New Mexico § 27-5-3 Public assistance provisions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 27-5-3 — Public assistance provisions

New Mexico § 27-5-3

Ch. 27Public Assistance

Art. 5Indigent Hospital and County Health Care

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 27-5-3 (2026).

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A.A hospital shall not be paid from the fund under the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act for costs of an indigent patient for services that have been determined by the department to be eligible for medicaid reimbursement.

B.No action for collection of claims under the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act shall be allowed against an indigent patient who is medicaid eligible for medicaid covered services, nor shall action be allowed against the person who is legally responsible for the care of the indigent patient during the time that person is medicaid eligible.

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A. A hospital shall not be paid from the fund under the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act for costs of an indigent patient for services that have been determined by the department to be eligible for medicaid reimbursement. B. No action for collection of claims under the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act shall be allowed against an indigent patient who is medicaid eligible for medicaid covered services, nor shall action be allowed against the person who is legally responsible for the care of the indigent patient during the time that person is medicaid eligible.