2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 22-10A-34 — Communicable diseases; prohibited employment; penalty.
22-10A-34. Communicable diseases; prohibited employment; penalty.
A. No person afflicted with a communicable disease in a transmissible state dangerous to the health of students shall be employed in a public or private school in this state.
B. The department of health after consultation with the state board [department] shall adopt and issue regulations designating those communicable diseases in a transmissible stage that are dangerous to the health of students.
C. Each person employed in a public or private school, including bus drivers, shall present to the governing authority of the school where employed, upon initial employment, a certificate from a licensed physician stating that the person is free from all communicable diseases in a transmissible stage dangerous to the health of students.
D. The certificate from a licensed physician shall be according to a form prescribed by the department of health and approved by the state board [department]. The certificate must be obtained from a licensed physician not more than ninety days prior to the date of employment.
E. Any person violating the provisions of this section by not obtaining a certificate from a licensed physician as required is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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