New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 12 - NURSING AND HEALTH CARE RELATED PROVIDERS
Part 12 - DISCIPLINE AND APPLICATION DENIALS
Section 16.12.12.16 - COMPLAINTS REGARDING FIRMS, ASSOCIATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND CORPORATION VIOLATING THE NURSING PRACTICE ACT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The board shall accept and determine the disposition of written complaints regarding firms, associations, institutions and corporations violating the nursing practice act, causing the violation of the nursing practice act, or asking employees to violate the nursing practice act by policy or directive. In determining the disposition of these complaints, the board is not obligated to abide by the Uniform Licensing Act.
B. In the event that the board receives a written complaint regarding a firm, association, institution, or corporation, the board shall give the firm, association, institution, or corporation the opportunity to respond in writing to the allegations in the complaint.
C. If the board determines that the firm, association, institution, or corporation violated Subsection A through H of Section 61-3-30 NMSA 1978 of the Nursing Practice Act, the board shall inform the firm, association, institution, or corporation of the requirements set out in Section 61-3-30 NMSA 1978 of the Nursing Practice Act.
D. The board shall keep a record of the number of complaints received and the disposition of said complaints processed in accordance with this rule.
