It is the duty of each school superintendent, whether of a public, private or parochial school, to cause to be prepared a record showing the required immunization status of every child enrolled in or attending a school under his jurisdiction. These records must be kept current and available to the public health authorities. The name of any parent or guardian who neglects or refuses to permit his child to be immunized against diseases as required by rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be reported by the school superintendent to the director of the health services division [public health division] of the health and environment department [department of health].
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-3-4.4, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 329, § 4; 1975, ch. 25, § 2; 1977, ch. 253, § 22.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 16 repealed former 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, relating to the health and environment department and enacted a new 9-7-4 NMSA 1978 which created the department of health. Section 9-7-5 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 17, made the secretary of health the administrative head of the department.
Subsection B of 9-7-4 NMSA 1978 provided that all references to the "health services division" shall be construed to be references to the "public health division".