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County approves health-center invoice, receives health council report and approves detention medical assistant position
Summary
Quay County approved a $8,185 invoice to Presbyterian Medical Services for October RPHCA services, received the Quay County Health Council's 2025 annual report, and approved a medical-assistant job description for the detention center requiring CMA certification.
At the Dec. 8 meeting, Quay County officials approved a $8,185 invoice from Presbyterian Medical Services for the Quay County Family Health Center's October RPHCA services after Stephanie Newcomb presented the center's activity report (338 primary-care encounters; 119 unduplicated users in October). The motion to approve payment carried unanimously.
Brenda Bishop presented the Quay County Health Council 2025 fact sheet and summarized community initiatives: a Health IQ podcast, social-media outreach, distribution of naloxone, medication lockboxes and disposal bags, peer-led prevention work with middle-school students, and regular community wellness events. The council's priorities include mental-health coping skills, substance-misuse prevention and improved access to care.
Chris Eccles asked the board to approve a full-time Medical Assistant job description for the Quay County Detention Center; the duties listed include sick-call triage, recordkeeping and medication administration. The job requires a New Mexico Certified Medical Assistant license within 12 months and a background check; the board approved the position unanimously. The transcript records the approval motion language inconsistently as "approve invoice" in one line; meeting materials and the agenda indicate the action was to approve the job description and position.
