New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 59A > Article 57 – Patient Protection


§ 59A-57-1	Short title
§ 59A-57-2	Purpose of act
§ 59A-57-3	Definitions
§ 59A-57-4	Patient rights; disclosures; rights to basic and comprehensive health care services; grievance procedure; utilization review program; continuous quality program
§ 59A-57-4.1	External grievance appeals; appointment;
§ 59A-57-5	Consumer assistance; consumer advisory boards; ombudsman office; reports to consumers; superintendent’s orders to protect consumers
§ 59A-57-6	Fairness to health care providers; gag rules prohibited;
§ 59A-57-7	Point-of-service option plan
§ 59A-57-8	Administrative costs and benefit costs disclosures
§ 59A-57-9	Private remedies to enforce patient and provider insurance rights; enrollee as third-party beneficiary to enforce rights
§ 59A-57-10	Application of act to medicaid program
§ 59A-57-11	Penalty

Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

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