Section 3. Statutory Authority

Subsection E of Section 9-8-6 NMSA 1978 and Subsections L, O, T and U of Section 24-1-3 of the Public Health Act, NMSA 1978 as amended. Section 9-8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes the health care authority (HCA) as a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating health care purchasing and regulation.