Section 9-7-9 - Bureaus; chiefs.

NM Stat § 9-7-9 (2019) (N/A)
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The secretary shall establish within each division such "bureaus" as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Department of Health Act. He shall employ a "chief" to be the administrative head of each bureau. The chief and all subsidiary employees of the department shall be covered by the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978] unless otherwise provided by law.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-7-9, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 253, § 10; 1991, ch. 25, § 21.

The 1991 amendment, effective March 29, 1991, substituted "Department of Health Act" for "Health and Environment Department Act" at the end of the first sentence and made a minor stylistic change in the second sentence.