Section 9-8-1 - Short title

Chapter 9, Article 8 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the 'Health Care Authority Act'. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 1; 2007, ch. 325, § 2; 2023, ch. 205, § 1; 2024, ch. 39, § 1.ANNOTATIONSThe 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, changed the name of the Health Care Authority Department Act to the Health Care Authority Act; and after 'Health Care Authority' deleted 'Department'.Temporary provisions. — Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 131 provided:A. On July 1, 2024: (1) functions, employees, money, appropriations, records, equipment and other property of the department of health pertaining to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau are transferred from the department of health to the health care authority; (2) all contractual obligations pertaining to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority; and (3) statutory references to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and

on bureau shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority; and (3) statutory references to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau or other functions transferred from the department of health to the health care authority shall be deemed to be references to the health care authority. B. On July 1, 2024, functions, employees, money, appropriations, records, equipment and other property of the office of the superintendent of insurance pertaining to the administration of the health care affordability fund are transferred to the health care authority. Contractual obligations of the office of the superintendent of insurance pertaining to the health care affordability fund shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority. The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, after 'cited as', deleted 'Human Services' and added 'Health Care Authority'.The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed the statutory reference to the act.