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New Mexico: Third-Party Settlement Agreements Resulting from Medical Care Provided by Corizon are Public Documents Subject to Disclosure

Loaded on Jan. 8, 2020 by Douglas Ankney published in Prison Legal News January, 2020, page 32
Filed under: Corizon, Medical. Location: New Mexico.

by Douglas Ankney

The New Mexico Court of Appeals held that third-party settlement agreements, resulting from medical care provided by Corizon Health under a contract with the state, are public documents subject to disclosure under the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA).

In 2016, the New Mexico …

 

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