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N.M. Stat. § 27-2-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-23
§ 27-2-23. Third party liability
Status: in_force

A. The income support division of the department shall make reasonable efforts to ascertain any legal liability of third parties who are or may be liable to pay all or part of the medical cost of injury, disease or disability of an applicant for or recipient of medical assistance pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 27 NMSA 1978 .

B. When the department makes medical assistance payments on behalf of a recipient, the department is subrogated to any right of the recipient against a third party for recovery of medical expenses to the extent that the department has made payment.

C. Health insurers, including self-insured plans, group health plans, service benefit plans, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers or other parties, that are, by statute, contract or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service, as a condition of doing business with New Mexico, shall:

(1) provide, with respect to individuals who are eligible for or are provided medical assistance under the medicaid program, upon the request of the state, information to determine during what period the individual, the individual's spouse or the individual's dependents may be, or may have been, covered by a health insurer and the nature of the coverage provided by the health insurer, including the name, address and identifying number of the plan;

(2) accept New Mexico's right of recovery and the assignment to New Mexico of any right of an individual or other entity to payment from the party for an item or service for which payment has been made under the medicaid program;

(3) respond to any inquiry by New Mexico regarding a claim for payment for any health care item or service that is submitted no later than three years after the date of the provision of such health care item or service; and

(4) agree not to deny a claim submitted by New Mexico solely on the basis of the date of submission of the claim by the provider, the type of the claim form or a failure to present proper documentation at the point-of-sale that is the basis of the claim, if:

(a) the claim is submitted by New Mexico within the three-year period beginning on the date on which the item or service was furnished; and

(b) any action by New Mexico to enforce its rights with respect to such claim is commenced within six years of New Mexico's submission of such claim.

D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the application of common law principles in determining equitable reimbursement from any third-party source for New Mexico or a health insurer, including self-insured plans, group health plans, service benefit plans, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit managers or other parties.
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-96 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-96
§ 72-16-96. Purpose of tax exemptions
Status: in_force

The effectuation of the powers herein authorized shall and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, including but not necessarily limited to those residing in the authority exercising any power hereunder, for the improvement of their health and living conditions and for the increase of their commerce and prosperity.
N.M. Stat. § 31-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 4 / Section 31-4-2
§ 31-4-2. Fugitives from justice; duty of governor
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this act, the provisions of the constitution of the United States controlling and any and all acts of congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority of any other state of the United States any person charged in that state with treason, felony or other crime, who has fled from justice and is found in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 48-8-5 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 8 / Section 48-8-5
§ 48-8-5. Release of lien
Status: in_force

The hospital shall, upon receipt of payment of the lien or the part recoverable under the lien, execute and file, at the expense of the hospital, a release of lien.
N.M. Stat. § 19-3-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 19-3-3
§ 19-3-3. Transfer of rights; consent of wife; exemption from sale under execution
Status: in_force

The owner of what is known as a valid claim or improvement under the laws of this state, on public lands of the United States, shall be deemed in possession of a transferable interest therein, and any sale of such improvement shall be considered a sufficient consideration to support a promise: provided, that no such sale shall be valid to convey such improvement when made by the head of a family, unless the wife of the vendor, if any there be, shall give her consent thereto: and provided, also, that such land and the claim thereto shall be exempt from forced sale under execution.
N.M. Stat. § 75-12-1 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 12 / Section 75-12-1
§ 75-12-1. Conservation legacy permanent fund; created; investment; distribution
Status: in_force

A. The “conservation legacy permanent fund” is created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of distributions, appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income from investment of the fund. Money in the fund shall be invested by the state investment officer with the same risk and return profile as land grant permanent funds are invested pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 8 NMSA 1978 . Earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund shall be expended only as provided by this section.

