New Mexico Register / Volume
XXIX, Issue 13 / July 10, 2018
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
The New Mexico Department of Health will hold a public hearing on
the adoption of a new rule, 7.5.5 NMAC, “New Mexico Statewide Immunization
Registry.” The hearing will be held on
September 13, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in the auditorium of the Harold Runnels
Building, located at 1190 St. Francis Drive in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This hearing will be conducted to receive
public comment regarding the proposed adoption of a new rule governing the required
use of the New Mexico statewide immunization registry, a computerized
repository of immunization information maintained by the New Mexico Department
of Health.
The proposed new rule is to regulate the registry
portion of the New Mexico Immunization Act, NMSA 1978, Sections
24-5-7 through 24-5-15, which requires physicians, nurses, pharmacists and
other health care providers to report immunization information to the statewide
registry. These rules describe
implementation of the registry, including maintenance, submission, reporting,
participation, sanctions, and limits on access to the registry.
The legal authority for the
proposed rule and the adoption of the rule by the Department is under Subsection E of Section 9-7-6 NMSA 1978,
Sections 24-5-7 through 24-5-15 NMSA 1978, Subsection R of Section 24-1-3 NMSA
1978, and Section 24-1-21 NMSA.
Free copies of the full text of the proposed new rule may be
obtained online from the New Mexico Department of Health’s website at https://nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/ or from Benito M. Gomez using the contact information below.
The public hearing will be conducted to receive public comment on
the proposed new rule 7.5.5 NMAC. Any
interested member of the public may attend the hearing and submit data, views,
or arguments either orally or in writing on the proposed new rule during the
hearing. Written public comment may also
be submitted prior to the date of the hearing. Please submit any written comments regarding
the proposed new rule 7.5.5 NMAC to the attention of :
Benito M. Gomez, Paralegal-Advanced
New Mexico Department of Health
Office of General Counsel
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Or at:
All written comments must be received by 5 pm MST on September
12, 2018. All written comments will be published on the agency website at https://nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/ within 3 days of receipt, and will be
available at the New Mexico Department of Health Office of General Counsel for
public inspection.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of
special assistance or accommodations to attend or participate in the hearing,
please contact Benito Gomez by telephone at (505) 827-2997. The Department requests at least ten (10)
days advance notice to provide requested special accommodations.