New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 4 - DISEASE CONTROL (EPIDEMIOLOGY)
Part 5 - MATERNAL, FETAL, INFANT AND CHILD DEATH REVIEW
Section 7.4.5.11 - CASE IDENTIFICATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Deaths of New Mexico residents which are registered with VRHS/NM will serve as the denominator or source file for MMR, FIMR and CFR. Deaths of non-residents which have occurred in New Mexico may not always be included.
A. MMR case identification: Deaths that meet criteria for maternal mortality review will be reported by OMI to the department designee on a monthly basis. At the closing of the VRHS/NM file for a calendar year, all deaths meeting criteria for MMR including a linked birth, death and fetal death file, will be reported by VRHS/NM to the department designee.
B. FIMR case identification: Deaths that meet criteria for fetal or infant mortality review will be reported by VRHS/NM to the department designee on a monthly basis. At the closing of the VRHS/NM file for a calendar year, all deaths meeting criteria for FIMR will be reported by VRHS/NM to the department designee.
C. CFR case identification: Deaths that meet criteria for child fatality review will be reported by OMI to the department designee on a monthly basis. At the closing of the VRHS/NM file for a calendar year, all deaths meeting criteria for child fatality review will be reported by VRHS/NM to the department designee for MCH death review.
