New Mexico Administrative Code

MMR, FIMR, and CFR are administered by the public health division in the department in collaboration with the OMI of UNM. MMR, FIMR and CFR are coordinated by the MCH death review coordinator in the office of MCH epidemiology.

An executive oversight board will comprise department representatives designated by the secretary including but not limited to the office of the DOH chief medical officer, office of general counsel, offices of the PHD director, VRHS/NM, family health, MCH epidemiology; and a desi…

Department of Health, Public Health Division, Bureau of Infectious Diseases.

Supplies which are permitted to be provided by the HRPs, listed below, include items which have been determined by the department to reduce negative health consequences associated with substance use, to prevent overdose mortality, and items designed to encourage participant engag…

A. Each new participant who enrolls for services at an HRP shall be provided a harm reduction Participant card which shall have an expiration date of two years from the initial enrollment. B. If a participant loses or misplaces their harm reduction participant card they shall be …

A. Participants must provide their harm reduction participant card code to staff in order to supplies from the program. B. Follow the hepatitis and harm reduction program and HRP guidelines, as informed by HRP staff, with regard to handling and disposing of potentially biohazardo…

These regulations govern the operation of harm reduction programs for the purpose of reducing overdose mortality and other negative health consequences associated with substance use.

The statutory authority for adopting these rules is found in Subsection E of Section 9-7-6 NMSA 1978, The Harm Reduction Act, Section 24-2C-1 to 24-2C-6 NMSA 1978, the Public Health Act, Section 24-1-3 NMSA 1978, and Section 30-31-25.1 NMSA 1978 of the Controlled Substances Act.

Permanent.

November 29, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

These Regulations implement the requirements of the Harm Reduction Act to establish and regulate the harm reduction program for the purpose of reducing overdose mortality and other negative health consequences of substance use, including preventing the transmission of infectious …

as used in these regulations: A. "Blood borne pathogens" means the hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and any other blood borne disease. B. "Department" means the New Mexico Department of Health. C. "Harm Reduction Act" means …

A. Any entity, other than HRPs already designated herein, seeking to become a HRP must submit an application to the hepatitis and harm reduction program. The application must include, at a minimum:(1) name of the entity; (2) primary contact information, including: name, telephone…

A. The HRP shall maintain regular and consistent hours of service to ensure participant engagement. B. The HRP may cancel a harm reduction session in the event of unforeseen circumstances which may impact service delivery such as lack of staffing, severe weather, threats or acts …

New Mexico Department of Health.

In the course of conducting partner services, if a department staff member discovers or has a reasonable suspicion that a criminal act has occurred or that an individual has been abused or neglected, that staff member or the appropriate supervisor of that staff member shall conta…

All physicians, health care professionals, and other persons having knowledge of persons diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection covered by this regulation.

These provisions set forth herein are promulgated by the secretary of the department of health by authority of Sections 9-7-6(E) NMSA 1978 and 24-2B-6 NMSA 1978. Administration and enforcement of these rules are the responsibility of the department of health.

Permanent.

April 29, 2011, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of these rules is to offer early detection and intervention to those who may unknowingly be at risk of having HIV infection. The department hereby establishes a protocol to contact individuals known to be infected with HIV to offer them partner services, including a…

A. "Department" means the department of health. B. "Exposed person" means a person who is potentially at risk of acquiring infection with HIV through exposure to infectious blood or body fluids. C. "Health care professional" means any licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy, nu…

A. The HHEP receives all laboratory and morbidity case reports for identified cases of HIV infection. B. Upon receipt of a reported case of HIV, the HHEP will verify if the case represents a previously unreported or unidentified case of HIV in the state of New Mexico. C. For case…

A. The designated department staff member will make a reasonable attempt to contact the source person in order to offer partner services. B. Any information that the department staff receives from the HHEP will be transferred, stored, and maintained according to security and conf…

Department of Health, Public Health Division, Family Health Bureau.

