HB 156

1AN ACT
2  RELATING TO VACCINATION; REQUIRING VACCINATION RULES TO BE
3  BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;
4  REPEALING CERTAIN SESSION LAWS FROM THE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
5  OF THE FIFTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BECOME
6  EFFECTIVE ON JULY 1, 2026.
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8  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
9SECTION 1.     Section 24-5-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1959,
10 Chapter 329, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
11      "24-5-1.     IMMUNIZATION REGULATIONS.--
12A.   The public health division of the department of
13 health shall, after consultation with the public education
14 department and the early childhood education and care
15 department, promulgate rules governing the immunization
16 against diseases deemed to be dangerous to the public health,
17 to be required of children attending licensed child care and
18 licensed early childhood care programs and public, private,
19 home or parochial schools in the state.    Rules promulgated
20 pursuant to this subsection shall establish the immunizations
21 required and the manner and frequency of their administration
22 in accordance with recommendations from the department of
23 health.   The public health division shall supervise and
24 secure the enforcement of the required immunization program.
25B.   The public health division of the department of HB 156/a
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1  health shall promulgate rules governing the immunization
2  against diseases deemed to be dangerous to the public health,
3  to be recommended for adults residing in the state.   Rules
4  promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall establish the
5  immunizations recommended and the recommended manner and
6  frequency of their administration in accordance with guidance
7  from the department of health."
8SECTION 2.   REPEAL.--Laws 2025 (1st S.S.), Chapter 5,
9  Sections 8 through 13 are repealed.  HB 156/a
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