N.M. Stat. § 27-4-3
Persons with special needs.
A. The division shall by regulation establish a program to provide essential medical
care for persons who are elderly or blind or who have a disability and who are not
eligible for public assistance under the Public Assistance Act [27-2-1 NMSA 1978] and
who have a serious medical condition that will as a reasonable medical probability lead
to death in the near future.
B. Such medical condition shall be certified by an individual licensed under state law
to practice medicine or osteopathy. The medical care shall be reviewed and approved
according to regulations of the division.