Section 24-30-4 – Board of certification of community health workers; creation; membership; duties.
A. The “board of certification of community health workers” is created. The board is administratively attached to the department and shall meet at least once quarterly at the call of the chair. B. The board shall consist of nine members who shall be: (1) residents of the state; (2) appointed by and serve at the […]
Section 24-30-5 – Requirements for certification; recertification.
A. An applicant for certification or recertification shall submit an application for registration in accordance with department rules. B. A certified community health worker shall carry the certified community health worker’s certificate and present it upon request. C. The department shall issue certificates that shall be valid for two years to certified community health workers. […]
Section 24-30-6 – Use of certified community health worker designation; unauthorized practice.
A. In order to use the title “certified community health worker”, the initials “CCHW” or other designation indicating that the individual is a certified community health worker, an individual shall be certified pursuant to the provisions of the Community Health Workers Act. B. To ensure compliance with the provisions of the Community Health Workers Act […]
Section 24-30-7 – Criminal history screening.
A. The department is authorized to obtain the criminal history records of applicants and to exchange fingerprint data directly with the federal bureau of investigation, the department of public safety and any other law enforcement agency or organization. The department shall require fingerprinting of applicants for the purposes of this section. B. The secretary shall […]
Section 24-30-3 – Rulemaking; community health worker certification; recertification; fees.
A. The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules relating to the following: (1) establishment and administration of a voluntary program for certification of community health workers, including criteria for: (a) minimum education; (b) training; (c) experience; and (d) other qualifications that the secretary deems appropriate in accordance with the provisions of the Community Health Workers […]
Section 24-30-1 – Short title.
This act [24-30-1 to 24-30-7 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Community Health Workers Act”. History: Laws 2014, ch. 49, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2014, ch. 49 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 21, 2014, 90 days after the adjournment […]
Section 24-30-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Community Health Workers Act: A. “applicant” means an individual applying to be certified or recertified as a community health worker; B. “board” means the board of certification of community health workers; C. “certificate” means the document issued by the department to qualified applicants for certification as community health workers; D. “certification” […]