This bill enacts a new section of the Hospital Funding Act that mandates county hospitals and contracting hospitals to provide a standard of care and affordable payment plans for patients facing life-threatening conditions, such as cancer, under specific circumstances. The hospitals are required to offer these services if they are the only providers available in the patient's county and if the patient meets certain criteria, including lacking commercial health insurance, not qualifying for Medicare or Medicaid, and being ineligible for county indigent programs or the New Mexico medical insurance pool.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that hospitals must continue to provide care and services, along with the affordable payment plan, until the patient secures any type of coverage listed in the eligibility criteria. The payment owed by uninsured patients for treatment will be calculated based on the higher of the Medicaid or Medicare fee schedule, and the monthly payment under the affordable plan cannot exceed five percent of the patient's monthly household adjusted gross income. The provisions of this act are set to take effect on July 1, 2025.