A. No authority granted the superintendent under the Insurance Fraud Act shall be construed to abrogate or interfere with the authority of the safety and fraud division of the workers' compensation administration under the Workers' Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978] or of the medicaid fraud control unit under the Medicaid Fraud Act [Chapter 30, Article 44 NMSA 1978].
B. Nothing in the Insurance Fraud Act shall:
(1) preempt the authority of or relieve the duty of any other law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute alleged violations of law;
(2) prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning insurance fraud to any law enforcement agency;
(3) limit any of the powers granted elsewhere by law to the superintendent to investigate alleged violations of law and take appropriate action; or
(4) interfere with the duties and authority of the workers' compensation administration.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 15.
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