New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 2 - ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
Part 12 - GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE
Section 16.2.12.20 - FAILURE TO PROVIDE RECORDS TO PATIENT

Pursuant to the Act, Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of Section 61-14A-17 NMSA 1978, a doctor of oriental medicine, temporary licensee, extern, educational program or applicant for approval of an educational program shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct who fails to make available to a patient or client, upon request, copies of patient records in their possession, or under their control that have been prepared for and paid for by the patient or client. The patient records must be provided to the patient or client within 30 days of the written request, except as authorized or required by the Federal (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).