Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 3 - Municipalities. > Article 44 - Hospitals, 3-44-1 through 3-44-6. > Section 3-44-6 - Hospitals; expenditure of public funds.

Section 3-44-6 - Hospitals; expenditure of public funds.

3-44-6. Hospitals; expenditure of public funds.

The use of public funds for the operation and maintenance of a hospital pursuant to a lease authorized by Chapter 3, Article 44 NMSA 1978 is deemed to be funding to the hospital as a public institution, and the hospital facility and lessee thereof are subject to the laws of this state regarding the expenditure of public money.