Sat Mar 8 4:49PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Natalie Figueroa | 18 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | 🗓 Sat Mar 8 | 1:00 PM | Senate Floor |
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [4] STBTC/SFC-STBTC [11] DP/a-SFC [13] DP
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | referred | STBTC/SFC | ||
| 4 | sent | STBTC | ||
| 11 | passed | STBTC (view committee report) | DP/a | 8-0 |
| 11 | sent | SFC | ||
| 13 | passed | SFC (view committee report) | DP | 8-1; nays: Woods |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Feb 3 | filed: [Prefiled by Natalie Figueroa; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to STBTC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Natalie Figueroa; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Social Work Telehealth Services' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[4] STBTC/SFC-STBTC' | |
| new sponsor: Natalie Figueroa | |
| Feb 24 | scheduled for STBTC on Tue Feb 25, 13:30 |
| Feb 26 | passed STBTC; sent to SFC |
| actions: '[4] STBTC/SFC-STBTC' -> '[4] STBTC/SFC-STBTC [11] DP/a-SFC' | |
| Mar 5 | scheduled for SFC on Thu Mar 6, 09:00 |
| Mar 6 | passed SFC |
| actions: '[4] STBTC/SFC-STBTC [11] DP/a-SFC' -> '+ [13] DP' | |
| on Senate calendar for Fri Mar 7, 11:00 | |
| Mar 7 | on Senate calendar for Sat Mar 8, 13:00 |
SENATE BILL 252
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Natalie Figueroa
AN ACT
RELATING TO TELEHEALTH; AMENDING THE NEW MEXICO TELEHEALTH ACT TO ALLOW ALL LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS TO PROVIDE TELEHEALTH SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 24-25-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2004, Chapter 48, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
"24-25-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the New Mexico Telehealth Act:
A. "health care provider" means a person licensed, certified or registered to provide health care to patients in New Mexico, including:
(1) an optometrist;
(2) a chiropractic physician;
(3) a dentist;
(4) a physician;
(5) a [podiatrist] podiatric physician;
(6) an osteopathic physician;
(7) a physician assistant;
(8) a certified nurse practitioner;
(9) a physical therapist;
(10) an occupational therapist;
(11) a speech-language pathologist;
(12) a doctor of oriental medicine;
(13) a nutritionist;
(14) a psychologist;
(15) a certified nurse-midwife;
(16) a clinical nurse specialist;
(17) a registered nurse;
(18) a dental hygienist;
(19) a pharmacist;
(20) a licensed [independent] social worker;
(21) a licensed counselor;
(22) a community health representative; [or]
(23) a licensed athletic trainer;
(24) a certified peer support worker; or
(25) any other health care professional who has received a medicaid provider identification number from the health care authority;
B. "originating site" means a place where a patient may receive health care via telehealth. An originating site may include:
(1) a licensed inpatient center;
(2) an ambulatory surgical or treatment center;
(3) a skilled nursing center;
(4) a residential treatment center;
(5) a home health agency;
(6) a diagnostic laboratory or imaging center;
(7) an assisted living center;
(8) a school-based health program;
(9) a mobile clinic;
(10) a mental health clinic;
(11) a rehabilitation or other therapeutic health setting;
(12) the patient's residence;
(13) a federally qualified health center; or
(14) a community health center; and
C. "telehealth" means the use of electronic information, imaging and communication technologies, including interactive audio, video, data communications as well as store-and-forward technologies, to provide and support health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data and education."
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