B. If, on July 1 of each year, the conservation legacy permanent fund exceeds one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) and the investment income to the fund for the previous fiscal year exceeded five million dollars ($5,000,000), any investment income to the fund from the previous fiscal year in excess of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be distributed to the land of enchantment legacy fund.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-19 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-19
§ 58-10-19. Board of directors
Status: in_force

A. The business of an association shall be directed by a board of directors, consisting of not less than five nor more than twenty-one persons elected by a majority vote at each annual meeting of the members or stockholders present or represented by proxy. At least three-fourths of the directors shall be citizens of the United States, two-thirds shall be residents of this state and a majority shall reside within a one hundred mile radius of the location of the principal place of business. One director shall be designated chairman by majority vote of the board of directors.

B. The number of directors shall be fixed from time to time within the limits prescribed in this section by resolution adopted at any annual meeting or any special meeting called for the purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 1-14-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1-14-6
§ 1-14-6. Contest of election; preservation of ballots
Status: in_force

Either the contestant or contestee, within the time provided by the Election Code for the preservation of ballots, may give written notice with delivery confirmation to the county clerk of those counties wherein the contestant or contestee wishes the ballots preserved that a contest is pending in a designated court, and thereupon it is the duty of the county clerk to preserve the ballots of all precincts named in the notice of contest and answer until the contest has been finally determined.
N.M. Stat. § 61-17A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 17A / Section 61-17A-3
§ 61-17A-3. Barbering defined
Status: in_force

Barbering includes any one or any combination of the following practices when done upon the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes for the public generally, upon male or female:

A. shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair;

B. curling and waving, including permanent waving, the hair;

C. giving facial and scalp massage or treatments with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances;

D. shampooing, bleaching or dyeing the hair or applying tonics; or

E. applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to the scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body.
N.M. Stat. § 22-24-10 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 24 / Section 22-24-10
§ 22-24-10. Public facilities to be used by charter schools; assessment
Status: in_force

A. Prior to the occupancy of a public facility by a charter school, the charter school shall notify the council of the intended use, together with such other information as required by rule of the council.

B. Within sixty days of the notification to the council, the public school facilities authority shall assess the public facility in order to determine the extent of compliance with the statewide adequacy standards and the amount of outstanding deviation from those standards. The results of the assessment shall be submitted to the charter school, the school district in which the charter school is located and the council.

C. Once assessed pursuant to Subsection B of this section, the public facility shall be prioritized and eligible for grants pursuant to the Public School Capital Outlay Act in the same manner as all other public schools in the state.

D. As used in this section, “ public facility ” means a building owned by the charter school, the school district, the state, an institution of the state, another political subdivision of the state, the federal government or a tribal government.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3A / Section 6-3A-4
§ 6-3A-4. Program identification
Status: in_force

A. Prior to July 15 of each year, each agency shall submit to the division and the committee proposed changes to its current program structure. The division, in consultation with the committee and the agency, shall review the requested changes, make any necessary revisions and issue approval or disapproval within thirty days of receipt. The division shall send a copy of its approval or disapproval to the committee.

B. The program list submitted by the agency shall be accompanied by:

(1) the constitutional or statutory direction and authority for each program;

(2) identification of the users of each program;

(3) the purpose of each program or the benefit derived by the users of the program; and

(4) other financial information as required by the division in consultation with the committee.
N.M. Stat. § 42-9-27 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-27
§ 42-9-27. Disposition of proceeds of sale
Status: in_force

All such proceeds of sale of property shall be delivered to such person as the judge or court shall determine entitled to the same upon the final disposition of the suit.
N.M. Stat. § 23-4-7 — NM Code / Chapter 23 / Article 4 / Section 23-4-7
§ 23-4-7. Future transfer of lands; restrictions
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of health shall designate not more than thirty acres of land immediately surrounding the old Carrie Tingley crippled children's hospital building, including the support buildings and three adjoining houses, which may not be designated as surplus property by the department of finance and administration pursuant to this section. Subsequent to such a designation, the department of finance and administration may determine, after the New Mexico state veterans' home has been established, that there exists acreage that is surplus to the needs of the New Mexico state veterans' home.