A. Members will be formally appointed by the administrative co-chair. The administrative co-chair may consult with the clinical and community co-chairs, and if called, the executive committee to confirm appointments. B. The committee shall be composed of no more than 30 members, …

"Maternal mortality": The coordinator and operational staff shall work with BVRHS to identify any death constituting an incident of maternal mortality within one year from the date of death. Criteria for case identification shall be consistent with standard reporting requirements…

A. Duty to report: A health care provider, the office of the state medical investigator, and BVRHS shall notify the operational staff of any incident of maternal mortality within three months of the incident. A report made to BVRHS made within these timelines will be sufficient t…

A. The committee shall meet at the call of the co-chairs. B. A majority of appointed committee members shall constitute a quorum. C. The affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum present and approval by the co-chairs shall be necessary for any decisions pertaining direc…

A. The committee reviews prepared case summaries based on the information obtained from reports, records, and data files related to an incident of maternal mortality and entered into the MMRIA database by an abstractor. The committee is responsible for reviewing the summary, iden…

A. Any material obtained pursuant to these rules, any committee proceedings, and findings, including any materials created to facilitate committee proceedings shall be maintained and disposed of in a confidential manner and in any manner as required by law. B. The following shall…

A. Data dissemination: The committee shall compile reports using aggregate data and de-identified information on an annual basis in an effort to further study the causes and problems associated with maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. These reports shall be distribu…

These regulations shall apply to the New Mexico maternal mortality review committee; any department staff or contractors engaged in supporting committee activities; and any public or private entity from whom information may be requested to conduct maternal mortality and morbidity…

The regulations set forth herein are promulgated by the secretary of the department of health by the authority of Subsection F of Section 9-7-6 NMSA 1978 and implement the Public Health Act, Section 24-1-3 NMSA 1978, as amended, and the Maternal Mortality and Morbidly Prevention …

Permanent.

November 8, 2022, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

These regulations are promulgated pursuant to statute to define and support the maternal mortality review committee, the purpose of which is to comprehensively review and analyze deaths that occur during pregnancy, childbirth and the year postpartum; to identify remediable proble…

As used in these regulations: A. Definitions beginning with "A": (1) "Abstractor" means an individual who is trained to comprehensively gather pertinent information from a variety of available sources in order to accurately capture the events of a person's life leading up to and …

The committee's activities shall be administered by the department using a health equity framework across all functions including staffing, committee membership and leadership, and case review and analysis in order to assure that the values of cultural awareness, racial justice, …

If called, the executive committee must include and reflect the ethnic, geographic, and disciplinary make-up of the committee, state and the communities disproportionately impacted by maternal mortality and morbidity. A. The formation of an executive committee must be endorsed by…

Public Health Division, Department of Health.

A. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), immunization data are protected health information; however, HIPAA permits covered entities to disclose, without individual authorization or prior notification, protected health information to public health…

These regulations govern children presenting satisfactory evidence of age appropriate immunization, or children presenting satisfactory evidence demonstrating that they are in the process of being age appropriately immunized, enrolled in, or who are seeking to be enrolled in, all…

These regulations are promulgated by the secretary of the New Mexico department of health under the authority of Section 9-7-6.3, Section 24-1-3(N); and Section 24-5-1 NMSA 1978. Enforcement of these regulations is the responsibility of the public health division of the New Mexic…

Permanent.

November 27, 2013, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective is to provide for the health and safety of students enrolled in New Mexico schools, educational facilities, and daycare centers by requiring immunizations to abate the spread of diseases that are dangerous to the public health.

A. "Age appropriately immunized" means satisfactory evidence has been provided documenting that the person has completed all required immunizations which someone his or her age is eligible to receive according to the public health division school/daycare entry immunization requir…

A. In accordance with Section 9 below required immunizations shall be administered in accordance with guidelines established by the ACIP of the United States department of health and human services and the American academy of pediatrics. B. A child shall be determined to be non-c…

A. Diphtheria. B. Pertussis. C. Tetanus. D. Poliomyelitis. E. Measles. F. Mumps. G. Rubella. H. Haemophilus influenza type b (HiB) (for facilities regulated by CYFD as described in 8.16.2 NMAC or other pre-school or school-age populations as determined by the secretary of the dep…