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NM Stat § 27-11-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-4 - Retention and production of records.

A. Medicaid providers, managed care organizations and their subcontractors shall retain, for a period of at least six years from the date of creation, all medical and business records that are necessary to verify the: (1) treatment or care of any recipient for which the medicaid provider, managed care organization or subcontractor received payment from the department to provide that benefit or service;(2) services or goods provided to any recipient for which the medicaid provider, managed care organization or subcontractor received payment from the department to provide that benefit or service;(3) amounts paid by medicaid or the medicaid provider or managed care organization on behalf of any recipient; and(4) records required by medicaid under any contract between the department and the medicaid provider or managed care organization.B. Upon written request by the department to a medicaid provider, managed care organization or any subcontractor for copies or inspection of records pursuant to the Public Assistance Act [27-2-1 to 27-2-34 NMSA 1978], the medicaid provider, managed care organization or subcontractor shall provide the copies or permit the inspection, as applicable within two business days after the date of the request unless the records are held by a subcontractor, agent or satellite office, in which case the records shall be made available within ten business days after the date of the request.C. Failure to provide copies or to permit inspection of records requested pursuant to this section shall constitute a violation of the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act within the meaning of Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of Section 27-11-3 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1998, ch. 30, § 4; 1999, ch. 229, § 2; 2019, ch. 215, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, added a "managed care organization" as a medicaid provider; after each occurrence of "medicaid provider", added "or managed care organization" throughout the section; after each occurrence of "Medicaid Provider", added "and Managed Care" throughout the section; and in Subsection A, Paragraph A(1), after "medicaid provider", added "managed care organization or subcontractor", and in Paragraph A(2), after "medicaid provider", added "managed care organization or subcontractor". Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, in Subsection B, substituted "Upon request" for "Upon written request" and deleted "within five business days after the date of the request unless the records are held by a subcontractor, agent or satellite office, in which case the records shall be made available within ten business days after the date of the request"; in Subsection C, substituted "Section 27-11-3 NMSA 1978" for "Section 3 of that act".
NM Stat § 27-11-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-5 - Rules.

The secretary shall adopt and promulgate rules appropriate to administer, carry out and enforce the provisions of the Medicaid Provider Act. History: Laws 1998, ch. 30, § 5.
NM Stat § 27-11-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-6 - Repealed.

History: Laws 2004, ch. 4, § 1; repealed by Laws 2006, ch. 25, § 2.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2006, ch. 25, § 2 repealed 27-11-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2004, ch. 4, § 1, relating to the imposition of a daily bed surcharge, effective March 2, 2006. For provisions of former section, see the 2005 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 27-11-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-7 - Determination of overpayments or credible allegation of fraud; audit findings; sampling; extrapolation limited; notice of right to informal conference and expedited adjudicatory proceeding.

A. The department may audit a medicaid provider or subcontractor for overpayment, using sampling for the time period audited. If the department contracts for the audit, the department shall contract only with an independent auditor approved by the state auditor. Each audited claim shall be reviewed by a person who is licensed, certified, registered or otherwise credentialed in New Mexico as to the matters such person reviews, including coding or specific clinical practice. B. The department shall not extrapolate audit findings unless a medicaid provider's or subcontractor's error rate exceeds ten percent based upon an appropriate sampling and a representative sample of claims computed by valid statistical methods in accordance with the most recently published medicare program integrity manual and using statistical software approved by the United States department of health and human services.C. Prior to reaching either a final determination of overpayment or a credible allegation of fraud, the department shall serve the medicaid provider or subcontractor with a written preliminary finding of overpayment.D. The preliminary finding of overpayment shall:(1) state with specificity the factual and legal basis for each claim forming the basis of an alleged overpayment; (2) include a copy of the final audit report if the alleged overpayment is based on an audit; and(3) notify the medicaid provider or subcontractor that is the subject of a preliminary finding of overpayment of its right to request, within thirty calendar days of service of the preliminary finding of overpayment, an informal conference with a representative of the department who is knowledgeable about the department's preliminary finding of overpayment and with a member of the audit team, if an audit formed the basis of any alleged overpayment, to informally address, resolve or dispute the department's preliminary finding of overpayment.E. Prior to making either a final determination of overpayment or a determination of credible allegation of fraud, the department may impose corrective action upon the medicaid provider or subcontractor to address systemic conditions contributing to errors in the submission of claims for payment to which a medicaid provider or subcontractor is not entitled. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 5.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-8 - Informal conference; corrective action; requirements.

