New Mexico § 12-10A-12 Medical examination and testing

New Mexico Statutes

§ 12-10A-12 — Medical examination and testing

New Mexico § 12-10A-12

Ch. 12Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters

Art. 10APublic Health Emergency Response

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12-10A-12 (2026).

Text

A.During a state of public health emergency, medical examinations or tests may be performed by a qualified person authorized by the secretary of health to provide medical examinations or tests.

B.The secretary of health may isolate or quarantine a person whose refusal of medical examination or testing results in uncertainty regarding whether the person has been exposed to or is infected with a threatening communicable disease or otherwise reasonably poses a danger to public health.

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A. During a state of public health emergency, medical examinations or tests may be performed by a qualified person authorized by the secretary of health to provide medical examinations or tests. B. The secretary of health may isolate or quarantine a person whose refusal of medical examination or testing results in uncertainty regarding whether the person has been exposed to or is infected with a threatening communicable disease or otherwise reasonably poses a danger to public health.