{"data":{"id":"us-nm/27-2a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"27-2A-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act:\nA. \"authority\" or \"department\" means the health care authority;\nB. \"estate\" means real and personal property and other assets of the individual subject to probate or administration pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code [Chapter 45 NMSA 1978]; and\nC. \"medical assistance\" means amounts paid by the department as medical assistance pursuant to Title 19 of the Social Security Act.","path":["Chapter 27 - Public Assistance","ARTICLE 2A Medicaid Estate Recovery"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18527/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"7327cce825c55df0c8747cd764527f684ff6b2119903ab13cc4a2a3f50ca0bee","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/27-2a-2","next":"us-nm/27-2a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}