Subsection E of Section 9-8-6, NMSA 1978, Subsection D of Section 24-1-2, Subsections I, L, O, T and U of Sections 24-1-3 and 24-1-5 NMSA 1978 of the Public Health Act as amended. Section 9-8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes the health care authority (authority) as a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating to health care purchasing and regulation.
N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.10.3