New Mexico Administrative Code

These rules are promulgated pursuant to the following statutory authorities: Section 9-7-6 E of the Department of Health Act, and Section 24-16-3 B(2) of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act.

Permanent.

May 30, 2008, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

This rule is intended to establish standards for the application and issuance of certificates for cigar bar status under the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act.

Unless otherwise defined below, terms used in these rules have the same meanings as set forth in the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act, NMSA 1978, Section 24-16-1 et seq.: A. "Applicant" means an establishment or agent of an establishment that has applied for a certificate from th…

A. All applications for a certificate under these rules shall be made on the forms prescribed by the department. Forms may be obtained from the public health division of the department. B. An applicant shall submit sales receipts and invoices for the previous twelve (12) months i…

A. A certificate shall remain valid for twelve (12) months, except as otherwise provided by these rules. The department shall identify on the face of each certificate the date of the certificate's expiration. B. A certificated establishment that ceases to be a bar shall have its …

New Mexico Department of Health.

Any district health officer may declare a quarantine against rabies within the health district or any part thereof when rabies has been determined to exist to the extent that it is a danger to public health. Upon written findings of such danger and approval of the division direct…

When circumstances indicate an animal has been bitten by a known rabid animal, the following procedures shall apply: A. Dogs, cats or ferrets bitten by a known rabid animal should be destroyed immediately. If the owner is unwilling to have this done, the animal should be vaccinat…

Due to the presence of rabies in skunks and the hazard to the public health of rabies developing in skunks kept as pets, no person shall import into the state, nor capture with intent to keep as a pet, nor buy, sell, trade nor possess any skunk except in connection with a recogni…

It is unlawful for any owner to fail to confine a vicious animal except: A. an animal confined within an enclosed automobile, truck or other vehicle not being used as a public conveyance; B. an animal in shipment on a public conveyance and properly confined in a shipping containe…

Municipal or county animal control ordinances shall provide for the seizure and disposition of dogs and cats that have bitten a person, vicious dogs and dogs molesting livestock, and may provide for the seizure and disposition of stray animals.

A. Each county and municipality may provide by ordinance for the licensure of all dogs and cats over the age of three months. B. Such ordinance shall require a serially numbered certificate and tag for each licensed animal. The certificate shall contain the name and address of th…

Every municipality and each county shall provide for the impoundment of animals as follows. A. Impoundment facilities shall be provided for the confinement of all unowned animals susceptible to rabies which have bitten a person. The animal shall be either destroyed or confined fo…

A. Every municipality and each county shall designate a part-time or full-time animal control officer who shall be deputized to enforce animal control laws, orders, ordinances and regulations. B. The animal control officer shall prevent and control the spread of rabies within the…

Together with a network of mandatory and discretionary municipal and county ordinances prescribed at Section 5 and 7, to provide for the control of animals by mandatory rabies vaccination of dogs and cats, confinement of rabies suspect animals, laboratory rabies testing, rabies q…

These regulations are promulgated by the secretary of the department of health pursuant to sections 77-1-3 and 9-7-6(E) NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

October 31, 1996, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To protect humans and animals from rabies by vaccination of dogs and cats and the confinement, destruction and testing of rabies suspect animals. To protect humans and livestock from dog bites by controlling animals running at large and by providing for the licensure of dogs, imp…

A. "Animal" means any vertebrate member of the animal kingdom excluding man. B. "Animal destroyed" means the administration of an agent which shall cause the death of an animal. Such method shall not destroy brain tissue necessary for laboratory examination for rabies. C. "Bite" …

A. Dogs and cats over the age of three months shall be vaccinated against rabies. The animal shall receive a booster within the 12-month interval following the initial vaccination. Every domestic dog and cat shall be revaccinated against rabies within 12 months if a 1-year vaccin…

A. When any person is bitten by an animal, it is the duty of such person or his parent or guardian, or any person having knowledge of the whereabouts of the animal, to immediately notify the animal control officer or the field office of the public health division. B. Any dog, cat…

New Mexico Department of Health.

