Section 12-12A-9 – Relation to other laws.
A. The Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act does not limit rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act does not affect requirements for the use […]
Section 12-12A-10 – Regulatory authority.
The homeland security and emergency management department may promulgate rules to implement the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. In doing so, the homeland security and emergency management department shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the entity established to coordinate the implementation of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact [12-10-14, 12-10-15 NMSA 1978] and […]
Section 12-12A-11 – Rights, privileges and immunities for volunteer health practitioners.
A volunteer health practitioner providing health or veterinary services pursuant to the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act is entitled to all the rights, privileges or immunities provided by the laws of this state other than the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. History: Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 11. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws […]
Section 12-12A-12 – Workers’ compensation coverage.
A. As used in this section, “injury” means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee’s employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers’ compensation law of this state. B. A volunteer health practitioner who […]
Section 12-12A-13 – Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 13. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 14 made the Uniform […]
Section 12-12B-1 – Short title.
This act [12-12B-1 to 12-12B-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Emergency Gas Pilot Relighting Act”. History: Laws 2011, ch. 104, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2011, ch. 104 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2011, 90 days after the […]
Section 12-12-29 – Orphan material recovery fund established.
A. There is created in the state treasury the “orphan material recovery fund”. The fund shall be invested as other state funds are invested. All money remaining in the orphan material recovery fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in that fund. B. The department shall administer the orphan material recovery fund. […]
Section 12-12-30 – Cleanup of orphan hazardous materials; department recourse; appeal.
The department may assess charges against a party identified as responsible for orphan hazardous materials, for costs the department incurs in cleanup of the orphan hazardous materials and for damage to state property. Amounts received in payment of assessments for cleanup of the orphan hazardous materials shall be deposited in the orphan material recovery fund. […]
Section 12-12A-1 – Short title.
This act [12-12A-1 to 12-12A-13 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act”. History: Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2008, ch. 47, § 14 made the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act effective July 1, 2008.
Section 12-12A-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act: A. “disaster relief organization” means an entity that provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and that: (1) is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a disaster response and recovery […]