New Mexico Administrative Code Title 7 - HEALTH
Here’s a refined overview of New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 7 – Health:
📘 Title 7 – HEALTH: Structure & Key Chapters
🏛️ Administrative Listing
According to the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Title 7 includes these major chapters:
Ch. 1 – Health General Provisions
Ch. 2 – Vital Statistics
Ch. 3 – State Medical Investigator's Office
Ch. 4 – Disease Control (Epidemiology)
Ch. 5 – Vaccinations & Immunizations
Ch. 6 – Food Handling
Ch. 7 – Hospitals
Ch. 8 – Residential Health Facilities
Ch. 9 – Nursing Homes & Intermediate Care
Ch. 10 – Freestanding Birth Centers
Ch. 11 – Outpatient Facilities
Ch. 12 – Hospice Care
Ch. 13 – Adult Day Care
Ch. 14 – Community-Based Services
Ch. 18 – Aquatic Venues
Ch. 20 – Mental Health
Ch. 21 – Behavioral Health
Ch. 25 – State Health Institutions
Ch. 26 – Developmental Disabilities
Ch. 27 – Emergency Medical Services
Ch. 28 – Home Health Services
Ch. 29 – Primary & Rural Health Care Services
Ch. 30 – Family & Children Health Care Services
Ch. 31 – Health Nutrition Programs
Ch. 32 – Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Ch. 33 – Scientific, Chemical & Biologic Labs and Testing
Ch. 34 – Medical Use of Cannabis
Ch. 36 – Dialysis & Kidney Facilities
Ch. 37 – Clean Indoor Air (srca.nm.gov, regulations.justia.com, srca.nm.gov)
🔍 Highlighted Chapters
Ch. 1 – General Provisions
Includes cross-cutting rules like:
Part 3 – Health Records: Public records access aligned with state law; current through Register Vol. 36 No. 6 (March 25, 2025) (srca.nm.gov, regulations.justia.com)
Part 7 – Facility Licensure Fees/Procedures (repealed July 1, 2024) (srca.nm.gov)
Part 9 – Caregivers Criminal History Screening: fingerprinting and background check requirements under Caregivers Act, effective Jan 1, 2006 (srca.nm.gov)
Part 27 – Health Information System Reporting: facility-level data reporting and access rules (srca.nm.gov)
Part 31 – All-Payer Claims Database: establishes statewide healthcare claims system, with public data access provisions (law.cornell.edu)
Ch. 7 – Hospitals
Detailed subparts that regulate hospital operations. For example, Part 2 outlines licensing rules, definitions (e.g., acute-care hospitals, CRNAs), license types, renewal, suspension, hearing processes, waivers, and governance (srca.nm.gov).
Ch. 4 – Disease Control
Particularly, Part 2 covers animal control in epidemiology: rabies vaccination, quarantines, impoundment, licensing of animals, etc. first effective Oct 31, 1996, and updated May 30, 2003 (law.cornell.edu)
Other Clinical & Facility-Focused Chapters
Ch. 28 – Home Health Services: rules for agency operations (nmhealth.org)
Ch. 8 – Residential Health Facilities (e.g., shelter care for children) – see § 7.8.3.8 referencing applicable laws (casetext.com)
Ch. 20 – Mental Health: includes licensing for child/adolescent mental health, referencing Ch. 1 rules, facility fees, adjudicatory process, immunizations, etc.
🔄 Recent & Administrative Updates
Following legislation in 2023, effective July 1, 2024, many Department of Health rules were moved from Title 7 to Title 8, under the newly formalized Health Care Authority (HCA). These were repealed and recreated in Title 8, with no substantive program changes (hsd.state.nm.us).
✅ Summary
Title 7 sets statewide regulations for nearly all public and private health facilities—including hospitals, nursing homes, home health, labs, and behavioral health services.
Ch. 1 provides foundational administrative rules on licensing fees, criminal checks, records access, reporting systems, and claims data.
Ch. 7 furnishes comprehensive hospital licensing and operational standards.
Entities must also ensure compliance with disease control, consumer protection, and data reporting mandates.
As of mid‑2025, Title 7 remains current, but many DOH rules have shifted to Title 8 following organizational restructuring.
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