2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 27: Public Assistance
Article 14: Medicaid False Claims Act, 27-14-1 through 27-14-15
Section 27-14-3: Definitions.


NM Stat § 27-14-3 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis) What's This?

27-14-3. Definitions.

As used in the Medicaid False Claims Act [27-14-1 NMSA 1978]:

A. "claim" means a written or electronically submitted request for payment of health care services pursuant to the medicaid program;

B. "department" means the human services department;

C. "medicaid" means the federal-state program administered by the human services department pursuant to Title 19 or Title 21 of the federal Social Security Act;

D. "medicaid recipient" means an individual on whose behalf a person claims or receives a payment from the medicaid program, regardless of whether the individual was eligible for the medicaid program; and

E. "qui tam" means an action brought under a statute that allows a private person to sue for a recovery, part of which the state will receive.

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