N.M. Stat. § 27-2-26
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§ 27-2-26. Money received from other sources; duty and liability of funeral director
Official statutory text
Should any funeral director accept payment from sources other than the department for burial of a deceased person for whom a claim for burial expenses has been made to the department, he shall immediately notify the department of said payment. The department will consider said payment in determining the amount of any funeral expense payment it makes. If the department has already made payment, the funeral director shall refund to the department any excess over the amount which the department would have paid had it known of the payment from other sources. If any funeral director shall fail to notify the department of any such payment from other sources, he shall be liable to the department in an amount double the amount paid or to be paid by the department.
Status: in_force
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