NM HB279

Health information exchanges and electronic medical record systems must develop capabilities by July 1, 2028 to segregate reproductive health care and gender-affirming health care information from other records and allow individuals to control access through written authorization

Prohibits geofencing of reproductive and gender-affirming health care facilities to track patients, collect personal data, or send targeted advertisements; violations carry civil penalties of $2,500 for negligent violations and $10,000 for intentional violations

Providers, health plans, and health information exchanges cannot release patient health care information in response to out-of-state legal requests if based on laws interfering with protected health care activities, and must notify affected patients and providers within 30 days of such requests

Acute care and general hospitals must provide abortion or sterilization procedures as part of emergency medical services when necessary to stabilize patients with emergency medical conditions

Reproductive and gender-affirming health care providers may participate in the Confidential Substitute Address Program to protect their residential addresses from public records, and practitioners prescribing medication abortion drugs may request the dispensing container show only the facility address rather than their personal name and address