State search and rescue resource officer; powers and

duties. The state search and rescue resource officer shall, with the approval of the director: A. compile, maintain and disseminate an inventory of resources available in the state; B. compile, maintain and disseminate rosters of persons, agencies and organizations available for search and rescue purposes; C. develop a training program for the certification of search and rescue instructors and, by regulation, adopt a system of certification of search and rescue persons; D. act as contact agent for the state in search and rescue matters; E. develop and periodically review requirements for insurance coverage for search and rescue volunteers; F. coordinate the training of mission initiators and field coordinators; G. maintain records of missions at the state SAR control agency; and H. submit to the risk management division of the general services department claims for coverage pursuant to Section 13-5-1 NMSA 1978 for damage to personal property of volunteers incurred in the course and scope of an authorized search and rescue mission. History: 1978 Comp., § 24-15A-5, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 107, § 5; 1979, ch. 202, § 10; 1989, ch. 204, § 18; 2019, ch. 234, § 1.