Common use of STATUS OF PROVIDER Clause in Contracts

STATUS OF PROVIDER. The PROVIDER, its agents, and employees are independent contractors who perform professional services for eligible recipients served through health care programs administered by the DEPARTMENT or its AUTHORIZED AGENTS are not employees of the DEPARTMENT or its AUTHORIZED AGENTS. The PROVIDER shall not purport to bind the DEPARTMENT nor the State of New Mexico to any obligation not expressly authorized herein unless the DEPARTMENT has given the PROVIDER express written permission to do so.