Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 13 - Public Purchases and Property. > Article 7 - Health Care Purchasing, 13-7-1 through 13-7-11. > Section 13-7-5 - Consolidated purchasing for other persons.

Section 13-7-5 - Consolidated purchasing for other persons.

13-7-5. Consolidated purchasing for other persons.

A.     Counties, municipalities, state educational institutions and other political subdivisions that wish to use the consolidated purchasing single process for the procurement of health care benefits shall create or enter into an existing association, cooperative or other mutual alliance to create larger pools of eligible participants.   

B.     Counties, municipalities, state educational institutions and other political subdivisions that wish to use the consolidated purchasing single process shall, through their respective association, cooperative or mutual alliance, participate in the subsequent consolidated purchasing single process with the publicly funded health care agencies.