A. A medicaid provider or subcontractor seeking an informal conference pursuant to this section shall serve the department with a written request for such conference no later than thirty calendar days following the service of a preliminary determination of overpayment by the department on the medicaid provider or subcontractor. Upon receipt of a request for an informal conference, the department shall set a date for the conference to occur no later than fourteen business days following receipt of the request.B. Within seven days following the informal conference, a medicaid provider or subcontractor may submit a proposed corrective action plan to the department to correct clerical, typographical, scrivener's and computer errors or to provide requested credentialing, licensure or training records identified in audit findings. The department shall not unreasonably withhold approval of the proposed corrective action plan. A medicaid provider or subcontractor shall have no less than thirty days from the date of approval of its corrective action plan to provide additional information or documentation to the department to attempt to address or resolve a disputed preliminary finding of overpayment.History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 6.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-9 - Expedited adjudicatory proceedings; requirements.

A. A medicaid provider or subcontractor seeking an expedited adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act shall serve the department and the administrative hearings office with a written request for such proceeding no later than thirty calendar days following the service of a final determination of overpayment by the department on the medicaid provider or subcontractor. B. The chief hearing officer of the administrative hearings office shall appoint or contract with a hearing officer qualified pursuant to Section 8 [27-11-10 NMSA 1978] of this 2019 act no later than thirty calendar days after service upon the administrative hearings office of a request for an expedited adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act by a medicaid provider or subcontractor.C. The expedited adjudicatory proceeding requested by a medicaid provider or subcontractor in accordance with the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act shall commence no later than thirty calendar days following the appointment of the hearing officer or as stipulated by the parties or as otherwise ordered by the hearing officer upon a showing of good cause. The evidentiary hearing of an expedited adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to this section shall not exceed ten business days in length and shall be conducted in accordance with Section 12-8-11 NMSA 1978.D. After affording the parties the opportunity to submit proposed findings and conclusions of law, and based solely upon the record in accordance with the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act and the Administrative Procedures Act [12-8-1 to 12-8-25 NMSA 1978], the hearing officer shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues of fact, law or discretion, stating the basis for each. In addition, the hearing officer shall determine the amount of overpayment with respect to each disputed claim submitted for payment, if any. The findings of fact and conclusions of law of the hearing officer shall be made and served upon all parties of record within thirty calendar days following the hearing officer's receipt of the record.E. The hearing officer's findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be binding on the department and constitute a final agency decision, which may be appealed pursuant to Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978.History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 7.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-10 - Qualifications and selection of hearing officer for expedited adjudicatory proceedings.

A. The hearing officer presiding over the expedited adjudicatory proceeding held pursuant to the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act shall:(1) be licensed and in good standing to practice law in New Mexico or another state;(2) have at least three years' cumulative experience in one or more of the following areas: the health insurance industry, the medicaid program, health care regulatory compliance, medical claims administration or health law;(3) not currently be employed by or represent, or belong to a law firm that currently represents, the department or a medicaid provider or managed care organization or third-party administrator currently doing business with the department; and(4) not be related within the third degree of consanguinity to a person currently employed by the department, currently doing business with the department or currently employed by an organization doing business with the department.B. The hearing officer shall not be:(1) a lobbyist registered under the Lobbyist Regulation Act [Chapter 2, Article 11 NMSA 1978] who currently represents, or has in the prior calendar year represented, a client in matters before the department; or(2) affiliated with, or the spouse of, a lobbyist registered under the Lobbyist Regulation Act who currently represents, or has in the prior calendar year represented, a client in matters before the department.C. The chief hearing officer of the administrative hearings office shall select the hearing officer to preside over an expedited adjudicatory proceeding held pursuant to the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act and the Administrative Procedures Act [12-8-1 to 12-8-25 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 8.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-11 - Costs of expedited adjudicatory proceeding.

A. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs related to the expedited adjudicatory proceeding, including costs associated with preparation for the hearing, discovery, depositions, subpoenas, service of process and witness expenses, travel expenses and investigation expenses and attorney fees.B. The hearing officer shall allow telephonic testimony of a witness if requested by a party.C. The department shall reimburse the administrative hearings office for the costs of a contract hearing officer. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 9.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-12 - Rights of medicaid provider or subcontractor; preliminary or final determination of overpayment.

A. A medicaid provider or subcontractor may challenge:(1) the department's preliminary or final determination of overpayment as:(a) exceeding statutory authority;(b) arbitrary or capricious;(c) a failure to follow department procedure; or(d) not supported by substantial evidence; (2) the credentials of persons who participated in the audit or claims review; or(3) the methodology or accuracy of the department's audit.B. A medicaid provider or subcontractor may, but shall not be required to, conduct its own audit or sampling to challenge a preliminary or final determination of overpayment.History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 10.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-13 - Release of suspended payment for services previously rendered; prepayment review; remedial training and education; temporary assistance.

