N.M. Stat. § 52-1-60
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§ 52-1-60. Notice to director of date of payment
Official statutory text
A. Every employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier shall notify the director of the date on which the initial payment of any claim for benefits has been made within ten days of such payment.
B. The director shall provide on a quarterly basis to the child support enforcement division of the human services department [health care authority department] the name, social security number, home address and employer of all injured workers reported.
C. A court order filed by the child support enforcement division of the human services department [health care authority department] in the claim of the workers' compensation administration stating that the claimant owes past due or ongoing support shall constitute a notice that lump sum and partial-lump sum payment of benefits to a claimant are barred contingent on satisfaction of the child support arrearage. No order approving a lump sum or partial-lump sum payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 52-5-12 NMSA 1978 shall be executed or entered until:
(1) the arrearage has been satisfied;
(2) provision has been made in the order for lump sum or partial-lump sum settlement for direct payment of sufficient funds to the child support enforcement division to satisfy the arrearage; or
(3) the workers' compensation judge makes a specific written finding of extreme hardship to the worker excusing the satisfaction of the arrearages from those funds.
B. The director shall provide on a quarterly basis to the child support enforcement division of the human services department [health care authority department] the name, social security number, home address and employer of all injured workers reported.
C. A court order filed by the child support enforcement division of the human services department [health care authority department] in the claim of the workers' compensation administration stating that the claimant owes past due or ongoing support shall constitute a notice that lump sum and partial-lump sum payment of benefits to a claimant are barred contingent on satisfaction of the child support arrearage. No order approving a lump sum or partial-lump sum payment to a claimant pursuant to Section 52-5-12 NMSA 1978 shall be executed or entered until:
(1) the arrearage has been satisfied;
(2) provision has been made in the order for lump sum or partial-lump sum settlement for direct payment of sufficient funds to the child support enforcement division to satisfy the arrearage; or
(3) the workers' compensation judge makes a specific written finding of extreme hardship to the worker excusing the satisfaction of the arrearages from those funds.
Status: in_force
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