2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 13: Public Purchases and Property
Article 7: Health Care Purchasing, 13-7-1 through 13-7-12
Section 13-7-3: Definitions.

13-7-3. Definitions.

As used in the Health Care Purchasing Act [13-7-1 NMSA 1978]:

A. "consolidated purchasing" means a single process for the procurement of all health care benefits by the publicly funded insurance agencies in compliance with the Procurement Code [13-1-28 NMSA 1978] and includes associated activities related to the procurement such as actuarial, cost containment, benefits consultation and analysis; and

B. "publicly funded health care agency" means the:

(1) risk management division and the group benefits committee of the general services department;

(2) retiree health care authority;

(3) public school insurance authority; and

(4) publicly funded health care program of any public school district with a student enrollment in excess of sixty thousand students.