A. The "overdose prevention and pain management advisory council" is created and shall be administratively attached to the department of health. Members of the council shall be appointed by the governor to consist of one representative each from the department of health, the human services department, the department of public safety, the New Mexico medical board, the board of nursing, the board of pharmacy, the board of osteopathic medicine, the board of acupuncture and oriental medicine, the New Mexico board of dental health care, the chiropractic board, the university of New Mexico health sciences center, a harm reduction organization, a third-party payer, a statewide medical association, a statewide association of pharmacists, a statewide association of nurse practitioners, a statewide association of certified registered nurse anesthetists and a statewide association of osteopathic physicians; one person who is a pain management specialist; one person who is an addiction specialist; one person who is a consumer health care advocate; and one person who has no direct ties or pecuniary interest in the health care field.

B. The council shall meet at least quarterly to review the current status of overdose prevention and current pain management practices in New Mexico and national overdose prevention and pain management standards and educational efforts for both consumers and professionals. The council shall also make recommendations regarding overdose prevention and pain management practices. The council may create subcommittees as needed. Members who are not public employees shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978]. Public employee members shall receive mileage from their respective employers for attendance at council meetings.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 140, § 3; 2012, ch. 41, § 5; 2018, ch. 12, § 1.

The 2018 amendment, effective May 16, 2018, revised the name of the overdose prevention and pain management advisory council, added representatives of certain state agencies, organizations and specialties to the advisory council's membership, and clarified the duties of the advisory council; in the catchline, deleted "Prescription drug misuse and"; in Subsection A, after "The", deleted "prescription drug misuse and", after "the department of health", added "the human services department, the department of public safety", after "board of osteopathic", deleted "medical examiners" and added "medicine", after "dental health care, the", deleted "board of", after "chiropractic", deleted "examiners" and added "board", after "health sciences center", added "a harm reduction organization, a third-party payer", and after "pain management specialist", added "one person who is an addiction specialist"; and in Subsection B, after "current status of", deleted "prescription drug misuse and", after "New Mexico and national", deleted "prescription drug misuse and", and after "The council shall also", deleted "recommend pain management and clinical guidelines" and added "make recommendations regarding overdose prevention and pain management practices. The council may create subcommittees as needed".

The 2012 amendment, effective May 16, 2012, changed the name and composition of the pain management advisory council; in the title added "Prescription drug misuse and overdose prevention and"; in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "The", added "prescription drug misuse and overdose prevention and"; in the second sentence, after "one representative each from the" added "department of health, the"; after "oriental medicine", added "the New Mexico board of dental health care, the board of chiropractic examiners"; after "osteopathic physicians", added "one person who is a pain management specialist"; and after "health care advocate; and", deleted "three persons" and added "one person"; and in Subsection B, in the first sentence, after "quarterly to review", added "the current status of prescription drug misuse and overdose prevention and"; after "New Mexico and national", added "prescription drug misuse and overdose prevention and"; and after "professionals", deleted "and" and added a period; and in the second sentence, added "The council"; after "shall", added "also"; after "pain management", added "and clinical"; and after "guidelines", deleted "for each health care profession licensed in New Mexico with prescriptive authority to its respective board".