A. The department shall make available a list of sexually transmitted infections for which reporting is required.

B. Reports of sexually transmitted infections shall be made in accordance with department rules.

C. Every health care provider that makes a diagnosis of, treats or prescribes for or otherwise has knowledge of a case of sexually transmitted infection for which reporting is required by department rules shall report the case immediately.

D. As used in this section, "health care provider" means:

(1) a person licensed to provide health care in the ordinary course of business;

(2) a superintendent or manager of a health care clinic;

(3) a dispensary, a charitable or penal institution or a municipal or county detention center; or

(4) a laboratory that performs testing for sexually transmitted infections.

History: 1953 Comp., § 12-34-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 359, § 7; 1993, ch. 341, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 24-1-7, repealed and reenacted by Laws 2017, ch. 87, § 8.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 2017, ch. 87, § 8 repealed former 24-1-7 NMSA 1978 and enacted a new section, effective June, 16, 2017.

The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "sexually transmitted" for "venereal" in the catchline and "a sexually transmitted" for "venereal" throughout the section, and made a stylistic change in Subsection A.

Law reviews. — For comment, "Sex, Lies, and Lawsuits: A New Mexico Physician's Duty to Warn Third Parties Who Unknowingly May Be At Risk of Contracting HIV From a Patient," see 26 N.M.L. Rev. 481 (1996).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Health § 62.

Requiring submission to physical examination or test as violation of constitutional rights, 25 A.L.R.2d 1407.

Tort liability for infliction of venereal disease, 40 A.L.R.4th 1089.