2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 12-10A-12 — Medical examination and testing.

12-10A-12. Medical examination and testing.

A.     During a state of public health emergency, medical examinations or tests may be performed by a qualified person authorized by the secretary of health to provide medical examinations or tests.   

B.     The secretary of health may isolate or quarantine a person whose refusal of medical examination or testing results in uncertainty regarding whether the person has been exposed to or is infected with a threatening communicable disease or otherwise reasonably poses a danger to public health.   

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