A. The governor, after consultation with the secretary of health, may issue an enhanced public health advisory if the governor has reasonable cause to believe that a public health emergency may occur.
B. The secretary of health may use powers and duties conferred under the Public Health Act [Chapter 24, Article 1 NMSA 1978] to investigate the conditions leading to the issuance of the enhanced public health advisory.
C. The enhanced public health advisory shall be broadly disseminated in English, Spanish and other appropriate languages to the impacted population.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 218, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEmergency clauses. — Laws 2003, ch. 218, § 21 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 6, 2003.
Compiler's notes. — This section was enacted by the legislature as part of Chapter 12, Article 10 NMSA 1978, but it was assigned to Article 10A by the compiler to separate it from the State Civil Emergency Preparedness Act.