Chapter 24, Article 32 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Prevention Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 41, § 1; 2021, ch. 40, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, deleted “This act” and added “Chapter 24, Article 32 NMSA 1978”.
As used in the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Prevention Act: A. “administrative co-chair” means the chief medical officer of the department or another representative of the department appointed by the secretary of health; B. “aggregate data” means health care data that exclude any individually identifiable health information, including patient and health care provider identification; C. […]
A. The “maternal mortality review committee” is created in the department. The committee shall be composed of: (1) the chief medical officer of the department or another representative of the department appointed by the secretary of health, who shall be the ex-officio administrative co-chair; (2) a clinical co-chair, who shall be nominated by the committee […]
A. A health care provider, the office of the state medical investigator and the vital records and health statistics bureau of the department shall notify operational staff of any incident of maternal mortality within three months of the incident. B. Except as otherwise provided by law, the clinical co-chair and operational staff may access medical […]
By December 31, 2021, the secretary of health shall adopt and promulgate amended rules to carry out the provisions of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Prevention Act. History: Laws 2019, ch. 41, § 5; 2021, ch. 40, § 5. ANNOTATIONS The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, required the secretary of health, by December 31, […]
