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| 28 | + | SENATE BILL 252 | |
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| 45 | + | 2025 | |
| 46 | + | INTRODUCED BY | |
| 47 | + | Natalie Figueroa | |
| 28 | 48 | AN ACT | |
| 29 | - | RELATING TO TELEHEALTH; AMENDING THE NEW MEXICO TELEHEALTH | |
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| 49 | + | RELATING TO TELEHEALTH; AMENDING THE NEW MEXICO TELEHEALTH ACT | |
| 50 | + | TO ALLOW ALL LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS TO PROVIDE TELEHEALTH | |
| 51 | + | SERVICES. | |
| 32 | 52 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | |
| 33 | 53 | SECTION 1. Section 24-25-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2004, | |
| 34 | 54 | Chapter 48, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | |
| 35 | 55 | "24-25-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the New Mexico | |
| 36 | 56 | Telehealth Act: | |
| 37 | - | A. "health care provider" means a person licensed | |
| 38 | - | to provide health care to patients in New Mexico, including: | |
| 57 | + | A. "health care provider" means a person licensed, | |
| 58 | + | certified or registered to provide health care to patients in | |
| 59 | + | New Mexico, including: | |
| 39 | 60 | (1) an optometrist; | |
| 40 | 61 | (2) a chiropractic physician; | |
| 41 | 62 | (3) a dentist; | |
| 42 | - | (4) a physician; | |
| 43 | - | (5) a podiatric physician; | |
| 44 | - | (6) an osteopathic physician; | |
| 45 | - | (7) a physician assistant; | |
| 46 | - | (8) a certified nurse practitioner; | |
| 47 | - | (9) a physical therapist; | |
| 48 | - | (10) an occupational therapist; | |
| 49 | - | (11) a speech-language pathologist; | |
| 50 | - | (12) a doctor of oriental medicine; | |
| 51 | - | (13) a nutritionist; SB 252 | |
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| 90 | + | (4) a physician; | |
| 91 | + | (5) a [podiatrist] podiatric physician ; | |
| 92 | + | (6) an osteopathic physician; | |
| 93 | + | (7) a physician assistant; | |
| 94 | + | (8) a certified nurse practitioner; | |
| 95 | + | (9) a physical therapist; | |
| 96 | + | (10) an occupational therapist; | |
| 97 | + | (11) a speech-language pathologist; | |
| 98 | + | (12) a doctor of oriental medicine; | |
| 99 | + | (13) a nutritionist; | |
| 78 | 100 | (14) a psychologist; | |
| 79 | 101 | (15) a certified nurse-midwife; | |
| 80 | 102 | (16) a clinical nurse specialist; | |
| 81 | 103 | (17) a registered nurse; | |
| 82 | 104 | (18) a dental hygienist; | |
| 83 | 105 | (19) a pharmacist; | |
| 84 | - | (20) a licensed social worker; | |
| 106 | + | (20) a licensed [independent ] social worker; | |
| 85 | 107 | (21) a licensed counselor; | |
| 86 | - | (22) a community health representative; | |
| 108 | + | (22) a community health representative; [or ] | |
| 87 | 109 | (23) a licensed athletic trainer; | |
| 88 | 110 | (24) a certified peer support worker; or | |
| 89 | 111 | (25) any other health care professional who | |
| 90 | - | has received a medicaid provider identification number from | |
| 91 | - | the health care authority; | |
| 92 | - | B. "originating site" means a place where a | |
| 93 | - | patient may receive health care via telehealth. An | |
| 94 | - | originating site may include: | |
| 95 | - | (1) a licensed inpatient center; | |
| 96 | - | (2) an ambulatory surgical or treatment | |
| 97 | - | center; | |
| 98 | - | (3) a skilled nursing center; | |
| 99 | - | (4) a residential treatment center; | |
| 100 | - | (5) a home health agency; | |
| 101 | - | (6) a diagnostic laboratory or imaging | |
| 102 | - | center; SB 252 | |
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| 112 | + | has received a medicaid provider identification number from the | |
| 113 | + | health care authority; | |
| 114 | + | B. "originating site" means a place where a patient | |
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| 143 | + | may receive health care via telehealth. An originating site | |
| 144 | + | may include: | |
| 145 | + | (1) a licensed inpatient center; | |
| 146 | + | (2) an ambulatory surgical or treatment | |
| 147 | + | center; | |
| 148 | + | (3) a skilled nursing center; | |
| 149 | + | (4) a residential treatment center; | |
| 150 | + | (5) a home health agency; | |
| 151 | + | (6) a diagnostic laboratory or imaging center; | |
| 129 | 152 | (7) an assisted living center; | |
| 130 | 153 | (8) a school-based health program; | |
| 131 | 154 | (9) a mobile clinic; | |
| 132 | 155 | (10) a mental health clinic; | |
| 133 | 156 | (11) a rehabilitation or other therapeutic | |
| 134 | 157 | health setting; | |
| 135 | 158 | (12) the patient's residence; | |
| 136 | 159 | (13) a federally qualified health center; or | |
| 137 | 160 | (14) a community health center; and | |
| 138 | 161 | C. "telehealth" means the use of electronic | |
| 139 | - | information, imaging and communication technologies, | |
| 140 | - | including interactive audio, video, data communications as | |
| 141 | - | well as store-and-forward technologies, to provide and | |
| 142 | - | support health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, | |
| 143 | - | treatment, transfer of medical data and education." | |
| 144 | - | SECTION 2. Section 24-25-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2004, | |
| 145 | - | Chapter 48, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | |
| 146 | - | "24-25-5. SCOPE OF ACT.-- | |
| 147 | - | A. The New Mexico Telehealth Act does not alter | |
| 148 | - | the scope of practice of any health care provider or | |
| 149 | - | authorize the delivery of health care services in a setting, | |
| 150 | - | or in a manner, not otherwise authorized by law. | |
| 151 | - | B. Because the use of telehealth improves access | |
| 152 | - | to quality health care and will generally benefit the citizens | |
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| 180 | - | organizations, managed care organizations and third-party | |
| 181 | - | payors offering services to the citizens of New Mexico are | |
| 182 | - | encouraged to use and provide coverage for telehealth within | |
| 183 | - | the scope of their plans or policies. The state's medical | |
| 184 | - | assistance program is also encouraged to include telehealth | |
| 185 | - | within the scope of its plan or policy. | |
| 186 | - | C. Nothing in the New Mexico Telehealth Act shall | |
| 187 | - | be construed to alter supervision requirements set forth by a | |
| 188 | - | health care provider's applicable licensing board. A health | |
| 189 | - | care provider shall provide telehealth services under the same | |
| 190 | - | level of supervision required for in-person practice." | |
| 162 | + | information, imaging and communication technologies, including | |
| 163 | + | interactive audio, video, data communications as well as store- | |
| 164 | + | and-forward technologies, to provide and support health care | |
| 165 | + | delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of | |
| 166 | + | medical data and education." | |
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