A. There is created in the executive branch the "department of health". The department shall be a cabinet department and shall include, but not be limited to, the programs and functions of the public health division and the scientific laboratory.
B. All references in the law to the public health division of the health and environment department, the state department of public health, the public health department, the health services division or the state board of health shall be construed as referring to the department.
C. The administrative services division of the department shall provide clerical, recordkeeping and administrative support to the department, including, but not limited to, the areas of personnel, budget, procurement and contracting.
D. The information technology division shall have all those powers and duties conferred upon it by the secretary with the consent of the governor.
History: 1978 Comp., § 9-7-4, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 16; 2005, ch. 110, § 3; 2007, ch. 325, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 16 repealed former Section 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 253, § 4, relating to establishment of the health and environment department, and enacted a new section, effective March 29, 1991.
Cross references. — For executive cabinet, see 9-1-3 NMSA 1978.
For the department of environment, see 9-7A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
For health and hospital records, see 14-6-1 to 14-6-3 NMSA 1978.
For state health institutions generally, see Chapter 23 NMSA 1978.
For health and safety generally, see Chapter 24 NMSA 1978.
For appointment and establishment of powers and duties of district health officers and assistants, see 24-1-4 NMSA 1978.
For development by scientific laboratory division of methods to test persons operating motor vehicle under influence of drugs or alcohol, see 24-1-22 NMSA 1978.
For duties with regard to immunization, see Chapter 24, Article 5 NMSA 1978.
For vital statistics, see 24-14-1 to 24-14-31 NMSA 1978.
For establishment of vital statistics bureau, see 24-14-3 NMSA 1978.
For food generally, see Chapter 25 NMSA 1978.
For controlled substances, see 30-31-1 to 30-31-41 NMSA 1978.
For occupational health and safety, see 50-9-1 to 50-9-25 NMSA 1978.
For pharmacy regulation and licensing, see Chapter 61, Article 11 NMSA 1978.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, eliminated the behavioral health services division of the department of health.
Laws 2007, ch. 325, § 13 transferred personnel, property contracts and references in law from the behavioral health services division of the department of health and the department of human services.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, deleted the provision in Subsection B that "health services division" refers to "public health division"; deleted the requirement in Subsection C that the administrative services division provide support to the department of environment; and provided in Subsection D that the information technology division shall have all powers and duties conferred upon it by the secretary of health with the consent of the governor.