N.M. Stat. § 59A-1-16
Exempted from code.
In addition to organizations and businesses otherwise exempt, the Insurance Code
shall not apply to:
A. a labor organization that, incidental only to operations as a labor organization,
issues benefit certificates to members or maintains funds to assist members and their
families in times of illness, injury or need, and is not for profit;
B. the credit union share insurance corporation, as identified in Chapter 58, Article
12 NMSA 1978, and similar corporations and funds for protection of depositors,
shareholders or creditors of financial institutions and businesses other than insurers; or
C. the risk management division of the general services department, the public
school insurance authority, the retiree health care authority and any public school
district or to insurance of public property or public risks by any agency of government
not otherwise engaged in the business of insurance, except the provisions of the Patient
Protection Act [Chapter 59A, Article 57 NMSA 1978] and Sections 59A-2-9.2 and 59A-
23E-18 NMSA 1978 shall apply to any entity required or authorized to purchase health
care benefits pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act [Chapter 13, Article 7 NMSA
1978].