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New Mexico

Region
New Mexico
Required to Report
Yes
What to Report
Any Pesticide-Related Exposure
State Office
New Mexico Occupational Health Registry
Phone 1
505-841-5895
Timeframe to Report Injury or Exposure
Not Specified
Reporting Notes

More on New Mexico's Occupational Health program can be found here: https://nmhealth.org/about/erd/eheb/ohsp/

Mandated to report
PhysiciansHospitalsOther health professionals
SENSOR partnership with NIOSH

New Mexico Occupational Health Registry (technical support from NIOSH): http://nmhealth.org/about/erd/eheb/ohsp/ 

WPS Enforcement
Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency
Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Statute
N.M. Stat. Ann. 1978, § 52-1-6(A) (2011)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Yes
Case Law
N.M. Stat. Ann. 1978, § 52-1-6(A) (2011) § 52-1-6(B) excludes farm and ranch laborers.
However, in June 2016, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the farm and ranch labor exemption was unconstitutional and that their holding would be applied prospectively to injuries manifesting after the date of the court mandate (expected by Sept. 2016). Rodriguez v. Brandwest Diary, 2016 WL 3611041.
The New Mexico Appeals Court recently deemed unconstitutional the law that excluded employers of domestic servants, farm laborers, and ranch hands from mandatory workers' compensation coverage. [N.M. Stat. Ann. § 52-1-6(B) (2011)] Rodriguez v. Brand W. Dairy, Nos. 33,104, 33,675, 2015 WL 3879494, at *8 (N.M. Ct. App. June 22, 2015)
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
The New Mexico Appeals Court recently deemed unconstitutional the law that excluded employers of domestic servants, farm laborers, and ranch hands from mandatory workers' compensation coverage. [N.M. Stat. Ann. § 52-1-6(B) (2011)] Rodriguez v. Brand W. Dairy, Nos. 33,104, 33,675, 2015 WL 3879494, at *8 (N.M. Ct. App. June 22, 2015)