§ 24-1-1 Short title
§ 24-1-2 Definitions
§ 24-1-3 Powers and authority of department
§ 24-1-4 Creation of health regions; appointment of health officers;
§ 24-1-4.1 Certified nurse-midwives; prescriptive, distributing and administering authority
§ 24-1-5 Licensure of health facilities; hearings; appeals
§ 24-1-5.2 Health facilities; intermediate sanctions; civil penalty
§ 24-1-5.6 Northern New Mexico substance abuse treatment pilot project
§ 24-1-5.11 Medication-assisted treatment for the incarcerated program fund; created
§ 24-1-5.12 Recompiled
§ 24-1-6 Tests required for newborn infants
§ 24-1-6.1 Newborn hearing testing required; department of health
§ 24-1-7 Sexually transmitted infections; reports of cases
§ 24-1-9 Capacity to consent to examination, preventive care and treatment for a sexually transmitted infection
§ 24-1-9.1 Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons convicted of certain criminal offenses
§ 24-1-9.2 Sexually transmitted infections; testing of persons
§ 24-1-9.3 Sexually transmitted infections; mandatory counseling
§ 24-1-9.4 Sexually transmitted infections; confidentiality
§ 24-1-9.6 Sexually transmitted infections; disclosure
§ 24-1-9.7 Penalty
§ 24-1-10 Pregnancy; serological test for syphilis
§ 24-1-11 Reporting of blood tests
§ 24-1-12 Health certificates; filing
§ 24-1-13 Pregnancy; capacity to consent to examination and diagnosis
§ 24-1-13.1 Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent
§ 24-1-13.2 Shaken baby syndrome prevention
§ 24-1-14 [Sterilization;] special qualifications prohibited
§ 24-1-15 Isolation; quarantine; protocol
§ 24-1-15.1 Protocol for management of active tuberculosis
§ 24-1-15.2 Conditions of public health importance; reporting
§ 24-1-15.3 Conditions of public health importance; testing;
§ 24-1-15.4 Individually identifiable health information; conditions of public health importance; confidentiality; use; disclosure
§ 24-1-16 Inspection definitions
§ 24-1-17 Inspectorial search by consent
§ 24-1-18 Inspection searches
§ 24-1-19 Emergency inspectorial searches
§ 24-1-20 Records confidential
§ 24-1-21 Penalties
§ 24-1-22 Scientific laboratory division; testing methods;
§ 24-1-25 Holly Gonzales experimental treatment fund created
§ 24-1-27 Purpose
§ 24-1-29 Commission created; members; duties
§ 24-1-30 Hand washing facilities; requirement
§ 24-1-31 Save our children’s sight fund created
§ 24-1-32 Notice of the need for further vision evaluation and availability of funds
§ 24-1-33 Communication regarding reconstructive breast surgery
§ 24-1-36 Statewide community-based adult fall risk awareness and prevention program
§ 24-1-38 Hospitals; requirement to offer influenza and pneumococcal immunizations
§ 24-1-40 Department of health; New Mexico board of dental health care; annual report; biennial report
§ 24-1-43 Reporting; medical aid in dying
§ 24-1-44 School-based health centers; creation and operation
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 24 > Article 1 - Public Health

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.