A. The human services department [health care authority department] shall periodically certify to the authority the names and social security numbers of persons owing a debt to or collected by the human services department [health care authority department]. This list shall include individuals that owe child support being collected by the state’s child support enforcement agency pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

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B. Prior to the payment of a lottery prize in excess of six hundred dollars ($600), the lottery shall check the name of the winner against the list of names and social security numbers of persons owing a debt to or collected by the human services department [health care authority department].

C. If the prize winner is on the list of persons owing a debt to or collected by the agency, the lottery shall make a good-faith attempt to notify the human services department [health care authority department], and the department then has a lien against the lottery prize in the amount of the debt owed to or collected by the agency. The lottery has no liability to the human services department [health care authority department] or the person on whose behalf the department is collecting the debt if the lottery fails to match a winner’s name to a name on the list or is unable to notify the department of a match. The department shall provide the lottery with written notice of a lien promptly within five working days after the lottery notifies the department of a match.

D. If the lottery prize is to be paid directly by the authority, the amount of the debt owed to or collected by the human services department [health care authority department] shall be held by the lottery for a period of ninety days from the lottery’s confirmation of the amount of the debt to allow the department to institute any necessary administrative seizure proceedings in accordance with Section 27-1-11 N.M. Stat. Ann.. If an administrative seizure a proceeding is not initiated within the ninety- day period, the authority shall release the lottery prize payment to the winner.

E. The human services department [health care authority department], in its discretion, may release or partially release the lien upon written notice to the authority.

F. A lien or administrative seizure established against a lottery prize on behalf of a child support enforcement case shall take first priority over all other liens established by the department.

G. A lien under this section is in addition to any other lien created by law.