A. The department shall direct the release of a suspended payment to a medicaid provider or subcontractor that is the subject of a referral based upon a determination of a credible allegation of fraud for services previously rendered if the medicaid provider or subcontractor posts a surety bond in the amount of the suspended payment, which posting shall be deemed good cause not to suspend payment.B. The provisions of this section shall not prevent the department from:(1) conducting a prepayment review of claims for ongoing services rendered by the medicaid provider or subcontractor;(2) requiring the medicaid provider or subcontractor or its employees to complete remedial training or education to prevent the submission of claims for payment to which the medicaid provider or subcontractor is not entitled; or(3) requiring the medicaid provider or subcontractor to engage an independent third party approved by the department to temporarily manage or provide technical assistance to the medicaid provider or subcontractor. C. The department shall direct that the release of a suspended payment occur no later than ten business days following the earlier of:(1) the posting of a surety bond by the medicaid provider or subcontractor in the amount of the suspended payment;(2) notice from the attorney general that the attorney general will not pursue legal action against the medicaid provider or subcontractor arising out of the referral of the medicaid provider or subcontractor based on a determination of a credible allegation of fraud; (3) the date on which an administrative decision as to the basis for suspending such payments, or portion of such payments, in favor of the medicaid provider or subcontractor becomes final; or (4) the date on which a judicial decision as to the basis for suspending such payments, or portion of such payments, in favor of the medicaid provider or subcontractor becomes final and not subject to further appeal. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 11.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-14 - Maintenance of services; payment for ongoing services.

A. Following the referral of a medicaid provider or subcontractor based on a determination of a credible allegation of fraud, and during the pendency of a dispute between the department and a medicaid provider or subcontractor regarding an alleged overpayment, including an overpayment based in whole or in part on a credible allegation of fraud, the department shall not terminate or deny the medicaid provider's or subcontractor's continued participation in the state's medicaid program if the medicaid provider or subcontractor:(1) submits to a prepayment review of claims for ongoing services; (2) demonstrates that its employees have completed remedial training or education required by the department to prevent the submission of claims for payment to which the medicaid provider or subcontractor is not entitled; and(3) engages an independent third party approved by the department to temporarily manage or provide technical assistance to the medicaid provider or subcontractor following the referral or during the pendency of the dispute.B. The department shall not unreasonably withhold approval of a third party proposed by the medicaid provider or subcontractor pursuant to Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section.C. A medicaid provider or subcontractor that complies with the requirements of Subsection A of this section shall be reimbursed for each clean claim for ongoing services within ten calendar days of receipt if submitted electronically or thirty calendar days if submitted manually. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 12.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-15 - Disposition of recovered medicaid funds.

A. Overpayments collected pursuant to the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act on behalf of the state shall be remitted to the department for deposit in the general fund to be used for the state's medicaid program.B. The department shall not enter into a contract to pay any portion of funds recovered by the state from a medicaid provider, a managed care organization or a subcontractor to any other person unless expressly authorized or required to do so by state or federal law.History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 13.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-16 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-16 - Credible allegation of fraud; judicial review; substantial evidence required.

A. A credible allegation of fraud determination by the department shall be deemed a final agency decision and may be appealed pursuant to Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. B. A medicaid provider or subcontractor that is the subject of a referral to the attorney general for further investigation based on a credible allegation of fraud may seek judicial review, pursuant to Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978, of the department's determination that the allegation of fraud is credible. The department shall show by substantial evidence that: (1) it has followed its own procedures; and (2) the evidence relied upon to make its credible allegation of fraud determination was relevant, credible and material to the issue of fraud.C. In a proceeding for judicial review under this section, the reviewing court shall not consider evidence acquired by the department after making its credible allegation of fraud determination. History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 14.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-11-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 11 - Medicaid Providers|Section 27-11-18 - Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act.

A. The department shall be subject to Sections 12-8-2, 12-8-10 through 12-8-13, 12-8-15 and 12-8-16 NMSA 1978 for expedited adjudicatory proceedings as provided by the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act.B. Sections 12-8-2, 12-8-10 through 12-8-13, 12-8-15 and 12-8-16 NMSA 1978 apply to Sections 5 [22-11-7 NMSA 1978], 7 [27-11-9 NMSA 1978] through 11 [27-11-13 NMSA 1978] and 14 [27-11-16 NMSA 1978] of this 2019 act.History: Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 16.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 20 made Laws 2019, ch. 215 effective January 1, 2020.Severability. — Laws 2019, ch. 215, § 19, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
NM Stat § 27-12-1 to 27-12-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 12 - Child Health (Repealed.)|Section 27-12-1 to 27-12-7 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1998, ch. 52, § 9 repealed 27-12-1 to 27-12-7 NMSA 1978, the Child Health Act, as enacted by Laws 1998, ch. 52, §§ 1 to 7, effective July 1, 2002. For provisions of former sections, see the 1999 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.