Rural Primary Health Care

NMSA 1978 ch. 24, art. 1A

in effect

NMSA 1978, § 24-1A-1 Short title

24-1A-1. Short title This act [24-1A-1 to 24-1A-3, 24-1A-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Rural Primary Health Care Act". Laws 1981, ch. 295, § 1.

NMSA 1978, § 24-1A-2 Purpose of act

24-1A-2. Purpose of act The purpose of the Rural Primary Health Care Act is to recruit and retain health care personnel and assist in the provision of primary health care services through eligible programs in underserved areas of the state in order to better serve the health needs of the public. Laws 1981, ch. 295, § 2; 1983, ch. 236, § 1.

NMSA 1978, § 24-1A-3 Definitions

24-1A-3. Definitions As used in the Rural Primary Health Care Act: A. "health care underserved areas" means a geographic area in which it has been determined by the department of health, through the use of indices and other standards set by the department, that sufficient primary health care is not being provided to the citizens of that area; B. "eligible programs" means nonprofit community-based entities that provide or commit to provide primary health care services for residents of health care underserved areas and includes rural health facilities and those serving primarily low-income populations; C. "department" means the department of health; and D. "primary health care" means the first level of basic or general health care for an individual's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services. Laws 1981, ch. 295, § 3; 1983, ch. 236, § 2; 1996, ch. 29, § 2.

NMSA 1978, § 24-1A-3.1 Department; technical and financial assistance

24-1A-3.1. Department; technical and financial assistance To the extent funds are made available for the purposes of the Rural Primary Health Care Act, the department is authorized to: A. provide for a program to recruit and retain health care personnel in health care underserved areas; B. develop plans for and coordinate the efforts of other public and private entities assisting in the provision of primary health care services through eligible programs; C. provide for technical assistance to eligible programs in the areas of administrative and financial management, clinical services, outreach and planning; D. provide for distribution of financial assistance to eligible programs that have applied for and demonstrated a need for assistance in order to sustain a minimum level of delivery of primary health care services; and E. provide a program for enabling the development of new primary care health care services or facilities, and that program: (1) shall give preference to communities that have few or no community-based primary care services; (2) may require in-kind support from local communities where primary care health care services or facilities are established; (3) may require primary care health care services or facilities to assure provision of health care to the medically indigent; and (4) shall permit the implementation of innovative and creative uses of local or statewide health care resources, or both, other than those listed in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. 1978 Comp., § 24-1A-3.1, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 236, § 3; 1991, ch. 212, § 18; 1996, ch. 29, § 3.

NMSA 1978, § 24-1A-4 Rules and regulations

24-1A-4. Rules and regulations Subject to the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978], the department shall adopt rules and regulations for recruiting health care personnel in health care underserved areas, and shall establish a formula for distribution of financial assistance to eligible programs which shall take into account the relative needs of applicants for assistance, provided that funds may not be expended for land or facility acquisition or debt amortization and further provided that a local match of ten percent shall be required from each local recipient for each request for assistance. Laws 1981, ch. 295, § 4; 1983, ch. 236, § 4.

Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18524/index.doFetched: 10/20/2026