N.M. Stat. § 12-10A-15
Compensation.
A. The state shall pay just compensation to the owner of health care supplies, a
health facility or any other property that is lawfully taken or appropriated by the
secretary of health, the secretary of public safety or the director for temporary or
permanent use during a public health emergency. The amount of compensation due
shall be calculated in the same manner as compensation due for taking of property
pursuant to nonemergency eminent domain procedures, as provided by the Eminent
Domain Code [42A-1-1 to 42A-1-33 NMSA 1978]; provided that the amount of
compensation calculated shall include lost revenues and expenses incurred due to the
taking or appropriating of property, including a health facility.
B. The attorney general shall make a preliminary determination of whether or not
compensation is due to an owner of health care supplies, a health facility or any other
property. The owner may appeal the preliminary determination pursuant to rules
promulgated by the attorney general. The rules shall include the owner's right to speak
at the appeal and the owner's right to present facts pertinent to the appeal to a hearing
officer appointed by the attorney general. A record shall be made of the hearing. The
hearing officer shall preside over and take evidence at a hearing held pursuant to this
section. The hearing officer shall prepare and submit to the attorney general a summary
of the evidence taken at the hearing. The hearing officer shall also submit proposed
findings of fact to the attorney general. The attorney general shall render a decision that
sets forth the amount of compensation, if any, due to the owner. The attorney general's
decision shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law.
C. A decision made by the attorney general pursuant to this section shall be subject
to an appeal to the district court, pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA
1978.
D. To the extent practicable and consistent with protection of public health, the
attorney general, prior to the taking or appropriating of property, shall institute civil
proceedings against the property to be taken or appropriated in accordance with the
Eminent Domain Code, other applicable laws, court rules or rules the courts may
develop during a state of public health emergency.