County health care assistance fund; authorized uses of the fund
NMSA 1978, § 27-5-7.1
in effect27-5-7.1. County health care assistance fund; authorized uses of 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.
Laws 1993, ch. 321, § 16; 2001, ch. 307, § 2; 2014, ch. 79, § 10; 2025, ch. 139, § 1.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18527/index.do#!b/27-5-7.1Fetched: 10/20/2026