Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 9 - Executive Department. > Article 7 - Department of Health, 9-7-1 through 9-7-17. > Section 9-7-9 - Bureaus; chiefs.

Section 9-7-9 - Bureaus; chiefs.

9-7-9. Bureaus; chiefs.

The secretary shall establish within each division such "bureaus" as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Department of Health Act [this article]. 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 [10-9-1 NMSA 1978] unless otherwise provided by law.