B. The department of finance and administration, with approval of the state board of finance, may transfer a portion of the designated surplus property not to exceed twenty-five acres to the Truth or Consequences school board to be used for a site for construction of a middle school.

C. Subsequent to the official decision of the Truth or Consequences school board to proceed or not to proceed with the construction of a middle school on property adjacent to the New Mexico state veterans' home, the department of finance and administration may transfer, with approval of the state board of finance, part or all of the remaining surplus property to the city of Truth or Consequences for use in future economic development projects.

D. All transfers of land provided for in this section shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1) the governor or his designee shall approve any plans for development of any part of the original site before commencement of any construction under such plans;

(2) if the Truth or Consequences school board has not developed a master plan for use of any property transferred to it by January 1, 1987 or has not substantially initiated this plan by January 1, 1993, the surplus property transferred to that school board shall revert to the state;

(3) if the city of Truth or Consequences has not developed a master plan for use of any property transferred to it by January 1, 1987 or has not substantially initiated this plan by January 1, 1993, the surplus property transferred to that city shall revert to the state;

(4) the department of finance and administration shall not transfer as surplus property either the access to any well already existing on the site or any buildings on the site without the consent of the board of trustees; and

(5) no commitment on any parcel of land at the original site shall be made to the Truth or Consequences school board or to the city of Truth or Consequences until after such time as the New Mexico state veterans' home is approved by the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 10-12B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 12B / Section 10-12B-8
§ 10-12B-8. Age and service credit requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

A. For an individual who initially became a member prior to July 1, 2005, the age and service credit requirements for retirement provided for in the Judicial Retirement Act are:

(1) age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of service credit; or

(2) age sixty years or older and fifteen or more years of service credit.

B. For an individual who initially became a member after June 30, 2005 but on or before June 30, 2014, the age and service credit requirements for retirement provided for in the Judicial Retirement Act are:

(1) age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of service credit; or

(2) age fifty-five years or older and sixteen or more years of service credit.

C. For an individual who initially became a member on or after July 1, 2014, the age and service requirements provided for in the Judicial Retirement Act are:

(1) age sixty-five years and eight or more years of service credit; or

(2) age sixty years and fifteen or more years of service credit.

D. Except for a member who is retired under any state system or the educational retirement system, if a member leaves office for any reason, other than removal pursuant to Article 6, Section 32 of the constitution of New Mexico , before meeting the age and service credit requirements for retirement pursuant to the provisions of this section and if that member leaves the member contributions on deposit in the fund, that member may apply for retirement when that member meets the age and service credit requirements for retirement pursuant to the provisions of the Judicial Retirement Act or provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Reciprocity Act.

E. No member shall be eligible to receive a pension pursuant to the provisions of the Judicial Retirement Act while still in office.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21E-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21E / Section 21-21E-2
§ 21-21E-2. Disbursements from fund
Status: in_force

A. A Vietnam veteran may apply to the veterans' services department for a scholarship. The department shall determine the eligibility of an applicant and certify approved applicants to the commission on higher education [higher education department].

B. The commission on higher education [higher education department] shall pay by voucher to the appropriate educational institution an amount not exceeding the amount of the scholarship for an approved Vietnam veteran.

C. Money in the fund shall be allocated in the order that applications are received and approved.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1-41 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-41
§ 24-1-41. Health facilities; certified nurse practitioners; certified nurse-midwives; privileges; parity with physicians
Status: in_force

A. Unless required by federal law, a health facility shall establish the same criteria for granting patient admitting or discharge privileges or in authorizing continuing patient care for certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists as the health facility has established for physicians.

