Counties, by their county commissioners, are authorized to make agreements with state or county agencies or other agencies for the care of sick and indigent persons. Such care shall be provided to all non-citizens, regardless of immigration status, if they meet all other qualifying criteria for such care.
History: 1941 Comp., § 15-5006, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 148, § 6; 1953 Comp., § 15-48-6; 1978 Comp., § 4-48-5, recompiled as § 4-48B-8 by Laws 1981, ch. 83, § 8; 2021, ch. 127, § 2.
Cross references. — For indigent hospital and county health care, see Chapter 27, Article 5 NMSA 1978.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2018, provided that the care of sick and indigent persons provided by counties, under agreements with state or county agencies, shall be provided to all non-citizens regardless of immigration status; and after "sick and indigent persons", added "Such care shall be provided to all non-citizens, regardless of immigration status, if the meet all other qualifying criteria for such care."
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 48B - Hospital Funding
Section 4-48B-1 - Short title.
Section 4-48B-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 4-48B-3 - Definitions.
Section 4-48B-4 - Annual report.
Section 4-48B-5 - Power of counties.
Section 4-48B-7 - Power to lease hospitals.
Section 4-48B-8 - Sick and indigent persons; agreements for care with state and county agencies.
Section 4-48B-11 - Federal aid.
Section 4-48B-12 - Tax levies authorized.
Section 4-48B-13 - County hospital; power to lease; expenditure of proceeds from tax levy.
Section 4-48B-14 - Payment of charges; persons committed by district court.
Section 4-48B-15 - Election on special levy.
Section 4-48B-16 - Validation of earlier elections.
Section 4-48B-18 - Hospital revenue bonds; authority to issue; pledge of revenues.
Section 4-48B-19 - Use of proceeds of bond issue.
Section 4-48B-20 - Revenue bonds; terms.
Section 4-48B-21 - Ordinance authorizing revenue bonds.
Section 4-48B-22 - Hospital revenue bonds not general county obligations.
Section 4-48B-23 - Revenue bonds; security; restrictions and limitations.
Section 4-48B-24 - Revenue bonds; exemption from taxation.
Section 4-48B-25 - Election not required.
Section 4-48B-26 - No notice or publication required.
Section 4-48B-27 - Hospitals declared necessary public buildings.