The immunization required by Chapter 24, Article 5 NMSA 1978 may be done by any health care provider who holds a license or certificate pursuant to state law that authorizes him to immunize. If the parents are unable to pay, the immunization shall be provided by the public health division of the department of health. The department shall undertake every effort to obtain federal funding to implement the department's immunization program. No public health employee may receive any fee for immunization service if the service is compensated for by the public health division. Local school boards may contribute toward the cost of materials and supplies for immunizations. History: 1953 Comp., § 12-3-4.5, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 329, § 5; 1977, ch. 253, § 23; 1998, ch. 26, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 1998 amendment, effective May 20, 1998, inserted 'by Chapter 24, Article 5 NMSA 1978' in the first sentence; in the second sentence, substituted 'public health' for 'health services', deleted 'health and environment' following 'division of the', and inserted 'of health' following 'department'; added the third sentence; and substituted 'public health' for 'health services' in the fourth sentence.
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