N.M. Admin. Code § 18.7.1.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 18.7.1.11 - NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES

This rule is adopted on an emergency basis pursuant to Section 62-19-21 NMSA 1978 and Section 14-4-5.6 NMSA 1978 to preserve the public peace, health, safety or general welfare. Non-emergency medical transport services:

A. may be provided only to riders who do not require medical intervention to maintain their level of response, airway, breathing and circulatory status, with the exception that self-administered oxygen is not to exceed six liters per minute via a nasal cannula; the oxygen container must be secured in accordance with other state and federal laws; and

B. may not be provided to riders who are recumbent (for example, on transport gurneys) or require medical monitoring or medical intervention.

N.M. Admin. Code § 18.7.1.11

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11, June 13, 2023, eff. 6/2/2023, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 22, November 21, 2023, eff. 11/21/2023, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024