New Mexico § 23-1-12 - Transfer of existing institutions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 23-1-12 — Transfer of existing institutions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-1-12. Transfer of existing institutions
A. All property, appropriations and cash balances now held in the name of the following
institutional facilities, or by any state agency for the indicated facilities, the
use of which is not limited by the terms of any trust or constitutional provision,
and staff employed by the following institutional facilities, are transferred to the
department of health: (1) New Mexico behavioral health institute at Las Vegas; (2) Los Lunas medical center; (3) Fort Bayard medical center veterans' unit; (4) Villa Solano; (5) Fort Stanton hospital; (6) Turquoise lodge; (7) Pecos lodge; and (8) New Mexico state veterans' home. B. The secretary of health may delegate the authority for the supervision and operation
of any of the institutional facilities transferred under Subsection A of this section
to any of the organizational units within the department of health.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-1-12 ("Transfer of existing institutions") 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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