N.M. Admin. Code § 18.3.14.8 - DUTY TO PROVIDE SERVICE

A. It shall be unlawful for an ambulance service, or any of its personnel or agents, to refuse to provide service to a willing person in need of emergency medical treatment or transportation, or to require advance payment prior to rendering such service. A responding ambulance service may comply with a written refusal of treatment or transport from a patient or guardian who has been informed of the potential medical consequences of such a refusal. All written refusals must be maintained as an ambulance service record.

B. When ambulance transport is requested and is determined to be necessary upon review by an ambulance service, the patient shall be delivered to the closest appropriate facility capable of providing definitive care and treatment, as determined by the service's medical director through local EMS system protocol.

C. An ambulance service shall give priority to emergency response calls.

D. An ambulance service shall be available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 18.3.14.8

18.3.14.8 NMAC - Rp, 18 NMAC 4.2.95, 1-1-05, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 03 February 13, 2015, eff. 2/13/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024