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Section
24-1-1

Short title.

Section
24-1-2

Definitions.

Section
24-1-3

Powers and authority of department.

Section
24-1-4

Creation of health regions; appointment of health officers; powers and duties of health officers.

Section
24-1-4.1

Certified nurse-midwives; prescriptive, distributing and administering authority.

Section
24-1-5

Licensure of health facilities; hearings; appeals.

Section
24-1-5.1

Repealed.

Section
24-1-5.2

Health facilities; intermediate sanctions; civil penalty.

Section
24-1-5.3

Repealed.

Section
24-1-5.4

Plan of growth; requirements; reporting.

Section
24-1-5.5

Repealed.

Section
24-1-5.6

Northern New Mexico substance abuse treatment pilot project.

Section
24-1-5.7

Methadone clinics; regulation by the human services department.

Section
24-1-5.8

Legislative findings; licensing requirements for certain hospitals.

Section
24-1-5.9

Reporting requirements.

Section
24-1-5.10

Federal participation required; exception.

Section
24-1-6

Tests required for newborn infants.

Section
24-1-6.1

Newborn hearing testing required; department of health.

Section
24-1-7

Sexually transmitted infections; reports of cases.

Section
24-1-8

Repealed.

Section
24-1-9

Capacity to consent to examination and treatment for a sexually transmitted infection.

Section
24-1-9.1

Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons convicted of certain criminal offenses.

Section
24-1-9.2

Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons formally charged for allegedly committing certain criminal offenses.

Section
24-1-9.3

Sexually transmitted infections; mandatory counseling.

Section
24-1-9.4

Sexually transmitted infections; confidentiality.

Section
24-1-9.5

Repealed.

Section
24-1-9.6

Sexually transmitted infections; disclosure.

Section
24-1-9.7

Penalty.

Section
24-1-10

Pregnancy; serological test for syphilis.

Section
24-1-11

Reporting of blood tests.

Section
24-1-12

Health certificates; filing.

Section
24-1-13

Pregnancy; capacity to consent to examination and diagnosis.

Section
24-1-13.1

Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.

Section
24-1-13.2

Shaken baby syndrome prevention.

Section
24-1-14

[Sterilization;] special qualifications prohibited.

Section
24-1-15

Isolation; quarantine; protocol.

Section
24-1-15.1

Protocol for management of active tuberculosis.

Section
24-1-15.2

Conditions of public health importance; reporting.

Section
24-1-15.3

Conditions of public health importance; testing; screening.

Section
24-1-15.4

Individually identifiable health information; conditions of public health importance; confidentiality; use; disclosure.

Section
24-1-16

Inspection definitions.

Section
24-1-17

Inspectorial search by consent.

Section
24-1-18

Inspection searches.

Section
24-1-19

Emergency inspectorial searches.

Section
24-1-20

Records confidential.

Section
24-1-21

Penalties.

Section
24-1-22

Scientific laboratory division; testing methods; certification.

Section
24-1-23

Disclosure by medicare health care providers; limitation on charges to recipient of services.

Section
24-1-24

Repealed.

Section
24-1-25

Holly Gonzales experimental treatment fund created.

Section
24-1-26

Repealed.

Section
24-1-27

Purpose.

Section
24-1-28

Behavioral health planning council created; powers and duties; membership.

Section
24-1-29

Commission created; members; duties.

Section
24-1-30

Hand washing facilities; requirement.

Section
24-1-31

Save our children's sight fund created.

Section
24-1-32

Notice of the need for further vision evaluation and availability of funds.

Section
24-1-33

Communication regarding reconstructive breast surgery.

Section
24-1-34

Primary stroke centers; comprehensive stroke centers; acute stroke capable centers; department certification; rulemaking.

Section
24-1-35

Assisted living facilities contracts; limit on charges after resident death.

Section
24-1-36

Statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program.

Section
24-1-37

Lay caregiver; aftercare; designation.

Section
24-1-38

Hospitals; requirement to offer influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.

Section
24-1-39

Mammograms; health facilities; breast density disclosure.

Section
24-1-40

Department of health; New Mexico board of dental health care; annual report; biennial report.

Section
24-1-41

Health facilities; certified nurse practitioners; certified nurse-midwives; privileges; parity with physicians.