2013 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 32A - Children's Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 32A-1-20 - Purchase of care from private agency by public agency. (1993)

When the legal custody of a child is vested in a public agency under the provisions of the Children's Code, the public agency may transfer physical custody of the child to an appropriate private agency and may purchase care and treatment from the private agency if the private agency submits periodic reports to the public agency covering the care and treatment the child is receiving and the child's responses to that care and treatment.  These reports shall be made as frequently as the public agency deems necessary, but not less often than once each six months for each child. The private agency shall also afford an opportunity for a representative of the public agency to examine or consult with the child as frequently as the public agency deems necessary.