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Article 1 - Workers' Compensation
Section 52-1-1 - Short title. - Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978 shall be known and...
Section 52-1-1.1 - Definitions. - As used in Chapter 52, Articles 1 through 6 NMSA...
Section 52-1-1.2 - Advisory council on workers' compensation and occupational disease disablement; functions and duties; independent medical examinations committee. - A. There is created in the workers' compensation administration an...
Section 52-1-2 - Employers who come within act. - The state and each county, municipality, school district, drainage, irrigation...
Section 52-1-3 - Workers' compensation coverage; coverage by state agencies. - A. The risk management division of the general services department...
Section 52-1-3.1 - Public employee. - A. As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless otherwise...
Section 52-1-4 - Filing certificate of insurance coverage or other evidence of coverage with workers' compensation administration; exemptions from requirement. - A. Every employer subject to the Workers' Compensation Act shall...
Section 52-1-4.1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 172, § 4 repeals 52-1-4.1...
Section 52-1-4.2 - Controlled insurance plan; penalty. - A. An owner or the principal contractor of a construction...
Section 52-1-5 - Destruction of policies, bonds and undertakings. - From and after the expiration of three years following the...
Section 52-1-6 - Application of provisions of act. - A. The provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act shall apply...
Section 52-1-6.1 - Worker's compensation; definition. - For the purposes of Section 52-1-6 NMSA 1978 "farm and...
Section 52-1-6.2 - Safety programs; inspections; penalties; bonuses. - A. Every employer subject to the provisions of the Workers'...
Section 52-1-7 - Application of provisions of act to certain executive employees or sole proprietors. - A. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Workers'...
Section 52-1-8 - Defenses to action by employee. - In an action to recover damages for a personal injury...
Section 52-1-9 - Right to compensation; exclusive. - The right to the compensation provided for in this act...
Section 52-1-9.1 - Uninsured employers' fund; workers' compensation administration; additional duties. - A. The "uninsured employers' fund" is created in the state...
Section 52-1-10 - Increase or reduction in compensation based on failure of employer to provide or failure of employee to use safety devices. - A. In case an injury to, or death of, a...
Section 52-1-10.1 - Allocation of fault; reimbursement. - Notwithstanding anything in the worker's compensation law to the contrary,...
Section 52-1-11 - Injuries caused by the willfulness or intention of worker are noncompensable. - No compensation shall become due or payable from any employer...
Section 52-1-12 - Repealed. - History: 1953 Comp., § 59-10-8.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch....
Section 52-1-12.1 - Reduction in compensation when alcohol or drugs contribute to injury or death; exceptions. - A. As used in this section, "intoxication" or "influence" means...
Section 52-1-13 - Termination of agreements. - Any agreement made between such employer and any such worker...
Section 52-1-14 - [Interstate commerce not subject to state legislation exempted.] - This act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] shall not...
Section 52-1-15 - Employer. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context...
Section 52-1-16 - Worker; real estate salesperson excepted. - A. As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the...
Section 52-1-17 - Dependents. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context...
Section 52-1-18 - Child. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context...
Section 52-1-19 - Injury by accident; course of employment. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context...
Section 52-1-20 - Determination of average weekly wage. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context...
Section 52-1-21 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 235, § 54B repeals 52-1-21...
Section 52-1-22 - Work not casual employment. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context...
Section 52-1-23 - Contractor becoming employer in casual employment. - For purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act, where any employer...
Section 52-1-24 - Impairment; definition. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act: A. "impairment" means...
Section 52-1-24.1 - Date of maximum medical improvement. - As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, "date of maximum...
Section 52-1-25 - Permanent total disability. - A. As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, "permanent total...
Section 52-1-25.1 - Temporary total disability; return to work. - A. As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, "temporary total...
Section 52-1-26 - Permanent partial disability. - A. As a guide to the interpretation and application of...
Section 52-1-26.1 - Partial disability determination; calculation of modifications. - A. For the purpose of determining the percentage of disability...
Section 52-1-26.2 - Partial disability determination; age modification. - A. The range of the age modification is one to...
Section 52-1-26.3 - Partial disability determination; education modification. - A. The range of the education modification is one to...
Section 52-1-26.4 - Partial disability determination; physical capacity modification. - A. The range of the physical capacity modification is one...
Section 52-1-27 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 105 repealed 52-1-27...
Section 52-1-28 - Compensable claims; proof. - A. Claims for workers' compensation shall be allowed only: (1)...
Section 52-1-28.1 - Unfair claim-processing practices; bad faith. - A. Claims may be filed under the Workers' Compensation Act...
Section 52-1-28.2 - Retaliation against employee seeking benefits; civil penalty. - A. An employer shall not discharge, threaten to discharge or...
Section 52-1-28.3 - False statements or representations with regard to physical condition; forfeiture. - A. When an employer asks by written questionnaire for the...
Section 52-1-29 - Notice of accident to employer; employer to post clear notice of requirement. - A. Any worker claiming to be entitled to compensation from...
Section 52-1-30 - Payment of compensation benefits; installments. - Compensation shall be paid by the employer to the worker...
Section 52-1-31 - Claim to be filed for workers' compensation; effect of failure to give required notice or to file claim within time allowed. - A. If an employer or his insurer fails or refuses...
Section 52-1-32 to 52-1-35 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 102 repeals former...
Section 52-1-36 - Effect of failure of worker to file claim by reason of conduct of employer. - The failure of any person entitled to compensation under the...
Section 52-1-37 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 102 repeals former...
Section 52-1-38 - Judgment; provisions; execution; subrogation; contempts. - A. All judgments based upon a supplementary compensation order pursuant...
Section 52-1-39 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 102 repeals former...
Section 52-1-40 - Waiting period. - No compensation benefits shall be allowed under the provisions of...
Section 52-1-41 - Compensation benefits; total disability. - A. For total disability, the worker shall receive, during the...
Section 52-1-42 - Compensation benefits; permanent partial disability; maximum duration of benefits. - A. For permanent partial disability, the workers' compensation benefits not...
Section 52-1-43 - Compensation benefits; injury to specific body members. - A. For disability resulting from an accidental injury to specific...
Section 52-1-44 - Compensation benefits; facial disfigurement. - For serious permanent disfigurement about the face or head, the...
Section 52-1-45 - Compensation benefits; hernia; proof of claim; failure to be operated [upon]; examination; medical care. - A worker, in order to be entitled to compensation for...
Section 52-1-46 - Compensation benefits for death. - Subject to the limitation of compensation payable under Subsection G...
Section 52-1-47 - Limitations on compensation benefits. - Subject to the limitation of compensation payable under Subsection G...
Section 52-1-47.1 - Compensation benefits limit. - A. Unless otherwise contracted for by the worker and employer,...
Section 52-1-48 - Additional limitation on benefits. - The benefits that the worker shall receive during the entire...
Section 52-1-49 - Medical and related benefits; selection of health care provider; artificial members. - A. After an injury to a worker and subject to...
Section 52-1-50 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1990 (2nd S.S.), ch. 2, § 151,...
Section 52-1-50.1 - Rehiring of injured workers. - A. If an employer is hiring, the employer shall offer...
Section 52-1-51 - Physical examinations of worker; independent medical examination; unsanitary or injurious practices by worker; testimony of health care providers. - A. In the event of a dispute between the parties...
Section 52-1-52 - Exemption from creditors. - A. Compensation benefits shall be exempt from claims of creditors...
Section 52-1-53 - [Accident prevention laws not affected.] - Nothing in this act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978]...
Section 52-1-54 - Fee restrictions; appointment of attorneys by the director or workers' compensation judge; discovery costs; offer of judgment; penalty for violations. - A. It is unlawful for any person to receive or...
Section 52-1-55 - Physical examinations; statements regarding dependents; pre-employment physical condition statements. - A. It is the duty of the worker at the...
Section 52-1-56 - Diminution; termination or increase of compensation. - The workers' compensation judge may, upon the application of the...
Section 52-1-57 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 235, § 54B repeals 52-1-57...
Section 52-1-58 - Reports to be filed with director. - A. It is the duty of every employer of labor...
Section 52-1-59 - Effect of failure to file report. - No claim for compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, as...
Section 52-1-60 - Notice to director of date of payment. - A. Every employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier shall notify the...
Section 52-1-61 - Penalties. - The director shall impose a penalty on any person who...
Section 52-1-62 - Director to enforce Workers' Compensation Act. - For the purpose of enforcing the Workers' Compensation Act, there...
Section 52-1-63 - Educational institutions exempt. - Any educational institution in this state employing student labor in...
Section 52-1-64 - Extra-territorial coverage. - If an employee, while working outside the territorial limits of...
Section 52-1-65 - Credit for benefits furnished or paid under laws of other jurisdictions. - The payment or award of benefits under the workers' compensation...
Section 52-1-66 - Nonresident employers employing workers in state; requirement for insurance; enforcement. - A. Every employer not domiciled in the state who employs...
Section 52-1-67 - Locale of employment; definitions. - A. A person's employment is principally localized in this or...
Section 52-1-68 - Reciprocal recognition of extra-territorial coverage with other jurisdictions. - For the purpose of effecting mutually satisfactory reciprocal arrangements with...
Section 52-1-69 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 102 repealed 52-1-69...
Section 52-1-70 - Offset of unemployment compensation benefits. - A. No total disability benefits shall be payable under the...
Article 2 - Subsequent Injuries (Repealed, Recompiled.)
Section 52-2-1 to 52-2-3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1996 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 5...
Section 52-2-3.1 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — Section 52-2-3.1 NMSA 1978, relating to definitions of...
Section 52-2-4 to 52-2-14 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1996 (1st S.S.), ch. 10, § 5...
Article 3 - Occupational Disease Disablement
Section 52-3-1 - Name of act. - This act shall be known as the "New Mexico Occupational...
Section 52-3-2 - Employers who come within the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law. - A. The following employers, when the conditions and hazards inherent...
Section 52-3-3 - Definitions; employee and lessee in mines. - The term "employee" or "worker" as used in the New...
Section 52-3-3.1 - Recompiled. - Recompilations. — This section, regarding definitions of "director" and "hearing...
Section 52-3-4 - Definitions. - As used in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law:...
Section 52-3-5 - Acceptance. - A. All employers of employees, subject to the provisions of...
Section 52-3-6 - Application of provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law to certain corporations' employees. - A. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the New...
Section 52-3-7 - Defenses to action by employee. - In an action against an employer who has not complied...
Section 52-3-8 - Right to compensation; exclusive when. - The right to the compensation provided for in this act,...
Section 52-3-9 - Filing insurance under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law. - A. Every employer subject to the New Mexico Occupational Disease...
Section 52-3-9.1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 172, § 4 repealed 52-3-9.1...
Section 52-3-9.2 - Destruction of policies, bonds and undertakings. - From and after the expiration of three years following the...
Section 52-3-9.3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1987, ch. 235, § 54B repealed 52-3-9.3...
Section 52-3-10 - Employer liability for compensation; conditions when no payment to be made. - A. There is imposed upon every employer a liability for...
Section 52-3-11 - Last employer liable; exception. - Where compensation is payable for an occupational disease the only...
Section 52-3-12 - Not applicable in certain cases. - This act shall not be construed to apply to business...
Section 52-3-13 - Dependents defined; determination of. - A. The following persons, and they only, shall be deemed...
Section 52-3-14 - Compensation; limitations. - A. The compensation to which a worker who has suffered...
Section 52-3-15 - Disablement compensation restrictions; medical and related services; selection of health care provider; artificial members. - A. No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven...
Section 52-3-16 - Claim to be filed for occupational disease disablement benefits; effect of failure to give required notice or to file claim within time allowed. - A. If any employer or his insurer fails or refuses...
Section 52-3-17 - Vocational rehabilitation services. - A. The purpose of this section is the restoration of...
Section 52-3-18 - Determination by worker's compensation division of the labor department. - All issues of fact or law arising under the New...
Section 52-3-19 - Notice of disablement to employer; employer to post clear notice of requirement. - A. Any worker claiming to be entitled to benefits under...
Section 52-3-20 - Payment of benefits in installments. - Benefits shall be paid by the employer to the worker...
Section 52-3-21 to 52-3-24 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 102 repealed 52-3-21...
Section 52-3-25 - Effect of failure of worker to file claim by reason of conduct of employer. - The failure of any person entitled to benefits under the...
Section 52-3-26 to 52-3-30 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 102 repealed former...
Section 52-3-31 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 153, § 1, repealed 52-3-31...
Section 52-3-32 - Occupational diseases; proximate causation. - The occupational diseases defined in Section 52-3-33 NMSA 1978 shall...
Section 52-3-32.1 - Firefighter occupational conditions. - A. As used in this section, "firefighter" means a person...
Section 52-3-33 - Occupational diseases; definition. - As used in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law,...
Section 52-3-34 - When complicated with other diseases; payments. - In cases of disablement or death from silicosis, complicated with...
Section 52-3-35 - Termination of compensation; reopening award; time; limits. - Payment of compensation for disablement shall cease upon the termination...
Section 52-3-36 - Conversion to lump-sum payment. - The workers' compensation judge may approve an agreement for the...
Section 52-3-37 - Compensation exempt from execution. - Compensation shall be exempt from claims of creditors and from...
Section 52-3-38 - Minor deemed sui juris. - A minor working at an age and at an occupation...
Section 52-3-39 - Physical examinations of worker; independent medical examination; unsanitary or injurious practices by worker; testimony of health care providers. - A. In the event of a dispute concerning any medical...
Section 52-3-40 - Autopsy in death claims. - A. On the filing of a claim for compensation for...
Section 52-3-41 - Absence; employee to give notices of. - Any employee to whom compensation has been allowed or awarded...
Section 52-3-42 - Limitation on filing of claims; rights barred unless timely filed. - The right to benefits under the New Mexico Occupational Disease...
Section 52-3-43 - When occupational disease aggravated by other diseases. - Where an occupational disease is aggravated by any other disease...
Section 52-3-44 - No liability prior to effective date. - Nothing in this act shall create any liability on the...
Section 52-3-45 - Employees [Employee's] willful misconduct, willful self-exposure; defined. - Notwithstanding anything herein contained no employee or dependent of any...
Section 52-3-45.1 - Unfair claim-processing practices; bad faith. - A. Claims may be filed under the New Mexico Occupational...
Section 52-3-45.2 - Retaliation against employee seeking benefits; civil penalty. - A. An employer shall not discharge, threaten to discharge or...
Section 52-3-45.3 - False statements or representations with regard to physical condition; forfeiture. - A. When an employer asks by written questionnaire for the...
Section 52-3-45.4 - Compensation benefits limit. - A. Unless otherwise contracted for by the worker and employer,...
Section 52-3-46 - Compensation limited to Occupational Disease Disablement Law; not additional to that provided for accidents. - In all cases where injury results by reason of an...
Section 52-3-47 - Fee restrictions; appointment of attorneys by the director or workers' compensation judge; discovery costs; offer of judgment; penalty for violations. - A. It is unlawful for any person to receive or...
Section 52-3-48 - Employee to submit to examination and give information regarding self. - A. It is the duty of the employee at the...
Section 52-3-49 - Rights and liabilities of employer and employee after award; penalty for failure to file undertaking or become exempt therefrom. - A. Any employee awarded compensation for disablement under the New...
Section 52-3-49.1 - Rehiring of disabled workers. - A. If an employer is hiring, the employer shall offer...
Section 52-3-50 - Effect of failure of employee to file claim by reason of conduct of employer. - The failure of any person entitled to compensation under the...
Section 52-3-51 - Reports to be filed with director. - It is the duty of every employer of labor in...
Section 52-3-52 - Notice to director. - A. Every employer of labor within this state subject to...
Section 52-3-53 - Penalties. - The director shall impose a penalty on any person who...
Section 52-3-54 - Director to enforce the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law. - For the purpose of enforcing the New Mexico Occupational Disease...
Section 52-3-55 - Extraterritorial coverage. - If an employee, while working outside the territorial limits of...
Section 52-3-56 - Credit for benefits furnished or paid under laws of other jurisdictions. - The payment or award of benefits under the occupational disease...
Section 52-3-57 - Nonresident employers employing workers in state; requirement for insurance; enforcement. - A. Every employer not domiciled in the state who employs...
Section 52-3-58 - Locale of employment. - A. A person's employment is principally localized in this or...
Section 52-3-59 - Reciprocal recognition of extra-territorial coverage with other jurisdictions. - For the purpose of effecting mutually satisfactory reciprocal arrangements with...
Section 52-3-60 - Offset of unemployment compensation benefits. - A. No total disablement benefits shall be payable under the...
Article 4 - Health Care Providers
Section 52-4-1 - Definition; health care provider. - As used in Chapter 52 NMSA 1978, "health care provider"...
Section 52-4-2 - Utilization review; penalties. - A. The director shall establish a system of peer group...
Section 52-4-3 - Case management. - A. The director shall establish a system of case management...
Section 52-4-4 - Temporary provision; rules and regulations. - A. The director shall adopt and promulgate regulations and contract...
Section 52-4-5 - Fee schedule. - A. The director shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing a...
Article 5 - Workers' Compensation Division
Section 52-5-1 - Purpose. - It is the intent of the legislature in creating the...
Section 52-5-1.1 - Short title. - Chapter 52, Article 5 NMSA 1978 [except 52-5-22 NMSA 1978]...
Section 52-5-1.2 - Workers' compensation administration created. - There is created as an entity of state government the...
Section 52-5-1.3 - Enforcement bureau. - A. There is created in the workers' compensation administration an...
Section 52-5-1.4 - Ombudsman program. - A. The director shall establish an ombudsman program to assist...
Section 52-5-2 - Director; appointment; employees; workers' compensation judges. - A. The workers' compensation administration shall be in the charge...
Section 52-5-3 - Reports; data gathering. - A. The intent of this section is to allow the...
Section 52-5-4 - Authority to adopt rules, regulations and fee schedules. - A. The director is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and...
Section 52-5-4.1 - Qualifications to be a self-insurer; certification; application; fee. - A. The director shall adopt rules and regulations to determine...
Section 52-5-5 - Claims; informal conferences. - A. When a dispute arises under the Workers' Compensation Act...
Section 52-5-6 - Authority of the director to conduct hearings. - A. Unless the parties agree otherwise, or it is ordered...
Section 52-5-7 - Hearing procedure. - A. When matters in dispute cannot be resolved by informal...
Section 52-5-8 - Judicial review of decision by workers' compensation judge. - A. Any party in interest may, within thirty days of...
Section 52-5-9 - Application for modification of compensation order. - A. Compensation orders are reviewable subject to the conditions stated...
Section 52-5-10 - Enforcement of payment in default. - A. In the event of default in the payment of...
Section 52-5-11 - Minors and incompetents. - A. If a guardian or legal representative has been appointed...
Section 52-5-12 - Payment; periodic or lump sum; settlement. - A. It is stated policy for the administration of the...
Section 52-5-13 - Approval of lump sum settlement by workers' compensation judge. - The lump sum payment agreement entered into between the worker...
Section 52-5-14 - Order of approval. - A. If the workers' compensation judge finds the lump-sum payment...
Section 52-5-15 - Awards; provisions. - All awards shall be against the employer for the amount...
Section 52-5-16 - Physical examination of worker; statements regarding dependents. - A. It is the duty of the worker, at the...
Section 52-5-17 - Subrogation. - A. The right of any worker or, in case of...
Section 52-5-18 - Limitation on filing claims. - No additional claim shall be filed by any worker who...
Section 52-5-19 - Fee for funding administration; workers' compensation administration fund created. - A. Beginning with the calendar quarter ending September 30, 2004...
Section 52-5-20 - Notification to employer; penalty. - A. Each insurer, guarantor, surety or group self-insurance administrator shall,...
Section 52-5-21 - Administration records confidentiality; authorized use. - Except as otherwise provided in this section, unless introduced as...
Section 52-5-22 - Accident and payment reports; penalties. - A. The director shall monitor the accident or disablement and...
Article 6 - Group Self-Insurance
Section 52-6-1 - Short title. - Chapter 52, Article 6 NMSA 1978 may be cited as...
Section 52-6-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Group Self-Insurance Act: A. "administrator" means...
Section 52-6-3 - Scope. - The provisions of the Group Self-Insurance Act apply to groups....
Section 52-6-4 - Authority to act as a group. - No person, association or other entity shall act as a...
Section 52-6-5 - Initial approval and continued approval to act as a group; qualifications. - A. A proposed group shall file with the director an...
Section 52-6-6 - Certificate of approval; termination. - A. The certificate of approval issued by the director to...
Section 52-6-7 - Examinations. - The director may examine the affairs, transactions, accounts, records and...
Section 52-6-8 - Board of trustees; membership, powers, duties and prohibitions. - Each group shall be operated by a board of trustees...
Section 52-6-9 - Group membership; termination; liability. - A. An employer joining a group after the group has...
Section 52-6-10 - Administrators and service companies; conflicts. - A. Each group shall have an administrator. In providing day-to-day...
Section 52-6-11 - Licensing of agent. - Except for a salaried employee of a group, its administrator...
Section 52-6-12 - Financial statements; other reports. - A. Each group shall submit to the director a statement...
Section 52-6-13 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1986, ch. 22, § 87; 1987, ch. 145,...
Section 52-6-14 - Subsequent injury fund. - A group shall be subject to the provisions of the...
Section 52-6-15 - Misrepresentation prohibited. - No person shall make a material misrepresentation or omission of...
Section 52-6-16 - Investments. - Funds not needed for current obligations may be invested by...
Section 52-6-17 - Rates; reporting. - A. Every group shall adhere to the uniform classification system,...
Section 52-6-18 - Refunds. - A. Any money for a fund year in excess of...
Section 52-6-19 - Premium payment; reserves. - A. Each group shall establish to the satisfaction of the...
Section 52-6-20 - Deficits and insolvencies. - A. If the assets of a group are at any...
Section 52-6-21 - Monetary penalties. - After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the director may...
Section 52-6-22 - Cease and desist orders. - A. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the director...
Section 52-6-23 - Revocation of certificate of approval. - A. After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the director...
Section 52-6-24 - Notice and hearing; appeal. - Notice and hearing required by the provisions of Sections 52-6-21,...
Section 52-6-25 - Rules and regulations. - The director may make rules and regulations necessary to implement...
Article 7 - Workers' Compensation Oversight Committee (Repealed.)
Section 52-7-1 to 52-7-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2003, ch. 223, § 3 repealed 52-7-1...
Article 8 - Self-Insurers' Guarantee Fund Act
Section 52-8-1 - Short title. - Sections 109 through 120 [52-8-1 to 52-8-12 NMSA 1978] of...
Section 52-8-2 - Purpose. - The purpose of the Self-Insurers' Guarantee Fund Act is to...
Section 52-8-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Self-Insurers' Guarantee Fund Act: A. "benefits"...
Section 52-8-4 - Scope of act. - Every private, individual certified self-insurer shall be a general member...
Section 52-8-5 - Self-insurers' guarantee fund commission created; organized as an independent commission; board created; administrative support. - A. The "self-insurers' guarantee fund commission" is created as a...
Section 52-8-6 - Board powers and duties; liability. - A. The board may: (1) purchase insurance or reinsurance as...
Section 52-8-7 - Guarantee fund created; assessment for funding. - A. Each certified self-insurer shall contribute to a fund to...
Section 52-8-8 - Fund liability period for guarantee fund. - A. The fund may be used to pay benefits to...
Section 52-8-9 - Fund membership termination. - A. The board may recommend to the director that a...
Section 52-8-10 - Withdrawal of certification; grounds. - A. If certification of a self-insurer is withdrawn by the...
Section 52-8-11 - Rules and regulations. - The director shall adopt rules and regulations that he determines...
Section 52-8-12 - Regulations remain in effect; initial commission general members. - A. The regulations adopted by the director to determine whether...
Article 9 - Employers Mutual Company
Section 52-9-1 - Short title. - Sections 121 through 144 [52-9-1 to 52-9-24 NMSA 1978] of...
Section 52-9-2 - Findings and purpose. - A. The legislature finds that the cost, service and benefits...
Section 52-9-3 - Definitions. - As used in the Employers Mutual Company Act: A. "benefits"...
Section 52-9-4 - Employers mutual company created; organized as a domestic mutual insurance company. - The "employers mutual company" is created as a nonprofit, independent,...
Section 52-9-5 - Company's board of directors; appointment; powers. - A. The company's board of directors shall consist of the...
Section 52-9-6 - Board; directors as appointed public officials of state; excluded from personal liability. - Directors are appointed public officials of the state while carrying...
Section 52-9-7 - President. - The company is under the administrative control of the president....
Section 52-9-8 - Exclusion of state's liability. - The state shall not be liable for any obligations incurred...
Section 52-9-9 - Use of company assets. - The assets of the company shall be applicable to the...
Section 52-9-10 - Company to be competitive; safety incentives and penalties; loss control, case management and utilization review. - A. The company shall be competitive with other insurers of...
Section 52-9-11 - Annual accountings; possible dividends and credits. - The incurred loss experience and expense of the company shall...
Section 52-9-12 - Amount of dividends or credits. - The cash dividend or credit to an employer shall be...
Section 52-9-13 - Ability of company to transact workers' benefits insurance. - Effective no later than January 1, 1992, the company shall...
Section 52-9-14 - Investment counsel. - The company may retain an independent investment counsel. The board...
Section 52-9-15 - Powers of company. - The company may: A. insure any New Mexico employer for...
Section 52-9-16 - Powers of president. - In conducting the business and affairs of the company, the...
Section 52-9-17 - Company audit. - The board shall cause an annual audit of the books...
Section 52-9-18 - Company assets. - In addition to other provisions of law governing regulation of...
Section 52-9-19 - Money and property of the company. - All premiums and other money paid to the company, all...
Section 52-9-20 - No state appropriation. - The company shall not receive any state appropriation. History: Laws...
Section 52-9-21 - Exemption from and applicability of certain laws. - The company shall not be considered a state agency for...
Section 52-9-22 - Marketing. - A. Pursuant to rules adopted by the board, the company,...
Section 52-9-23 - Annual report. - The president shall submit an annual, independently audited report, in...
Section 52-9-24 - Loan fund created. - There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund...
Section 52-9-25 - Authorization to issue revenue bonds. - A. In order to provide funds for the continued development...
Article 10 - Release of Medical Records
Section 52-10-1 - Release of medical records. - A. A health care provider shall immediately release to a...