New Mexico Statutes

§ 27-5-16 — Authority; payments; cooperation; reporting

New Mexico § 27-5-16
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 27Public Assistance
Art. 5Indigent Hospital and County Health Care

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 27-5-16 (2026).

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A.The authority shall not decrease the amount of any assistance payments made to the hospitals or health care providers of this state pursuant to law because of any financial reimbursement made to ambulance services, hospitals or health care providers for indigent or medicaid eligible patients as provided in the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act.
B.The authority shall cooperate with each county in furnishing information or assisting in the investigation of any person to determine whether the person meets the qualifications of an indigent patient as defined in the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act.
C.The authority shall provide an annual report to each county and each qualifying hospital on the previous calendar year's payments from the safety net care pool for unco

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 13-2-27, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 16; 1987, ch. 88, §

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