Bill > HB115

This bill amends existing law to provide nurses with additional protections when they invoke "safe harbor," a process that allows nurses to refuse an assignment if they believe it would compromise patient safety or if they question the medical reasonableness of an order. Specifically, the bill adds a requirement for a post-occurrence review to inquire about any perceived retaliation against a nurse for invoking safe harbor, and it clarifies that a healthcare facility or its personnel cannot bully, retaliate against, demote, suspend, terminate, discipline, discriminate against, or report a nurse to the board of nursing for making a good-faith request for safe harbor. The "Nursing Practice Act" refers to the laws governing the practice of nursing, and the "board of nursing" is the regulatory body that oversees nurses.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=115&year=26