New Mexico Statutes Chapter 52. Workers' Compensation § 52-4-3. Case management

A. The director shall establish a system of case management for coordinating the health care services provided to workers claiming benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act or the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law.

B. As used in this section, “case management” means the ongoing coordination of health care services provided to an injured or disabled worker, including but not limited to:

C. The director shall contract with an independent organization to assist with the administration of the provisions of this section.

D. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employer from establishing his own program of case management; however, for the purposes of resolving choice of health care provider disputes, an employer or worker shall only use the program as provided by the workers' compensation administration, as set forth in Section 52-1-49 NMSA 1978.