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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 9. Executive Department § 9-8-4. Department established

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The “health care authority department” is created in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department and consists of:

(1) the office of the secretary of health care authority;

(2) the administrative services division;

(3) the information technology division;

(4) the behavioral health services division;

(5) the developmental disabilities division;

(6) the health improvement division;

(7) the medical assistance division;

(8) the state health benefits division;

(9) the child support enforcement division; and

(10) the income support division.

B. All references in the law to the behavioral health services division of the department of health or to the mental health division of the department of health in Sections 29-11-1 through 29-11-7 NMSA 1978 or to the department of health in Sections 43-2-1.1 through 43-2-23 NMSA 1978 shall be construed as referring to the health care authority department.

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