The county hospital or hospitals constructed pursuant to the provisions of this act [ 4-49-2, 4-49-3, 4-49-8 NMSA 1978] shall be situated in the county in such manner as to make hospital service reasonably accessible to all persons in the county, as determined by the county commissioners in each county, subject to the approval of the director of the state department of public health [secretary of health].
§ 4-49-2 NMSA 1978
[Location of county hospitals; approval of the department of health.]
1941 Comp., § 15-4618, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 20, § 4; 1953 Comp., § 15-49-3.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.