SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME PREVENTION FUNDING

HB 97 appropriates $165,000 from the general fund to New Mexico's Department of Health for fiscal year 2027 to prevent shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma. The funding will update prevention training materials, require all hospitals and birthing centers statewide to implement educational programs, and establish statewide reporting for abusive head trauma cases. This bill directly affects healthcare facilities and the Department of Health, which will administer the programs. Unspent funds at year-end will revert to the general fund.