Policies, Protocols & Procedures

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information.

School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2020-2021 (Spanish)

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information

School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2023-2024 (Spanish)

School & Daycare Immunization Schedule Letter 2023-2024

School Authority Letter 2023-2024

School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2023-2024 (English)

To reduce morbidity and mortality from monkeypox disease by vaccinating all adults who meet the criteria for monkeypox vaccine (JYNNEOS) as established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information

Upcoming School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2023-2014 (English)

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information

School & Daycare Immunization Requirements 2022-2023 (Spanish)

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information

New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements. New Mexico School Nurses are granted Public Health authority by the NM Secretary of Health for collecting and submitting immunization information in Spanish

Due to the recent outbreaks of measles in the United States, we are writing you to make you aware of some important issues regarding measles in New Mexico. If a measles infection is confirmed in your child’s school, the New Mexico Department of Health will recommend that all children without proof of measles immunity be excluded from school and school activities.

Measles School Letter August 2019 (Spanish)

The purpose of this protocol is to provide New Mexico Department of Health nurses with information so that they may provide immunization services. Public Health Nurses who have been trained in vaccine handling and administration, and who follow this protocol, are under standing orders from their Region Health Officer.

This document is the School Authority Letter for 2022-2023 and is a part of the New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements.

This is for nurses and Department of Health staff who conduct community and offsite vaccination outreach clinics.

This protocol is intended to ensure two-way communication between PHOs and pharmaceutical representatives, while simultaneously allowing programmatic staff to effectively maintain the complexity of being a universal vaccine state, providing choice and ensuring no single vaccine and/or manufacturer is favored over one or the other.