New Mexico Administrative Code

[Refer to 7.27.2.7 NMAC]

A. Medical director means a physician functioning as the service EMS medical director as defined and described in 7.27.3 NMAC, medical direction for emergency medical services. Medical control means supervision provided by or under the direction of a physician. B. Prior to approv…

"Approved emergency medical services training program" means a New Mexico emergency medical services training program that is sponsored by a post-secondary educational institution, is accredited by a bureau approved national accrediting organization for emergency medical services…

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

To every extent possible, the department of health will: A. Facilitate the communication and analysis of information and data between the department, acute care hospitals, emergency medical services, and other care providers regarding ways to improve the quality of care for heart…

These rules apply to New Mexico acute care hospitals that seek to be accredited or become accredited as a STEMI receiving or referring center by the society of cardiovascular patient care or another nationally recognized and Department of Health approved organization that provide…

These rules are promulgated pursuant to the following statutory authorities: 1) the New Mexico Department of Health Act, Subsection E of NMSA 1978, Section 9-7-6, which authorizes the secretary of the department of health to "make and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules an…

Permanent.

August 15, 2014, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

These rules are intended to establish the requirements necessary for acute care hospitals to be certified as STEMI receiving or referring centers. Additionally, the rule intends to identify incentives for participation in a STEMI registry, as well as assist and encourage STEMI re…

Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases used in these regulations shall have the meanings indicated. A. "Accredited" means a process of validation by an organization recognized by the department. B. "Acute care hospital" mean…

A. Funding for data submission: The department will, depending on availability of funds and based on guidelines approved by the department and administered by the bureau, provide limited financial assistance to acute care hospitals providing STEMI and other heart attack care data…

The department shall certify an acute care hospital as a STEMI receiving center or STEMI referring center if that hospital has been accredited as a STEMI receiving center or STEMI referring center by the society of cardiovascular patient care or another nationally recognized orga…

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

To every extent possible, the department of health emergency medical systems bureau will: A. Facilitate the communication and analysis of information and data between the department, acute care hospitals, emergency medical services, and other care providers regarding ways to impr…

These rules apply to New Mexico acute care hospitals that seek to be accredited or become accredited as an acute stroke capable center, primary stroke center, or comprehensive stroke center by the joint commission or another nationally recognized accrediting body.

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 establish the requirements necessary for acute care hospitals to be certified by the department as an acute stroke capable center, primary stroke center, or comprehensive stroke center. Additionally, the rule intends to identify incentives for particip…

Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases used in these regulations shall have the meanings indicated. A. "Accredited" means a process of validation by the joint commission or any other nationally recognized accrediting body re…

A. Funding for data submission: (1) The department shall, depending on availability of funds and based on guidelines approved by the department and administered by the bureau, provide limited financial assistance to acute care hospitals providing stroke data to the approved regis…

The department shall certify an acute care hospital as a primary stroke center, comprehensive stroke center, or acute stroke capable center if that hospital has been accredited as an acute stroke capable center, primary stroke center, or comprehensive stroke center. The departmen…

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

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 reco…

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…

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 …

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…

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 regardi…

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 secret…

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 publi…

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 M…

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…

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 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 m…

A. "Academy" means a separately funded emergency medical services education program administered through the department of emergency medicine of the university of New Mexico school of medicine. B. "Act" means the Emergency Medical Services Act, Section 24-10B-1, et seq., NMSA 197…

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), emerg…

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 cer…

New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division.

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.

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 …

Permanent.

January 1, 1997, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section or paragraph.

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 Ne…

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 f…

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 7.2…

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 noti…

New Mexico Department of Health