, the
				licensee or applicant shall forfeit the right to a hearing, and the proposed
				action shall become final and not subject to judicial review.
C.
Scheduling the hearing:
(1)
Appointment of hearing
				officer:
Upon the bureau's receipt of a timely request for a hearing,
				the department shall appoint a hearing officer and schedule a
				hearing.
(2)
Hearing
				date:
The hearing shall be held not more than 60 days and not less than
				15 days from the date of service of the notice of the hearing.
Exception
				for immediate suspensions; expedited hearing:
In the event that the
				bureau immediately suspends an individual's license, the department shall
				afford the individual an expedited hearing within 20 days of the date of the
				bureau's timely receipt of the licensee's request for a hearing, unless the
				individual waives this provision.
(3)
Notice of hearing:
The
				department shall notify the licensee or applicant of the date, time, and place
				of the hearing and the identity of the hearing officer, and shall identify the
				statute(s) and regulation(s) authorizing the department to take the
				contemplated action (unless previously disclosed), within 20 days of the
				bureau's timely receipt of the request for hearing.
Exception for
				immediate suspensions:
In the event that the bureau immediately suspends
				an individual's license, the department shall notify the individual of the
				expedited hearing not less than seven days prior to the scheduled date of the
				expedited hearing.
(4)
Hearing venue:
The hearing shall be held in the county in which the
				person whose license is involved maintains his residence, or at the election of
				the hearing officer, in any county in which the acts complained of occurred. In
				any case, the hearing officer may, with the agreement of the parties, hold the
				hearing in some other county.
Exceptions; expedited hearings and cases
				involving initial licensure:
Expedited hearings shall be held in Santa
				Fe, New Mexico. Hearings in cases involving initial licensure shall also be
				held in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 2 - LICENSING OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL › Section 7.27.2.16 - CRIMINAL HISTORY SCREENING

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A.
Authority; use of criminal history information:
The emergency
				medical services (EMS) bureau is authorized to obtain the criminal history
				records of applicants and licensees, and to exchange fingerprint data directly
				with the federal bureau of investigation, department of public safety (DPS) and
				any other law enforcement agency or organization. The EMS bureau shall require
				fingerprinting of applicants and licensees for the purposes of this section.
				Information regarding felonies may form the basis of a denial, suspension or
				revocation of licensure, and other disciplinary action when the conviction
				relates directly to the profession or the practice of emergency medical
				services.
B.
Procedure for
				applicants and licensees:
(1) If an
				applicant or licensee otherwise meets the application and eligibility
				requirements, then the bureau shall require the applicant or licensee to submit
				a request to the federal bureau of investigation, DPS or a DPS designated
				vendor for a current criminal history screening through the national crime
				information center ("NCIC"). The applicant or licensee shall undergo the
				criminal history screening when first applying for either initial or renewal
				licensure after the effective date of this rule, and every four years
				thereafter.
(2) The department
				shall provide applicants and licensees with the department's originating agency
				identification (ORI) number for the purposes of criminal history
				screening.
(3) An applicant or
				licensee shall provide to DPS or a DPS designated vendor a criminal background
				screening request, fingerprints, and supporting documentation including an
				authorization for release of information to the department in accordance with
				the procedures of DPS or the DPS designated vendor.
(4) DPS or the DPS designated vendor will
				review state records and also transmit the fingerprints to the federal bureau
				of investigation for a national screening. The results of the screening will be
				made available to the department for review.
(5) Applicants and licensees shall bear any
				costs associated with ordering or conducting criminal history screening. Fees
				are determined by and payable to DPS or a DPS designated vendor. Fees cannot be
				waived by the department.
(6) The
				EMS bureau may, within its discretion, waive the criminal history screening
				requirements of this section for an applicant or licensee who has submitted to,
				and provided proof of, an equivalent criminal history screening through DPS or
				through the DPS designated vendor within the previous nine months and was found
				to have no criminal convictions.
(7) The EMS bureau shall comply with
				applicable confidentiality requirements of the DPS and the federal bureau of
				investigation regarding the handling and dissemination of criminal history
				information.
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A.
Effect of
				revocation of NM EMS licensure
(1) Any
				person whose New Mexico EMSFR, EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P licensure was revoked
				shall be ineligible to apply for EMSFR, EMT-B, EMT-I, or EMT-P licensure,
				except as otherwise permitted by this rule section.
(2) Any person whose New Mexico EMD or EMD-I
				licensure was revoked shall be ineligible to apply for EMD or EMD-I licensure,
				except as otherwise permitted by this rule section.
(3) A person whose NM EMS licensure was
				previously revoked cannot utilize the re-entry or reciprocity processes to
				become relicensed.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 3 - MEDICAL DIRECTION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 7.27.3.2 - SCOPE

