A. The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of the Patients' Debt Collection Protection Act and shall adopt rules in accordance with that act to provide for the protection of patients and their families and to assist market participants in interpreting that act.
B. The attorney general shall establish a complaint process whereby an aggrieved patient or a member of the public may file a complaint against a health care facility, third-party health care provider, medical creditor or medical debt collector that violates a provision of the Patients' Debt Collection Protection Act. All complaints shall be considered public records pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act [Chapter 14, Article 2 NMSA 1978], with the exception of the complainant's name, address or protected personal identifier information defined in the Inspection of Public Records Act.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 31, § 10.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 31, § 14 made Laws 2021, ch. 31, § 10 effective July 1, 2021.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 32 - Patients' Debt Collection Protection
Section 57-32-1 - Short title.
Section 57-32-2 - Definitions.
Section 57-32-3 - Requirement to provide screening for insurance and program eligibility.
Section 57-32-4 - Indigent patients; patients' debt collection protections.
Section 57-32-5 - Department guidance on funding sources, billing and screening.
Section 57-32-6 - Billing information.
Section 57-32-7 - Receipts for payments.
Section 57-32-8 - Indigent care reporting requirements.