New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24. Health and Safety § 24-14A-4. Health information system; applicability

A. All data sources shall participate in the health information system. Requests for health data under the Health Information System Act from a member of a data source category shall, where reasonable and equitable, be made to all members of that data source category.

B. Upon making any request for health data pursuant to the Health Information System Act, the department shall provide reasonable deadlines for compliance and shall give notice that noncompliance may subject the person to a civil penalty pursuant to Section 24-14A-10 NMSA 1978.

C. To the extent possible, the health information system shall be established in a manner to facilitate the exchange of information with other databases, including those maintained by the Indian health service and various agencies of the federal government.