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Can I collect health information from participants in New Mexico? What are the requirements?

To collect health information from participants in New Mexico, you must comply with the requirements set forth in the Health Information System (HIS) Act and the corresponding regulations in 7.1.27.13 NMAC [4.1]. The HIS Act allows data to be reported routinely to authorized federal, state, and local public agencies [4.1]. However, any request for information that would not be contained in routine reports will require completion of a data request form available on the division’s website or by contacting the division [4.1]. All requests for HIS data and reports, other than routine reports, shall be evaluated by the division and shall satisfy specific criteria for approval [4.1]. The specific intended use of the data shall comport with the purposes of the HIS Act, as stated in 24-14A-3A and rules promulgated pursuant to the act [4.1]. The division shall have the authority to deny access to information from the HIS database where use of the information, as determined by the division, could result in violation of a patient’s privacy [4.1].

Additionally, the department shall review its data collection requirements at least once each year to determine the relevancy of the data elements on which it collects data and review its regulations and procedures for collecting, analyzing and reporting data for efficiency, effectiveness and appropriateness [2.1].

To summarize, to collect health information from participants in New Mexico, you must comply with the HIS Act and the regulations in 7.1.27.13 NMAC. Routine reports may be submitted to authorized public agencies, but any other requests for information will require completion of a data request form and evaluation by the division. The department also reviews its data collection requirements annually [2.1][4.1].

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New Mexico