Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
These rules are promulgated pursuant to the following
statutory authorities:
1) the New
Mexico Department of Health Act, Subsection E of Section
9-7-6
NMSA 1978, which authorizes the secretary of the department of health to "make
and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the duties of the department and its divisions;" and;
2) the Emergency Medical Services
Act, Subsection A of Section
24-10B-5
NMSA 1978, which authorizes the department to adopt and enforce licensure
requirements by regulation, and Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of Section
24-10B-5
NMSA 1978, which authorizes the department to establish a schedule of
reasonable fees for application, examination, licensure and regular renewal
thereof.
A.
Administration:
Administration and enforcement of these rules is the responsibility of the
emergency medical systems bureau of the epidemiology and response division,
department of health.
B.
Guidelines: In the absence of specific direction in the law or
these rules as to the standard of practice, the current national standard for
emergency cardiac care (ECC), the national highway traffic safety
administration of the United States department of transportation standard
curriculum, and the EMT code of ethics, as adopted in 1978 by the national
association of emergency medical technicians, shall serve as
guidelines.
C.
Other law and
regulations: These rules are subject to the provisions of the department
of health's 7.1.3 NMAC, "health records."
D.
Use of certain terms
prohibited: The use of "licensed emergency medical dispatcher",
"licensed emergency medical dispatch instructor", "licensed emergency medical
services first responder", "licensed emergency medical technician (EMT)-basic",
"licensed EMT-intermediate", or "licensed EMT-paramedic", or display of the
"star of life" except as allowed in the United States department of
transportation (US-DOT) trademark specifications, or similar terms or emblems
connoting expertise in basic or advanced life support by any person not
licensed hereunder is hereby prohibited. See Emergency Medical Services Act,
Paragraph (1) of Subsection C of 24- 10B-5 NMSA 1978.
