New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 9 / May 6, 2025
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
The
New Mexico Department of Health will hold a public hearing on the proposed
repeal and replacement of rules 7.27.2 (“Licensing of Emergency Medical
Services Personnel”), 7.27.4 (“Emergency Medical Services Fund Act”), 7.27.5
(“Certification of Air Ambulance”), 7.27.6 (“Emergency Medical Services Advance
Directives”), and 7.27.11 NMAC (“Supplemental Licensing Provisions”). The hearing will be held on Friday, June 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. via the Microsoft Teams Internet-based
video conferencing system, and via telephone. Members of the public who wish to submit
public comment regarding the proposed repeal and
replacement of the rule will be able to do so via video conference and via
telephone during the course of the hearing, and by
submitting written comment.
The Department
proposes to repeal and replace the entirety of rules 7.27.2, 7.27.4, 7.27.5,
7.27.6, and 7.27.11 NMAC, to incorporate various new and modified provisions to sections including but not limited to the following:
7.27.2.7 NMAC,
Definitions;
7.27.2.8 NMAC,
General Licensure;
7.27.2.9 NMAC,
Initial Licensure;
7.27.2.10 NMAC,
Reciprocity;
7.27.2.11 NMAC,
Licensure Renewal;
7.27.2.12 NMAC, Identification
of EMS Personnel;
7.27.2.13 NMAC,
Fees;
7.27.2.14 NMAC,
Enforcement;
7.27.2.15 NMAC,
Hearings;
7.27.2.16 NMAC,
Criminal History Screening;
7.27.2.17 NMAC,
Revocation;
7.27.2.18 NMAC,
Disqualifying Criminal Offenses (new section);
7.27.4.7 NMAC,
Definitions;
7.27.4.8 NMAC,
Duty of the Bureau;
7.27.4.9 NMAC,
Annual Report;
7.27.4.10 NMAC,
Extension of Time;
7.27.4.11 NMAC,
Local EMS Funding Program;
7.27.4.12 NMAC,
Local EMS System Improvement Projects, EMS Vehicle Purchase Projects, Statewide
EMS System Improvement Projects, and EMS Agency Support Programs;
7.27.4.13 NMAC,
Statewide Trauma Care System Program and Statewide Emergency Medical Services
System Support;
7.27.4.14 NMAC,
Administration;
7.27.5.7 NMAC,
Definitions;
7.27.5.8 NMAC, Use
of Terms and Advertising;
7.27.5.9 NMAC,
Disclosure to the Public;
7.27.5.10 NMAC,
Full Certification Period;
7.27.5.11 NMAC,
Reporting;
7.27.5.12 NMAC,
Emergency Information Required;
7.27.5.13 NMAC,
Certification Process and Procedures;
7.27.5.14 NMAC,
Fees;
7.27.5.15 NMAC,
Enforcement;
7.27.5.16 NMAC,
Standards;
7.27.5.17 NMAC,
Radio Communication Frequencies;
7.27.5.18 NMAC,
Application for Air Ambulance Certification;
7.27.5.19 NMAC,
Aircraft Equipment Standards;
7.27.6.7 NMAC,
Definitions;
7.27.6.8 NMAC, EMS
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order;
7.27.6.9 NMAC, EMS
Personnel and Procedures;
7.27.6.10 NMAC,
Enforceability and Program Administration;
7.27.11.7 NMAC,
Definitions;
7.27.11.8 NMAC,
Scopes of Practice for Licensed Emergency Medical Services Personnel;
7.27.11.9 NMAC,
Approved Training Programs;
7.27.11.10 NMAC,
Special Skills Application and Reporting Procedures; and
7.27.11.11 NMAC,
EMS Personnel Job Descriptions.
The legal
authority authorizing the proposed repeal and replacement of these rules is at
the 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,”; the Emergency Medical
Services Act, Subsection A of Section 24-10B-5 NMSA 1978, requiring the
Department to adopt rules concerning licensure requirements for EMTs; Subsection
H of Section 24-10B-4 NMSA 1978, requiring the Department to adopt rules for
the certification of air ambulance services; Subsection I of Section 24-10B-4,
requiring the Department to adopt rules pertaining to authorization of
providers to honor advance directives to withhold or terminate care in certain
pre-hospital or interfacility circumstances; and the Emergency Medical Services
Fund Act at Section 24-10A-3.1, requiring the Department to adopt regulations
to carry out the provisions of that Act.
The purpose of the
proposed repeal and replacement of rules 7.27.2, 7.27.4, 7.27.5, 7.27.6, and
7.27.11 NMAC is to satisfy the Department’s regulatory obligations pursuant to
various sections of the Emergency Medical Services Act and Emergency Medical Services
Fund Act, identified above.
A free copy of
the full text of the proposed rules can be obtained online from the New Mexico
Department of Health’s website at http://nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/ or
by contacting the Department using the contact information below.
The public hearing will be conducted to receive public
comments on the proposed rules. Any
interested member of the public may attend the hearing and may submit data,
views, or arguments on the proposed rule either orally or in writing during the
hearing.
To access the hearing via the Internet: please go to
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting, then enter the
following meeting i.d. code and passcode where indicated on the screen: meeting i.d.
code 217 722 493 474 and passcode hp6cN6gp and then click the “Join a meeting”
button.
To access the hearing by telephone: please call 1-505-312-4308
and enter phone conference i.d. 716
287 922#.
All comments will be recorded.
Written public
comment regarding the proposed rule can be submitted either by e-mail to
Stephanie Lopez at stephanie.lopez@doh.nm.gov, or U.S. postal mail to the
following address:
Stephanie
Lopez
NMDOH OGC
P.O. Box 26110
1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N-4095
Santa Fe, NM
87502-6110
Written
comments must be received by the close of the public rule hearing on June 6,
2025. All written comments will be
published on the agency website at https://www.nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/
within 3 days of receipt, and will be available at the
New Mexico Department of Health for public inspection.
If you are an
individual with a disability who is in need of special
assistance or accommodation to attend or participate in the hearing, please
contact Stephanie Lopez by telephone at (505) 690-3689. The Department requests at least ten (10)
days’ advance notice to provide special accommodation.