A. The health services division [public health division] of the health and environment department [department of health] shall provide by regulation procedures to establish, maintain, promote and effectuate a program designed to educate the general public and public and private school students regarding the nature and inheritance of sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia. The division shall consult and advise the state board of education [public education department] concerning development and use of informational and educational materials relating to sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia.

B. The health services division [public health division] of the health and environment department [department of health] shall provide by regulation for diagnosis of sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia. Regulations shall provide for, among other things:

(1) the making available to all physicians by the health services division [public health division] of current information concerning the nature, effects, diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia;

(2) the testing of all school-age children who may be susceptible to sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia, at least once, as a part of the school health program; and

(3) the making available without cost to any person unable to afford the services of a physician, tests to diagnose sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia.

History: 1953 Comp., § 12-3-45, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 300, § 1; 1977, ch. 253, § 25.

Bracketed 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Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 16 repealed former 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, relating to the health and environment department and enacted a new 9-7-4 NMSA 1978 which created the department of health.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.

Laws 2004, ch. 27, § 27 provided that all references in law to the state board of education shall be deemed to be references to the public education 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".

Cross references. — For education and testing relating to phenylketonuria, see 24-1-6 NMSA 1978.

For public education department, see Chapter 9, Article 24 NMSA 1978.