New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24A. Health Care Code § 24A-9-9. Enforcement and administrative fines

A. The authority shall enforce the provisions of the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act.

B. A transaction that is covered by Section 24A-9-3 NMSA 1978 shall not be effectuated in New Mexico without the secretary's written determination that no review is needed or without the written approval, with or without conditions, of the secretary following review.

C. A person that violates a material or substantive provision of the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act or an order or rule of the authority issued or adopted in accordance with that act may be assessed an administrative fine by the secretary of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each instance of violation unless the violation is willful and intentional, in which case the secretary may assess a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation, except as provided in Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of this section.  For purposes of calculating the fine, the secretary shall determine what constitutes an “instance of violation” based on:

D. In the event of a failure to provide the required notice of proposed transaction, in addition to the imposition of administrative fines, the secretary may:

E. Money collected from the imposition of an administrative fine pursuant to the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the current school fund as provided by Article 12, Section 4 of the constitution of New Mexico.