The law states that a health care provider can only access aggregate data or information that the provider has submitted itself from the health information system, however, the provider is prohibited from accessing information submitted by another provider.1
| Subtopic | Statute/Regulation | Description |
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| Storage of health information in a secure location (Cross reference Medical Record Collection) | Confidentiality and Data Privacy – N.M. Code R. § 16.27.18.17 | Confidentiality and Data Privacy All mental health counselors, therapists, and alcohol and drug counselors may not disclose confidential... |
| Confidentiality – N.M. Code R. §8.100.100.13 | New Mexico regulations specify that state agencies that administer programs under the Social Security Act or the Food Stamp program maintain the... |
| Penalties for violating the security of health information | Confidentiality of Electronic Data – N.M. Code R. §8.300.11.11B | Providers who send or receive confidential medical information through fax, must have a fax line dedicated to that sole purpose. Providers who... |
| Health information system; confidentiality – N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-14A-8 | Any health information collected under the health information system is confidential and not accessible by the public. Record level data given... | |
| Health information system; violation; penalty – N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-14A-10 | The statute makes it a crime to fail to comply with any of the regulations governing health information systems. Violation of these regulations... |
| Security of Health Information | Health information system; creation; access – N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-14A-6 | A data provider can access the information he or she has submitted to the health information system, including data specific to an individual patient... |
| Human immunodeficiency virus related test; limitation – N.M. Stat. Ann. §28-10A-1 | No person is required to disclose the results of an HIV test as part of being hired, promoted, or continued employment, unless not having HIV is a... | |
| Medical Records - General – N.M. Code R. §7.9.2.31 | Medical Records - General Long-term care facilities must maintain medical records for residents that are stored in an easily accessible,... | |
| Sexually transmitted diseases; disclosure statement – N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-1-9.5 | A person to whom results of a sexually transmitted disease test have been disclosed to, may not further disclose this information to another person... |
| Unauthorized access or disclosure of health information (Cross reference Privacy & Confidentiality) | Health information system; creation; duties of commission – N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-14A-3 | The state created a health information system to participate in the process of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating health information that would... |
| Penalty for unauthorized disclosure of sexually transmitted disease test results – N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-1-9.7 | A person who makes an unauthorized disclosure of sexually transmitted disease test results is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. The penalty for... |
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