A. The department shall have access to all documentary materials of persons and medicaid recipients to which a state agency has access. Documentary material provided pursuant to this subsection is provided to allow investigation of an alleged unlawful act or for use or potential use in an administrative or judicial proceeding.
B. Except for disclosure to any person under investigation or who is the subject of allegations made pursuant to the Medicaid False Claim Act [27-14-1 NMSA 1978] or as ordered by a court for good cause shown, the department shall not produce for inspection or copying or otherwise disclose the contents of documentary material obtained pursuant to this section to a person other than:
(1) an authorized employee of the attorney general;
(2) an agency of this state, the United States or another state;
(3) a district attorney, city attorney or county attorney of this state;
(4) the United States attorney general; or
(5) a state or federal grand jury.
History: Laws 2004, ch. 49, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2004, ch. 49 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 19, 2004, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 27 - Public Assistance
Article 14 - Medicaid False Claims Act
Section 27-14-1 - Short title.
Section 27-14-3 - Definitions.
Section 27-14-4 - False claims against the state; liability for certain acts.
Section 27-14-5 - Documentary material in possession of state agency.
Section 27-14-7 - Civil action for false claims.
Section 27-14-8 - Rights of the parties to qui tam actions.
Section 27-14-9 - Award to qui tam plaintiff.
Section 27-14-10 - Certain actions barred.
Section 27-14-11 - Department not liable for certain expenses.
Section 27-14-12 - Employee protection.
Section 27-14-13 - False claims and reporting procedure.