Section 13-7-3 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

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.