A. The administrative head of the department of health is the "secretary of health", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet.
B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting his appointment.
History: 1978 Comp., § 9-7-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 253, § 6; 1991, ch. 25, § 17.
Cross references. — For executive cabinet, see 9-1-3 NMSA 1978.
For appointment and removal power of governor, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 5.
The 1991 amendment, effective March 29, 1991, deleted "and environment" following "health" in the catchline and in Subsection A and substituted "department of health" for "health and environment department" in Subsection A.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 7 - Department of Health
Section 9-7-4 - Department established.
Section 9-7-4.1 - State health improvement plan.
Section 9-7-5 - Secretary of health; appointment.
Section 9-7-6 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-7-6.4 - Interagency behavioral health purchasing collaborative.
Section 9-7-6.5 - Agreements for a replacement facility for Fort Bayard medical center.
Section 9-7-6.6 - Gambling addiction data collection.
Section 9-7-9 - Bureaus; chiefs.
Section 9-7-9.1 - Department of health; office of oral health; director.
Section 9-7-10.1 - Rehabilitation centers.
Section 9-7-11 - Advisory committees.
Section 9-7-11.1 - Findings and purpose.
Section 9-7-11.2 - New Mexico health policy commission created; composition; duties.
Section 9-7-11.3 - Task force created; responsibilities; participants; funding.
Section 9-7-11.4 - Compulsive gambling council; duties; membership.
Section 9-7-16 - Rate equalization for community-based service contractors.