General

Plan-Do-Study-Act Quality Management - General January 22, 2020

PDSA, or Plan-Do-Study-Act, is an iterative, four-stage problem-solving model used for improving a process or carrying out change.

Run Chart Quality Management - General January 22, 2020

A run chart is used to study collected data for trends or patterns over a specific period of time.

Division of Health Improvement Organizational Structure Human Resources - General January 22, 2020

This document provides the latest organizational structure for the Division of Health Improvement.

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act Historical Information Program Operations - General January 22, 2020

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act began in the late 1960's when problems arose in the cytology laboratories that read PAP smears. The personnel in these laboratories were overworked and had a very high error rate. In 1967, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment was passed and the first laboratory regulations were born. These regulations primarily covered independent and hospital laboratories.

Live Blood Cell Analysis Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act Program Operations - General January 22, 2020

Live Blood Cell Analysis is a test which is used for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or assessment of the health of human beings. The Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Office of General Counsel determined in August, 1997, that Live Blood Cell Analysis was subject to all Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act requirements.

Nurse Aide Registry Test Fee Rates Program Operations - General January 22, 2020

Nurse Aide Registry Test Fee Rates

College of American Pathologists Certificate Scientific Laboratory - General January 9, 2020

The college of American pathologists certifies that the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division has bet all applicable standards for accreditation and is hereby accredited by the college of American pathologists laboratory accreditation program.

Eligible Provider Syndromic Surveillance Onboarding Memo Syndromic Surveillance Reporting - General January 8, 2020

Eligible Provider Syndromic Surveillance Onboarding Memo

EMS Disciplinary Actions EMS Committees - General December 27, 2019

The information in this section is intended to provide public notice of disciplinary actions taken by the New Mexico Department of Health and the Emergency Medical Systems Bureau. Note that there may be various actions that are still in process, but have not yet been completed due to the administrative process.

Medical Cannabis 2019 Plant Count Increase Medical Cannabis Licensees (Dispensaries) - General December 26, 2019

Medical Cannabis 2019 Plant Count Increase

American Board of Forensic Toxicology Certificate Scientific Laboratory - General December 18, 2019

The American board of forensic toxicology hereby declares that this board’s standards for laboratory accreditation have been fulfilled and the other requirements of this board have been met and therefore grants this certificate of laboratory accreditation in forensic toxicology to the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division’s toxicology bureau.

Vaccine Purchase Act Cost Estimates FY21 Immunization - General November 27, 2019

This document provides the cost estimate of purchasing vaccine for privately insured children in New Mexico.

NMSIIS Data Exchange Locations Immunization - General November 22, 2019

This is the list of NM Statewide Immunization Information System Data Exchange locations.

CD Manual - Hepatitis B Infectious Disease Surveillance - General November 5, 2019

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B Factsheet (English)
Hepatitis B Factsheet (Spanish)

Food and Drug Administration Certificate Scientific Laboratory - General October 11, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration’s laboratory proficiency and evaluation team certifies that the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory’s milk laboratory is at full accreditation.

List of Districts Public Relations - General September 25, 2019

This document contains the full list of districts that received funds from the New Mexico-Grown Local Produce Grant.

Key Facts about Influenza Influenza Surveillance - General September 19, 2019

This document covers what the flu is, prevention, symptoms, and treatment.

Gastrointestinal (GI) Outbreaks Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Norovirus - General September 9, 2019

Gastrointestinal (GI) Outbreaks Toolkit for Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF)

Hospital Disaster Preparedness Self-Assessment Tool Healthcare Preparedness and Response - General August 16, 2019

This assessment tool was developed to assist hospitals in revising and updating existing disaster plans or in the development of new plans.

ASPR TRACIE Evaluation of Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tools Healthcare Preparedness and Response - General August 16, 2019

The ASPR TRACIE Evaluation of Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tools provides a comparison chart showing the similarities and differences among several of the primary and other sample hazard vulnerability tools used by public health and healthcare organizations, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Threat and Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (THIRA).