Section 30-40-5 - Unlawful seeking [of] payment from public assistance recipients.

NM Stat § 30-40-5 (2019) (N/A)
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A. Unlawful seeking [of] payment from public assistance recipients consists of knowingly seeking payment from recipients or their families for any unpaid portion of a bill for which reimbursement has been or will be received from the human services department or for claims or services denied by the human services department because of provider [the provider's] administrative error.

B. Whoever commits unlawful seeking [of] payment from [a] public assistance recipient is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: Laws 1979, ch. 170, § 5.

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