Section 52-5-21 – Administration records confidentiality; authorized use.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, unless introduced as evidence in an administrative or judicial proceeding or filed with the clerk of the court as part of an enforcement or compliance proceeding, all records of the administration shall be confidential. Once an accident or disablement occurs, any person who is a party to a […]
Section 52-5-22 – Accident and payment reports; penalties.
A. The director shall monitor the accident or disablement and payment reports filed by employers or insurers pursuant to Sections 52-1-58, 52-1-60 and 52-3-51 NMSA 1978. The director shall publish reports on those employers or insurers who are late either in submitting their accident or disablement reports or in making their initial payments on claims. […]
Section 52-5-19 – Fee for funding administration; workers’ compensation administration fund created.
A. Beginning with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2004 and for each calendar quarter thereafter, there is assessed against each employer who is required or elects to be covered by the Workers’ Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] a fee equal to two dollars thirty cents ($2.30) multiplied by the number of […]
Section 52-5-20 – Notification to employer; penalty.
A. Each insurer, guarantor, surety or group self-insurance administrator shall, on written request of the insured employer, provide the employer with a list of claims made against the employer. The information provided to the employer shall include amounts paid for closed claims, the combined cumulative reserve for all open claims and, if requested, details regarding […]
Section 52-5-11 – Minors and incompetents.
A. If a guardian or legal representative has been appointed for a person who is incompetent or a minor, payment of compensation benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] or the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law [52-3-1 NMSA 1978] shall be made to the guardian or legal representative. B. […]
Section 52-5-12 – Payment; periodic or lump sum; settlement.
A. It is stated policy for the administration of the Workers’ Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] and the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law [52-3-1 NMSA 1978] that it is in the best interest of the injured worker or disabled employee that the worker or employee receive benefit payments on a periodic […]
Section 52-5-13 – Approval of lump sum settlement by workers’ compensation judge.
The lump sum payment agreement entered into between the worker or his dependents and the employer shall be presented to the workers’ compensation judge for approval upon a joint petition signed by all parties and verified by the worker or his dependents. The workers’ compensation judge shall in every case assure that the worker or […]
Section 52-5-14 – Order of approval.
A. If the workers’ compensation judge finds the lump-sum payment agreement to be fair, equitable and consistent with provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] or the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law [52-3-1 NMSA 1978], he shall approve the agreement by order, and the order shall not be set […]
Section 52-5-15 – Awards; provisions.
All awards shall be against the employer for the amount then due and shall contain an order upon the employer for the payment to the worker, at regular intervals during the time he is entitled to receive compensation, of the further amounts he is entitled to receive. The awards shall be so framed as to […]
Section 52-5-16 – Physical examination of worker; statements regarding dependents.
A. It is the duty of the worker, at the time of his employment or thereafter at the request of the employer, to submit himself to examination by a physician authorized to practice medicine in the state, who shall be paid by the employer, for the purpose of determining the worker’s physical condition. B. It […]