Section 27-5-17 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 20, § 136A repealed 27-5-17 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1975, ch. 44, § 2, relating to exclusion of class A counties from the provisions of the Indigent Hospital Claims Act, effective July 1, 1986.
Section 27-5-18 – Repealed.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-2-29, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 20; 1993, ch. 321, § 14; repealed by Laws 2014, ch. 79, § 22. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2014, ch. 79, § 22 repealed 27-5-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 20, relating to date of implementation, effective March […]
Section 27-5-6.2 – Transfer to safety net care pool fund.
A. A county shall, by ordinance to be effective July 1, 2014, dedicate to the safety net care pool fund an amount equal to a gross receipts tax rate of one-twelfth percent applied to the taxable gross receipts reported during the prior fiscal year by persons engaging in business in the county. For purposes of […]
Section 27-5-7 – Health care assistance fund.
A. There is created in the county treasury of each county a “health care assistance fund”. B. Collections under the levy made pursuant to the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act and all payments shall be placed into the fund, and the amount placed in the fund shall be budgeted and expended only for […]
Section 27-5-7.1 – 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; or (5) [(3)] county administrative expenses associated with fund expenditures authorized in Paragraphs of this subsection. B. The fund may be used to meet […]
Section 27-5-8 – Repealed.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-2-19, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 8; 1993, ch. 321, § 8; repealed by Laws 2014, ch. 79, § 22. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2014, ch. 79, § 22 repealed 27-5-8 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 8, relating to board certification to county commissioners, […]
Section 27-5-9 – Tax levies authorized.
A. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this section, the board of county commissioners, upon the certification of the county as to the amount needed to provide health care to indigent residents of the county or to support the state’s medicaid program, shall impose a levy against the net taxable value, as that […]
Section 27-5-10 – Repealed.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-2-22, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 11; repealed by Laws 2014, ch. 79, § 22. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2014, ch. 79, § 22 repealed 27-5-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 234, § 11, relating to subrogation of claim, effective March 12, 2014. For provisions of […]
Section 27-5-11 – Qualifying hospital duties and reporting.
A. A qualifying hospital shall accept every indigent patient who seeks health care services from the qualifying hospital. B. Qualifying hospitals shall: have written financial assistance policies that are publicized. D. [C.] Within thirty days of receiving a payment from the safety net care pool, a qualifying hospital shall report the amount of such payment […]
Section 27-5-12 – Payment of claims.
A. A hospital, ambulance service or health care provider filing a claim with the county shall: (1) file the claim with the county in which the indigent patient is domiciled; (2) file the claim for each patient separately, with an itemized detail of the total cost; and (3) file with the claim a verified statement […]