A. The administrative head of the health care authority is the "secretary of health care authority", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting the appointed secretary's appointment. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-8-5, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 6; 2023, ch. 205, § 5; 2024, ch. 39, § 5. Cross references. — For executive cabinet, see 9-1-3 NMSA 1978. For appointment and removal power of governor, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 5. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, in Subsection A, after "health care authority" deleted "department". Temporary provisions. — Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 131 provided: A. On July 1, 2024: (1) functions, employees, money, appropriations, records, equipment and other property of the department of health pertaining to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau are transferred from the department of health to the health care authority; (2) all contractual obligations pertaining to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority; and (3) statutory references to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau or other functions transferred from the department of health to the health care authority shall be deemed to be references to the health care authority. B. On July 1, 2024, functions, employees, money, appropriations, records, equipment and other property of the office of the superintendent of insurance pertaining to the administration of the health care affordability fund are transferred to the health care authority. Contractual obligations of the office of the superintendent of insurance pertaining to the health care affordability fund shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority. The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, changed the name of the humans services department to the health care authority department, and updated certain language; in the section heading, deleted "human services" and added "health care authority"; and in Subsection A, after "head of", deleted "human services" and added "health care authority", and after "secretary of", deleted "human services" and added "health care authority".
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