A. Reporting requirements: Hospitals shall report all emergency department visits electronically to the department of health in such a format, with such data elements and in accordance with such standards of quality, timeliness and completeness as established by the department of…

Acute care hospitals only will submit data to the New Mexico department of health using the centers for disease control and prevention national healthcare safety network (NHSN) and confer rights to access the data to the New Mexico department of health for central line-associated…

These requirements repeal and replace all previous rules, particularly rules governing the control of communicable disease of November 11, 1952, rules governing the reporting of notifiable disease of June 29, 1974 and rules governing the control of disease and conditions of publi…

A. All reports including electronic laboratory reports of notifiable conditions, must include: (1) the disease or condition being reported; (2) patient's name, date of birth/age, gender, race/ ethnicity, address, patient telephone numbers, and occupation; (3) physician or license…

All physicians, laboratories, health care professionals, and other persons having knowledge of diseases or conditions covered by these regulations.

These provisions set forth herein are promulgated by the secretary of the department of health by authority of NMSA 1978 Section 9-7-6(E) and in conformity with the Public Health Act, particularly NMSA 1978 Sections 24-1-3 C, 24-1-7, and 24-1-15 and pursuant to the Hospital-Acqui…

Permanent.

April 30, 2009, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The essential objective of these rules is the control of disease and conditions of public health significance through the prompt identification of disease, notification of responsible health authorities, and institution of preventive and ameliorative measures.

As used in these provisions, the following terms shall have the meaning given to them, except where the context clearly requires otherwise. A. "Acute care hospital" means a hospital providing emergency services, in-patient medical and nursing care for acute illness, injury, surge…

A. Declaration of notifiable conditions: The division shall periodically issue a list of notifiable conditions according to reporting category designated as 7.4.3.13 NMAC. The list shall be reviewed on a regular basis and revised as necessary. Diseases shown in 7.4.3.13 NMAC are …

A. Responsibility for protection of public health: The department of health may take such measures as are deemed necessary and proper for the protection of the public health. B. Coordination among agencies: The department of health shall coordinate the efforts of other concerned …

New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, Family Health Bureau

The members of maternal mortality review team, the fetal and Infant mortality review team and child fatality review team will be state or local experts in their field and appointed by the department. Members are selected to achieve a culturally diverse, multidisciplinary team tha…

Deaths of New Mexico residents which are registered with VRHS/NM will serve as the denominator or source file for MMR, FIMR and CFR. Deaths of non-residents which have occurred in New Mexico may not always be included. A. MMR case identification: Deaths that meet criteria for mat…

The department designee shall receive case identifiers from OMI and VRHS/NM and shall prepare the file for review by ascertaining what supplementary records are needed for a comprehensive case review. Case data and information are then requested from the relevant sources. A. Non-…

MMR, FIMR and CFR involve the use of highly confidential case files which are protected by statute(s), regulation(s), departmental protocol, and policy. A. Confidentiality of Information from VRHS/NM: Access to data constituting vital statistics as defined in the New Mexico Vital…

A. Statistical information: Information from forms completed by any of the teams or its special panels will be entered without personal identifiers into a data base dedicated solely to MMR, FIMR and CFR, and will be accessed only by the team coordinator, the department designee f…

Non-identified, aggregate data and descriptive risk information will be disseminated by the MMR, FIMR or CFR team in annual reports, epidemiological bulletins to providers, informational releases to the public regarding preventable risk, and special reports to the New Mexico legi…

These regulations shall apply to the operations of the New Mexico maternal mortality review team, fetal and infant mortality review team, child fatality review team and any other team which is deemed necessary by the department and their policies and procedures, confidentiality p…

A. The regulation set forth herein is promulgated by the secretary of the department of health by authority of the Department of Health Act, Section 9-7-6.E. NMSA 1978 and the Public Health Act, Section 24-1-3 NMSA 1978, specifically Section 24-1-3. C. NMSA 1978, which states: "T…

Permanent

January 1, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section or paragraph.

The purpose of the retrospective case review of death in the maternal, fetal, infant and child population in New Mexico by a multidisciplinary team of experts is to reduce future rates of such deaths by identification of prevention factors, risk reduction factors and/or systems f…

A. "AAP" means the American academy of pediatrics B. "ACOG" means the American college of obstetricians and gynecologists. C. "CYFD" means the New Mexico children, youth and families department. D. "Child fatality review" or "CFR" means a review that includes all reported deaths …