N.M. Stat. § 24-1-15.4
Individually identifiable health information; conditions of
public health importance; confidentiality; use; disclosure.
A. Any use of individually identifiable health information pursuant to this section
shall be limited to the minimum amount of information reasonably necessary to
accomplish a public health purpose.
B. Individually identifiable health information received by the department shall not
be public information and shall not be disclosed without the authorization of the
individual who is the subject of the information, except as otherwise provided in state or
federal law.
C. In accordance with state and federal law, the secretary shall adopt and
promulgate rules to allow an individual to have access to, inspect and obtain copies of
the individual's individually identifiable health information.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an individual from disclosing
that individual's own individually identifiable health information.
E. As used in this section, "individually identifiable health information" means
information related to the provision of health care or public health services to an
individual that:
(1)
is directly related to diseases or a condition of public health importance;
and
(2)
can be used to identify the individual recipient of health care or public
health services.