New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 20 / October 21, 2025
NOTICE
OF PUBLIC HEARING
The
New Mexico Department of Health will hold a public hearing on the proposed
repeal and replacement of rule 7.5.5 NMAC (“New Mexico Statewide
Immunization Registry”). The hearing
will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. via the Microsoft Teams
Internet-based video conferencing system, and via telephone. Members of the public who wish to submit
public comment regarding the proposed repeal and replacement of the rule will
be able to do so via video conference and via telephone during the hearing, and
by submitting written comment.
Rule 7.5.5 NMAC
implements the registry portion of the New Mexico Immunization Act, NMSA 1978,
Sections 24-5-7 through 24-5-15, which requires physicians, nurses, pharmacists
and other health care providers to report immunization information to the statewide
registry. The Department proposes to
repeal and replace the entirety of rule 7.5.5 NMAC, to incorporate new and
modified provisions, including but not limited to the following:
·
7.5.5.7,
Definitions: modified the definitions format;
·
7.5.5.9,
Reporting Requirements: required additional reporting, to include the name of
the administering provider location/clinic, gender, race, ethnicity, and phone
number; and
·
7.5.5.12,
Procedures for Reviewing and Correcting Patient Records: replaced references to
“NMDOH Helpdesk” with “NMSIIS held desk”, and modified the applicable website
address.
The legal
authority authorizing the proposed repeal and replacement of this rule is at
the Department of Health Act, Subsection E of Section 9-7-6 NMSA 1978, which
authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health to “make and adopt such
reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the duties of the department and its divisions”; the Immunization Act at
Section 24-5-11 NMSA 1978, which requires the Secretary of the Department of
Health to adopt rules for the Immunization Registry; and the Public Health Act
at Subsection R of Section 24-1-3 NMSA 1978, which authorizes the Department of
Health to maintain and enforce rules for immunization against conditions of
public health importance.
A free copy of
the full text of the proposed rule can be obtained online from the New Mexico
Department of Health’s website at http://nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/ or by contacting the Department
using the contact information below.
The public hearing will be conducted to receive public
comments on the proposed rules. Any
interested member of the public may attend the hearing and may submit data,
views, or arguments on the proposed rule either orally or in writing during the
hearing.
To access the hearing via the Internet: please go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting,
then enter the following meeting i.d. code and passcode where indicated on the
screen: meeting i.d. code 215 128 164 548 1 and passcode ym3uW2WS and then
click the “Join a meeting” button.
To access the hearing by telephone: please call
1-505-312-4308 and enter phone conference i.d. 916 819 731#.
All comments will be recorded.
Written public
comment regarding the proposed rule can be submitted either by e-mail to Jacob
Clark at Jacob.Clark@doh.nm.gov or by U.S. postal mail to the following
address:
Jacob Clark
NMDOH OGC
P.O. Box 26110
1190 St.
Francis Dr., Suite N-4095
Santa Fe, NM
87502-6110
Written
comments must be received by the close of the public rule hearing on December
2, 2025. All written comments will be
published on the agency website at https://www.nmhealth.org/about/asd/cmo/rules/ within 3 days of receipt, and will
be available at the New Mexico Department of Health for public inspection.
If you are an
individual with a disability who is in need of special assistance or
accommodation to attend or participate in the hearing, please contact Jacob
Clark by telephone at (505) 827-2997.
The Department requests at least ten (10) days’ advance notice to
provide special accommodation.