These regulations are promulgated pursuant to the following statutory authorities:

1. A. the Department of Health Act, Section 9-7-6.E NMSA 1978, which authorizes the secretary of the department of health to “...make and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the department and its divisions”, and

2. B. the Emergency Medical Services Act (as amended by Laws of 1993, Chapter 161), Section 24-10B-4.D NMSA 1978, which authorizes the department of health to adopt “regulations for medical direction of a provider or emergency medical system upon the recommendation of the medical direction committee...” The medical direction committee is established pursuant to Section 24-10B-7C NMSA 1978 of the EMS Act.

   [3/16/95, 1/1/97; Recompiled 10/31/01]