New Mexico Statutes Chapter 27. Public Assistance § 27-2-29.1. Compensation under contingent fee contracts; suspense fund created

A. For the purpose of making disbursements and distributions pursuant to this section, the “human services [health care authority] department reimbursement suspense fund” is created in the state treasury.

B. When pursuing a claim arising under Section 27-2-23 or 27-2-28 NMSA 1978, in addition to other available alternatives, the department may contract with a person to represent the department on a contingent fee basis if the contract:

C. After a disbursement to a contractor pursuant to Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of this section, the balance of each deposit into the human services [health care authority] department reimbursement suspense fund shall be distributed to the general fund and shall be appropriated to the department for the purpose of reimbursing the department for the public assistance from which the claim arose and, if required, for reimbursing the federal government.