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These regulations are applicable to all emergency medical
				  services (EMS), EMS medical directors, EMS administrators, EMS providers
				  certified/licensed to provide pre-hospital health care in the state of New
				  Mexico, and the medical direction committee.
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These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the following
				  statutory authorities:
A. the
				Department of Health Act, Section
				9-7-6.E
				NMSA 1978, which authorizes the secretary of the department of health to
				"...make and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may
				be necessary to carry out the duties of the department and its divisions",
				and
B. the Emergency Medical
				Services Act (as amended by Laws of 1993, Chapter 161), Section
				24-10B-4.D NMSA
				1978, which authorizes the department of health to adopt "regulations for
				medical direction of a provider or emergency medical system upon the
				recommendation of the medical direction committee..." The medical direction
				committee is established pursuant to Section
				24-10B-7 C
				NMSA 1978 of the EMS Act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 3 - MEDICAL DIRECTION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 7.27.3.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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January 1, 1997, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section or paragraph.
Compiler's note: The words or paragraph, above, are no
					 longer applicable. Later dates are now cited only at the end of sections, in
					 the history notes appearing in brackets.
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The purpose of these regulations are three fold:
A. they establish the administrative
				functions for the medical direction committee of the department; and
B. they provide guidelines that outline the
				elements of medical direction necessary for all components of an EMS system in
				New Mexico pursuant to Section
				24-10B-4 D(1) NMSA
				1978 of the EMS Act.
C. they
				establish the legal basis for use of "jumpkits" by EMT providers that are
				physically separate from ambulance/rescue vehicles.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 3 - MEDICAL DIRECTION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 7.27.3.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Academy" means
				the emergency medical services training program administered through the
				department of emergency medicine at the university of New Mexico school of
				medicine.
B. "Advanced directive"
				means a written instruction, such as living will or durable power of attorney
				for health care, recognizable under state law and relating to the provision of
				health care when a person is incapacitated.
C. "Advanced life support (ALS)" means
				advanced pre-hospital and inter-facility care and treatment, including basic
				and intermediate life support, as prescribed by regulation, which may be
				performed only by a person licensed as a paramedic by the bureau and operating
				under medical control.
D. "Basic
				life support (BLS)" means pre-hospital and inter-facility care and treatment,
				as prescribed by regulation, which can be performed by all licensed emergency
				medical technicians.
E.
				"Board-certified" means a physician who has obtained emergency medicine
				certification by a recognized board of medicine.
F. "Bureau" means the injury prevention and
				emergency medical services bureau of the public health division of the
				department.
G. "Commission" means
				the New Mexico emergency medical services licensing commission appointed by the
				secretary.
H. "Committee" means the
				medical direction committee of the bureau.
I. "Consulting pharmacist" means a pharmacist
				whose services are engaged on a routine part-time basis by an EMS service:
(1) to assist in drawing up correct
				procedures, rules and regulations for the distribution of dangerous
				drugs;
(2) to assume the overall
				responsibility for the system of control and distribution of drugs;
(3) to see that a designated person has the
				responsibility for day-to-day operation of the EMS service's dangerous drug
				supplies; and
(4) to visit the EMS
				service on a regularly scheduled basis in the course of his/her
				duties.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 3 - MEDICAL DIRECTION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 7.27.3.8 - MEDICAL DIRECTION ADMINISTRATION

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A. Duties: The duties of the medical
				direction committee shall be:
(1) reviewing
				the medical appropriateness of all regulations proposed by the
				bureau;
(2) reviewing and approving
				the applications of providers for special skills authorizations, as outlined in
				7 NMAC 27.2 [now 7.27.2 NMAC] "Certification and Licensing of EMS Personnel",
				or such other regulations as may be adopted by the department;
(3) assisting in the development of
				regulations pertaining to medical direction;
(4) updating at least annually a list of
				skills, techniques, and medications approved for each level of life support
				that will be approved by the secretary and issued by the bureau. These skills,
				techniques and medications shall be called the "scope of practice" and will be
				attached as an Appendix to 7 NMAC 27.3 [now 7.27.3 NMAC] "Certification and
				Licensing of EMS Personnel", or such other regulations as may be adopted by the
				department; and,
(5) as needed,
				develop guidelines and appendices to regulations governing medical direction
				issues as prescribed by law;
(6)
				collecting data from the EMS community in order to oversee the actual medical
				impact of the approved scope of practice for each level and for actions
				undertaken or contemplated.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 3 - MEDICAL DIRECTION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 7.27.3.9 - MEDICAL DIRECTION GUIDELINES

