N.M. Stat. Ann. § 21-22D-7
The general form of the contract required shall be prepared and approved by the attorney general and signed by the health professional and the designated representative of the department on behalf of the state. The department is vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name for any balance due the state from any student on any such contract.
History: Laws 1995, ch. 144, § 22; 2026, ch. 45, § 3.
The 2026 amendment, effective May 20, 2026, replaced references to the commission on higher education with the higher education department.