New Mexico Code § 24-36-7

Doula access
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A. Each hospital and freestanding birth center shall:
(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) provide a written copy of the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to
Paragraph (1) of this subsection to:
(a) health care providers providing services related to pregnancy, childbirth or
the twelve-month postpartum period at the facility;
(b) patients receiving services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-
month postpartum period at the facility; and
(c) any other person, at the request of the patient; and
(3) post a notice of the facility's policies and procedures adopted pursuant to
Paragraph (1) of this subsection:
(a) in the room of a patient admitted to the facility for services related to
pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-month postpartum period; and
(b) on the facility's website.
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.

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