NMSA 1978, § 24-28-1 Short title
24-28-1. Short title
Chapter 24, Article 28 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Bone Marrow and Organ Donor Act".
Laws 2007, ch. 159, § 1; 2019, ch. 112, § 1.
Bone Marrow and Organ Donor Act
NMSA 1978 ch. 24, art. 28
in effectNMSA 1978, § 24-28-2 Public education
24-28-2. Public education
A. The department of health shall provide information and educational materials to the public regarding bone marrow donation through the national marrow donor program and regarding organ donations. The department shall seek assistance from the national marrow donor program to establish a system to distribute materials, ensure that the materials are updated periodically, fully disclose the risks involved in donating bone marrow and address the education and recruitment of minority populations.
B. The information and educational materials shall include information on:
(1) the need for bone marrow donations;
(2) patient populations that would benefit from bone marrow donations;
(3) how to join the bone marrow registry; and
(4) how to acquire a free buccal swab kit from the bone marrow registry.
C. The department shall establish a system to distribute information and educational materials regarding organ donations and ensure that the materials are updated periodically, fully disclose the risks of donating an organ and address the education and recruitment of minority populations.
Laws 2007, ch. 159, § 2; 2019, ch. 112, § 2.
NMSA 1978, § 24-28-3 State employee leave
24-28-3. State employee leave
A. The person in charge of a state agency may grant a leave of absence, not to exceed twenty days, to a state agency employee for the purpose of donating an organ or bone marrow. An employee may request and use donated annual leave or sick leave for the purpose of donating an organ or bone marrow. If an employee requests donations of sick leave or annual leave but does not receive the full amount of leave needed for the donation of an organ or bone marrow, the person in charge of a state agency may grant a paid leave of absence for the remainder of the needed leave up to the maximum total of twenty workdays. The person in charge of a state agency may require verification by a physician regarding the purpose of the leave requested and information from the physician regarding the length of the leave requested. Any paid leave of absence granted pursuant to this section shall not result in a loss of compensation, seniority, annual leave, sick leave or accrued overtime for which the employee is otherwise eligible.
B. For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any department, institution, board, bureau, commission, district or committee of government of the state of New Mexico.
Laws 2007, ch. 159, § 3.
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