B. A health facility shall ensure that certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists acting in accordance with these professionals' respective scopes of practice under New Mexico law are:

(1) eligible to serve on the health facility's medical staff;

(2) credentialed under the same procedures as the health facility has established for physicians; and

(3) authorized to conduct peer review of their professional colleagues.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ certified nurse-midwife ” means an individual licensed as a registered nurse pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act and licensed by the department of health as a certified nurse-midwife;

(2) “ certified nurse practitioner ” means a registered nurse who is licensed by the board of nursing for advanced practice as a certified nurse practitioner pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act;

(3) “ clinical nurse specialist ” means a registered nurse who is licensed by the board of nursing for advanced practice as a clinical nurse specialist and whose name and pertinent information are entered on the list of clinical nurse specialists maintained by the board of nursing;

(4) “ health facility ” means a health facility licensed by the department of health pursuant to the Public Health Act; and

(5) “ physician ” means an individual licensed to practice as a medical doctor or an osteopathic physician.
N.M. Stat. § 21-7-27 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 21-7-27
§ 21-7-27. Temporary provision; university of New Mexico; physician assistant training program
Status: in_force

The board of regents of the university of New Mexico shall establish a primary care physician assistant training program designed to meet the needs of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9-16 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9 / Section 63-9-16
§ 63-9-16. Appeal to supreme court
Status: in_force

A. A telephone company or other party in interest being aggrieved by a final order or determination of the commission pursuant to Sections 63-9-1 through 63-9-19 NMSA 1978 may appeal to the supreme court within thirty days.

B. The appeal shall be on the record of the hearing before the commission and shall be governed by the appellate rules applicable to administrative appeals. The supreme court shall affirm the commission's order unless it is:

(1) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion;

(2) not supported by substantial evidence in the record; or

(3) otherwise not in accordance with law.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22 / Section 59A-22-13
§ 59A-22-13. Physical examination and autopsy
Status: in_force

There shall be a provision as follows:

The insurance company at its own expense shall have the right and opportunity to examine the person of the insured when and as often as it may reasonably require during the pendency of a claim hereunder and to make an autopsy in case of death where it is not forbidden by law.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-41 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-41
§ 4-55A-41. Street and road improvement fund; use
Status: in_force

Bonds or assignable certificates authorized in Section 4-55A-20 NMSA 1978 for the construction of a street, road, walkway, bridge, overpass, underpass, pathway, alley, curb, gutter or sidewalk project may be purchased by the street and road improvement fund; provided that the bonds or assignable certificates shall be held in trust by the county treasurer and any receipts from the sale of the bonds or assignable certificates or from the payment of the assessment made to pay the interest and principal of the bonds or assignable certificates shall be held in trust by the county treasurer, and any receipts from the sale of the bonds or assignable certificates or from the payment of the assessment made to pay the interest and principal of the bonds or assignable certificates shall be credited to the street and road improvement fund.
N.M. Stat. § 26-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 4 / Section 26-4-2
§ 26-4-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Act:

A. “ Canadian supplier ” means a manufacturer, wholesale distributor or pharmacy that is appropriately licensed or permitted under Canadian federal or provincial laws and rules to manufacture, distribute or dispense prescription drugs;

B. “ committee ” means the prescription drug importation advisory committee;

C. “ department ” means the department of health;

D. “ eligible prescription drug ” means a drug eligible for importation that:

(1) meets the United States federal food and drug administration's standards related to safety, effectiveness, misbranding and adulteration;

(2) does not violate federal patent laws;

(3) is expected to generate cost savings; and

(4) is not a controlled substance;

E. “ program ” means the wholesale prescription drug importation program; and

F. “ state drug wholesaler ” means a licensed wholesale drug distributor that contracts with the state to import eligible prescription drugs from a Canadian supplier.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.42 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.42
§ 7-1-6.42. Distribution; state building bonding fund; gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the state building bonding fund in the amount of six hundred eighty thousand dollars ($680,000) from the net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax imposed by the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act. 1 The distribution shall be made:

A. after the required distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.4 NMSA 1978;

B. contemporaneously with other distributions of net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax for payment of debt service on outstanding bonds or to a fund dedicated for that purpose; and

C. prior to any other distribution of net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax.