A. The vocational rehabilitation division shall make reasonable efforts to ascertain any legal liability of third parties who are or may be liable to pay all or part of the cost of rehabilitation services of an applicant or client of vocational rehabilitation.
B. When the division provides vocational rehabilitation services to qualified individuals, the division is subrogated to any right of the individual against a third party for recovery of costs incurred.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 60, ยง 1.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 14 - Vocational Education or Rehabilitation
Section 22-14-1 - Definitions.
Section 22-14-2 - Vocational education; state governing authority.
Section 22-14-2.1 - Vocational rehabilitation; state governing authority.
Section 22-14-3 - State agency for vocational education; authority.
Section 22-14-3.1 - State agency for vocational rehabilitation; authority.
Section 22-14-5 - Instructional support and vocational education division; powers; duties.
Section 22-14-7 - Vocational rehabilitation division; director.
Section 22-14-8 - Vocational rehabilitation division; powers; duties.
Section 22-14-9 - Custody of funds; budgets; disbursements.
Section 22-14-10 - Recompiled.
Section 22-14-11 - Vocational rehabilitation; eligibility.
Section 22-14-11.1 - Third party liability.
Section 22-14-13 - Nontransferable or nonassignable rights.
Section 22-14-14 - Limitations on political activities.
Section 22-14-16 - Admission to state educational institutions; exemption from certain fees.
Section 22-14-20 - New Mexico school for the visually handicapped; certain functions transferred.
Section 22-14-22 - Purchases by state agencies and subdivisions.
Section 22-14-23 - Application of funds.
Section 22-14-25 - Definitions.
Section 22-14-27 - Assuring preferences to blind persons.
Section 22-14-28 - Powers and duties of the commission relating to the vending stand program.
Section 22-14-30 - Vocational rehabilitation division; designated agency for federal funds.