New Mexico § 27-5-7.1 County health care assistance fund; authorized uses of

New Mexico Statutes

§ 27-5-7.1 — County health care assistance fund; authorized uses of

New Mexico § 27-5-7.1

Ch. 27Public Assistance

Art. 5Indigent Hospital and County Health Care

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 27-5-7.1 (2026).

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the fund. A. The fund may be used to pay for:

(1)expenses of burial or cremation of an indigent person;

(2)ambulance transportation, hospital care and health care services for indigent patients;

(3)all or a portion of the:

(a)monthly premiums of public or private health insurance or coverage for indigent patients; or (b) out-of-pocket costs, including copayments and deductibles, incurred by indigent patient insureds pursuant to the terms of a public or private health insurance policy or coverage plan; or (4) county administrative expenses associated with fund expenditures authorized in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection. B. The fund may be used to meet a county's obligation under Section 27-10-4 NMSA 1978.

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the fund. A. The fund may be used to pay for: (1) expenses of burial or cremation of an indigent person; (2) ambulance transportation, hospital care and health care services for indigent patients; (3) all or a portion of the: (a) monthly premiums of public or private health insurance or coverage for indigent patients; or (b) out-of-pocket costs, including copayments and deductibles, incurred by indigent patient insureds pursuant to the terms of a public or private health insurance policy or coverage plan; or (4) county administrative expenses associated with fund expenditures authorized in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection. B. The fund may be used to meet a county's obligation under Section 27-10-4 NMSA 1978.