N.M. Stat. § 13-7-3
Definitions.
As used in the Health Care Purchasing Act:
A. "consolidated purchasing" means a single process for the procurement of and
contracting for all health care benefits by the publicly funded insurance agencies in
compliance with the Procurement Code [13-1-28 to 13-1-199 NMSA 1978] and includes
associated activities related to the procurement such as actuarial, cost containment,
benefits consultation and analysis; and
B. "publicly funded health care agency" means the:
(1)
state health benefits division and the group benefits committee of the
health care authority;
(2)
retiree health care authority;
(3)
public school insurance authority; and
(4)
publicly funded health care program of any public school district with a
student enrollment in excess of sixty thousand students.