2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 33 - Correctional Institutions
Article 1 - Corrections Department
Section 33-1-23 - Correctional facilities; breastfeeding and lactation policies.
A. By January 1, 2020, every correctional facility that houses female inmates shall develop and implement a breastfeeding and lactation policy for lactating female inmates that is based on current accepted best practices. The policy shall include provisions for:
(1) human milk expression with access to an electric breast pump, milk storage and transport or disposal;
(2) continuation of medication-assisted addiction treatment;
(3) breastfeeding in county and municipal detention facilities that can accommodate skin-to-skin contact visits and in all facilities operated by the corrections department and children, youth and families department; and
(4) medically appropriate support and care related to cessation of lactation or weaning if preferred by the lactating inmate.
B. For purposes of this section, "correctional facility" means a jail, prison or other detention facility, whether operated by a government or private contractor, that is used for the confinement of adult or juvenile persons who are charged with or convicted of a violation of a law or ordinance
History: Laws 2019, ch. 71, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 71 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
