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New Mexico Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology and Response, Emergency Medical Systems Bureau.

An EMS agency shall, prior to beginning emergency medical services operations within the state of New Mexico, obtain either a temporary or full emergency medical services certification from the bureau. Certification by the EMS bureau shall not in itself qualify an EMS agency for …

Certification periods are twenty-four months in length except for the initial period, which shall vary according to the date of initial certification. The second or subsequent period of certification shall be for a full twenty-four month period, regardless of the date of applicat…

A. Patient care reports. All certified EMS agencies except special event EMS shall complete in a timely manner and keep on file a clearly written or computer-generated patient care report for each patient who is provided with emergency medical care or transported. Each patient ca…

When applying for initial certification or renewal of certification, an EMS agency shall provide to the bureau emergency contact information for the EMS agency. This information shall be used by the bureau to provide effective communications and resource management in the event o…

A. Personnel licensure required. An EMS agency shall ensure that EMS providers at all times maintain current EMS licensure in accordance with 7.27.2 NMAC ("Licensing of Emergency Medical Services Personnel"). B. Scopes of practice. An EMS agency providing emergency medical servic…

A. An EMS agency and any of its personnel or agents shall provide service to a person in need of emergency medical treatment or transportation. B. An EMS agency shall, in accordance with the EMS agency's level of care, transport a patient requiring medical treatment and transport…

A. General requirements for all medical rescue agencies: (1) Certification required. A medical rescue agency shall not provide treatment to any patient, nor shall a transport medical rescue agency transport any patient, unless the medical rescue agency holds a valid certificate i…

All non-transport medical rescue agencies shall stock and equip non-transport medical rescue vehicles with the following minimum required equipment and supplies. Supplies shall be maintained in sufficient quantities to assure the safe and adequate provision of emergency medical s…

All transport medical rescue agencies shall stock and equip transport medical rescue vehicles with the minimum equipment and supplies required in this rule to be stocked in non-transport medical rescue vehicles by non-transport medical rescue agencies. Additionally, all transport…

A. Certification required. A special event EMS agency shall not provide medical treatment or transport to any patient unless the special event EMS agency holds a valid certificate in accordance with this rule. A special event EMS agency shall not charge a fee to the patient for s…

A. This rule applies to any emergency medical service (EMS) agency that provides emergency medical services within the state of New Mexico, including but not limited to special event EMS agencies; emergency medical dispatch agencies, and transport and non-transport medical rescue…

A. Certification required. An emergency medical dispatch agency shall not operate within the state of New Mexico, nor dispatch calls within or from the state of New Mexico, nor represent itself to be an emergency medical dispatch agency operating in the state of New Mexico or dis…

A. Application. An EMS agency shall apply for certification using an approved application form, and shall provide completed and legible responses to every applicable element of the application form. B. Application form. Applications for certification shall include at a minimum th…

A. Temporary certification. The bureau may issue a temporary certification to an EMS agency for a period not to exceed three continuous months upon submission of a fully completed initial certification application and payment of appropriate fees. The bureau may in its sole discre…

A. Determination and assessment. The bureau shall determine and assess fees for the certification of EMS agencies. An agency shall register for only one category of EMS certification, based upon its primary scope of responsibility. However, an agency that qualifies under more tha…

A. Complaint/incident procedures. (1) Any person may communicate a written complaint or knowledge of an incident concerning an EMS agency or applicant to the bureau. (2) Complaints shall be submitted in signed, written form to the bureau as soon as practical. (3) The bureau shall…

A. Right to appeal. An EMS agency or applicant may appeal a decision by the department to take a disciplinary action against the EMS agency or applicant under this rule. B. Right to hearing. An EMS agency or applicant may request a hearing before a hearing officer appointed by th…

This rule is promulgated pursuant to the New Mexico Department of Health Act at NMSA 1978, Section 9-7-6 E, and the Emergency Medical Services Act at NMSA 1978, Section 24-10B-4 L.

Permanent.

3/15/2010, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The purpose of this rule is to establish standards for the certification of EMS agencies that conduct operations within New Mexico, and to identify the process and procedures for certification and enforcement. Administration and enforcement of this rule is the responsibility of t…

A. "Air ambulance service" means any governmental or private service that provides air transportation specifically designed to accommodate the medical needs of a person who is ill, injured or otherwise mentally or physically incapacitated and who requires in-flight medical superv…

It shall be prohibited for any EMS agency to advertise or perform emergency medical services, or to use the title "certified emergency medical services agency," in New Mexico, unless the EMS agency has been certified by the bureau in accordance with this rule.

If requested by a potential client, a patient or a member of the public, a certified emergency medical services agency shall disclose its current level of New Mexico certification and what level of service it can provide.

New Mexico Department of Health (DOH), Epidemiology and Response Division (ERD), Emergency Medical Systems Bureau (EMSB).

A. Purpose: Special skills are those skills, procedures, and medications that are requested by an EMS service to enhance emergency treatment capabilities beyond the normal scope of practice, as defined in the Emergency Medical Services Act. Use the enclosed procedures for applica…

A. Introduction: The bureau is providing the following general position description for the New Mexico EMS provider positions for first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-intermediate, and EMT-paramedic. It is the ultimate responsibility of an employer to define specific job descriptions …

On March 11, 2020, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued executive order 2020-004 pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Response Act, Subsection A of Section 12-10A-5, NMSA 1978, declaring a state of public health emergency concerning the spread of the novel coronav…

These rules apply to New Mexico emergency medical services (EMS), including mobile integrated health, community EMS, critical care EMS, special event, healthcare facilities, and other entities that employee and utilize New Mexico licensed EMS personnel. These rules also apply to …

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…

Permanent.

December 12, 2017, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

These rules are intended to supplement the emergency medical services licensure requirements for emergency medical services personnel, to provide supplemental and additional standards for the licensure of emergency medical dispatchers, emergency medical dispatch-instructors, emer…