New Mexico § 27-7A-6 Placement on registry and hearing process

New Mexico Statutes

§ 27-7A-6 — Placement on registry and hearing process

New Mexico § 27-7A-6

Ch. 27Public Assistance

Art. 7AEmployee Abuse Registry Act

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 27-7A-6 (2026).

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A. If the department or the adult protective services division of the aging and long- term services department determines that abuse, neglect or exploitation by an employee has occurred, the department making that determination shall notify the employee and the provider, in person or by certified mail, of the following:

(1)the nature of the determination of the abuse, neglect or exploitation;

(2)the date and time of the occurrence;

(3)the employee's right to a hearing;

(4)the department's intent to report the substantiated findings, once the employee has had the opportunity for a hearing, to the registry; and (5) that the employee's failure to request a hearing in writing within thirty days from the date of the notice shall result in the department reporting substantiated findings to t

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A. If the department or the adult protective services division of the aging and long- term services department determines that abuse, neglect or exploitation by an employee has occurred, the department making that determination shall notify the employee and the provider, in person or by certified mail, of the following: (1) the nature of the determination of the abuse, neglect or exploitation; (2) the date and time of the occurrence; (3) the employee's right to a hearing; (4) the department's intent to report the substantiated findings, once the employee has had the opportunity for a hearing, to the registry; and (5) that the employee's failure to request a hearing in writing within thirty days from the date of the notice shall result in the department reporting substantiated findings to the registry and the provider. B. If an employee requests a hearing, that hearing shall be conducted by an independent hearing officer of the department that made the determination of abuse, neglect or exploitation. C. After expiration of the time period for requesting a hearing, or if a determination of abuse, neglect or exploitation is substantiated through the hearing process, the substantiated finding of abuse, neglect or exploitation shall be placed on the registry through a report of the appropriate department. D. An employee aggrieved by the final decision following a hearing shall have the right to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978.