New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 9-8-2 (2026)

Definitions.

✓ current as of May 2026

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As used in the Health Care Authority Act:

     A. "authority" means the health care authority; and

     B. "secretary" means the secretary of health care authority.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 2; 2023, ch. 205, § 2;
2024, ch. 39, § 2.
                                    ANNOTATIONS

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, deleted "department" throughout the
section; and in Subsection A, preceding "means the" added "authority".

The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, changed the name of the humans
services department to the health care authority department, and revised the definition
of "secretary" as used in the Health Care Authority Department Act; in the section
heading, deleted "Human Services" and added "Health Care Authority"; in Subsection
A, after "means the", deleted "human services department created under the Human
Services Department Act" and added "health care authority department"; and in
Subsection B, after "secretary of", deleted "the department" and added "health care
authority".

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Counseling Ctr., Inc. v. N.M. Human Servs. Dep't, 429 P.3d 326 (N.M. Ct. App. 2018).

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Counseling Ctr., Inc. v. N.M. Human Servs. Dep't, 429 P.3d 326 (N.M. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, § 9-8-2 (1977) ; NMSA 1978, § 9-8-4(A)(3) (2007).”

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