1. A. Each hospital and freestanding birth center shall:

   1. (1) adopt and maintain written policies and procedures authorizing a patient to select a doula of the patient's choice to accompany the patient within the facility's premises for the purposes of providing services during pregnancy, childbirth and the twelve-month postpartum period;

   2. (2) provide a written copy of the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection to:

      1. (a) health care providers providing services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-month postpartum period at the facility;
      2. (b) patients receiving services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-month postpartum period at the facility; and
      3. (c) any other person, at the request of the patient; and

   3. (3) post a notice of the facility's policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection:

      1. (a) in the room of a patient admitted to the facility for services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-month postpartum period; and
      2. (b) on the facility's website.
2. B. The authority may adopt rules in accordance with the Doula Credentialing and Access Act necessary to effectuate the purposes of that act.

History: Laws 2025, ch. 20, § 7.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2025, ch. 20 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2025, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.