N.M. Stat. § 27-14-5 (2026)

   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.

                                      ANNOTATIONS

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.