New Mexico HIPAA — Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information — Mental Health Records is a waiver that individuals must sign if they wish to allow their mental health records to be disclosed to third parties. This waiver is in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) which protects an individual's confidential health information. There are two types of New Mexico HIPAA — Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information — Mental Health Records: the Standard Authorization and the Limited Authorization. The Standard Authorization allows for the disclosure of mental health records without limitation. It does not require the individual to specify who can access the records or the purpose for which the records can be used. The Limited Authorization is more restrictive and requires an individual to specify who can access the mental health records and the purpose for which the records can be used. It also requires the individual to specify a time period for which the authorization is valid. New Mexico HIPAA — Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information — Mental Health Records is designed to protect an individual's confidential health information and ensure that the information is only accessed by authorized parties for authorized purposes.