§ 27-5-1 Short title
§ 27-5-2 Purpose of Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act
§ 27-5-3 Public assistance provisions
§ 27-5-4 Definitions
§ 27-5-4 v2 Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2024.)
§ 27-5-5.1 Indigent health care report; required
§ 27-5-5.2 Nondiscrimination; indigent patients
§ 27-5-6 Powers and duties of counties relating to indigent care
§ 27-5-6.1 Safety net care pool fund created
§ 27-5-6.2 Transfer to safety net care pool fund
§ 27-5-7 Health care assistance fund
§ 27-5-7.1 County health care assistance fund; authorized uses of the fund
§ 27-5-9 Tax levies authorized
§ 27-5-11 Qualifying hospital duties and reporting
§ 27-5-12 Payment of claims
§ 27-5-12.1 Appeal
§ 27-5-16 Department; payments; cooperation; reporting

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 27 > Article 5 - Indigent Hospital and County Health Care

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.