Licensing & Regulation Organizations

The NM Division of Health Improvement operates in 4 locations across NM with an office in Santa Fe. They are the regulatory entity providing compliance oversight for licensed health facilities e.g. non-long term care, long-term care, assisted living home care and hospice, free standing birth centers, community mental health centers and other facilities. Additionally, they are the regulatory entity providing compliance oversight for the home and community-based Medicaid Waiver providers (e.g. the developmental disabilities waiver, medically fragile waiver and the Mi Via waiver). They conduct investigations of abuse, neglect & exploitation; operate the employee abuse registry (also known as EAR); and operate the Certified Nurse Aide Registry (NAR). They also certify all clinical laboratories operating in New Mexico.

The mission of the New Mexico Department of Health (NM DOH) is to ensure health equity by working with NM DOH partners to promote health and well-being, thereby improving health outcomes for all people in New Mexico. Services include Birth and Death Certificates, a Medical Cannabis program, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), an Immunization program, Health Facility Licensing & Certification, and Developmental Disabilities programming. The Department of Health has several sites across the state of New Mexico. Information for these locations can be found at: https://www.nmhealth.org/location/public/.