New Mexico § 27-2-44 - Indigent catastrophic illness hospital fund created
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 27-2-44 — Indigent catastrophic illness hospital fund created, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-2-44. Indigent catastrophic illness hospital fund created
There is created in the state treasury the “indigent catastrophic illness hospital
fund”. Money in the fund is appropriated to the department for the purpose of reimbursing
hospitals for eligible claims for hospital charges incurred by medically indigent
patients and for paying administrative costs of the department not to exceed three
percent of the annual appropriation or other distribution or transfer to the fund. Money in the fund shall be invested as provided for other state funds and income
earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund. No balance remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-2-44 ("Indigent catastrophic illness hospital fund created") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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