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A. General: These guidelines provide overall
				guidance for the performance of medical direction in New Mexico. The guidelines
				set forth the qualifications, responsibilities and activities of a system's
				designated medical director. The guidelines will also define a process for
				notifying the EMS bureau of the withdrawal of medical control by a physician
				from a provider, and specifying requirements for medical direction of
				intermediate and advanced life support personnel and basic life support
				personnel with special skills approval. Finally, the guidelines with set forth
				the legal requirements for an EMS system to maintain "jumpkits" under the
				authorization of the EMS medical director. Each guideline in Paragraphs 9 and
				10 are prefaced by either the word "mandatory" or the word "recommended".
				Mandatory items are required, while recommended items are highly
				recommended.
B. Medical director
				oversight:
(1)
(Mandatory) A designated medical director shall be required
				  for all the situations outlined below:
(a) a certified ambulance carrier as defined
				in state corporation commission (SCC) Regulation 18 NMAC 4.2 [now 18.4.2 NMAC],
				or such other rules as may be promulgated by the SCC or its successor
				agency;
(b) all advanced life
				support and intermediate life support EMTs;
(c) all basic life support EMTs who provide
				advanced life support skills, medications, and/or techniques authorized under
				the scope of practice or special skills authorizations; and
(d) all EMTs or first responders who provide
				semi-automatic defibrillation services.
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The Emergency Medical Services Fund Act shall apply to
				  requests made for funds available pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services
				  Fund Act, Section
				  24-10A-1,
				  et seq., NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 4 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND ACT › Section 7.27.4.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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This rule is promulgated pursuant to the following statutory
				  authorities:
1) the Department of
				Health Act, Section
				9-7-6.E.,
				NMSA 1978, which authorizes the secretary of the department of health to ". . .
				make and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may be
				necessary to carry out the duties of the department and its divisions", and;
2) the Emergency Medical Services
				Fund Act (as amended by Laws of 2001, Chapter 273), Section
				24-10A-3.1.,
				NMSA 1978, which authorizes the department of health to adopt rules to carry
				out the provisions of the act.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 4 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND ACT › Section 7.27.4.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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August 13, 2004, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
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The objective of Part 4, of Chapter 27 is to establish
				  standards and procedures for regulating programs under the Emergency Medical
				  Services Fund Act. These standards and procedures are designed for the purpose
				  of making funds available to municipalities and counties, in proportion to
				  their needs, for use in the establishment and enhancement of local emergency
				  medical services in order to reduce injury and loss of life. This rule will
				  inform New Mexico municipalities and counties of the procedures to access
				  funds. The department of health, through the emergency medical systems bureau,
				  will administer the fund pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services Fund Act
				  and this rule.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 4 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND ACT › Section 7.27.4.8 - DUTY OF THE BUREAU

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The bureau shall administer the fund and provide for the
				  distribution of the fund pursuant to the act and this rule. The bureau shall
				  certify the names and the amount distributed to each applicant and local
				  recipient in accordance with the provisions of the act and this rule. To
				  accumulate funds, municipalities or counties shall submit an accumulation and
				  purchase plan, in writing to the bureau. The bureau shall review and
				  approve/disapprove the plan in writing. Accumulated funds shall only be
				  expended as outlined in the bureau approved purchase plan.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 7 - HEALTH › Chapter 27 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Part 4 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FUND ACT › Section 7.27.4.9 - ANNUAL REPORT

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The bureau shall prepare an annual report which includes a
				  summary of the current fiscal year distribution, the number of approved
				  applications for the local funding program, local and statewide system support
				  projects, the vehicle purchase program and the approved budgets for
				  administration and the trauma support program. In addition, the report will
				  include the dollar amounts requested, amount of appropriation, average
				  distribution amount, the types of local recipients, total number of runs, and a
				  break down of the distribution by county. The report shall be made available to
				  public entities and the public on request.