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2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-43 - Coverage of colorectal cancer screening.

A. An individual or group health policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for colorectal screening for determining the presence of precancerous or cancerous conditions and other health problems. The coverage shall make available colorectal cancer screening, as determined by the health care provider in accordance with the evidence-based recommendations established by the United States preventive services task force.
B. Coverage for colorectal screening may be subject to deductibles and coinsurance consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified-disease policies.
History:
Laws 2007, ch. 17, § 4.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2007, ch. 17, contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-44 - General anesthesia and hospitalization for dental surgery.

A. An individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall provide coverage for hospitalization and general anesthesia provided in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center for dental surgery for the following:
(1) insureds exhibiting physical, intellectual or medically compromising conditions for which dental treatment under local anesthesia, with or without additional adjunctive techniques and modalities, cannot be expected to provide a successful result and for which dental treatment under general anesthesia can be expected to produce superior results;
(2) insureds for whom local anesthesia is ineffective because of acute infection, anatomic variation or allergy;
(3) insured children or adolescents who are extremely uncooperative, fearful, anxious or uncommunicative with dental needs of such magnitude that treatment should not be postponed or deferred and for whom lack of treatment can be expected to result in dental or oral pain or infection, loss of teeth or other increased oral or dental morbidity;
(4) insureds with extensive oral-facial or dental trauma for which treatment under local anesthesia would be ineffective or compromised; or
(5) other procedures for which hospitalization or general anesthesia in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center is medically necessary.
B. The provisions of this section do not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified disease policies.
C. Coverage for dental surgery may be subject to copayments, deductibles and coinsurance subject to network and prior authorization requirements consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.
History:
Laws 2007, ch. 218, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2007, ch. 218, § 6 made Laws 2007, ch. 218, § 5 effective July 1, 2007.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-45.1 - Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications; limits on patient costs.

A. An individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state and that provides coverage for cancer treatment shall provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as medical benefits by the plan.
B. A nonprofit health care plan shall not increase patient cost-sharing for anticancer medications in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of this section.
C. Coverage of orally administered anticancer medication shall not be subject to any prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance provision that does not apply to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells.
D. As used in this section, "nonprofit health care plan":
(1) means:
(a) a nonprofit health insurer;
(b) a nonprofit health service provider;
(c) a nonprofit health maintenance organization;
(d) a nonprofit managed care organization; or
(e) a nonprofit provider service organization; and
(2) does not include individual policies intended to supplement major medical group-type coverages such as medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, specified disease, accident-only, hospital indemnity or other limited-benefit health insurance policies.
History:
Laws 2011, ch. 55, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2011, ch. 55, § 7 made Laws 2011, ch. 55, § 5 effective June 17, 2011.
Applicability.
— Laws 2011, ch. 55, § 6 provided that the provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 55, § 5 apply to insurance policies that provide coverage for cancer treatment and that are delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2012.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-45.2 - Coverage of prescription eye drop refills.

A. An individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state and that provides coverage for prescription eye drops shall not deny coverage for a renewal of prescription eye drops when:
(1) the renewal is requested by the insured at least twenty-three days for a thirty-day supply of eye drops, forty-five days for a sixty-day supply of eye drops or sixty-eight days for a ninety-day supply of eye drops from the later of the date that the original prescription was dispensed to the insured or the date that the last renewal of the prescription was dispensed to the insured; and
(2) the prescriber indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities are needed and that the renewal requested by the insured does not exceed the number of additional quantities needed.
B. As used in this section, "prescriber" means a person who is authorized pursuant to the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act [Chapter 26, Article 1 NMSA 1978] to prescribe prescription eye drops.
History:
Laws 2012, ch. 27, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2012, ch. 27, § 7 provided that Laws 2012, ch. 27, § 5 was effective January 1, 2013.
Applicability.
— Laws 2012, ch. 27, § 6 provided that the provisions of Laws 2012, ch. 27, §§ 1 to 5 apply to insurance policies that provide coverage for prescription eye drops and that are delivered, issued for delivery, amended, renewed or continued in this state on or after January 1, 2013.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-45.6 - Coverage exclusion. (Contingent repeal. See note.)

Coverage of vasectomy and male condoms pursuant to Section 9 [59A-47-45.5 NMSA 1978] of this 2019 act is excluded for high-deductible health care plans with health savings accounts until a covered person's deductible has been met.
History:
Laws 2019, ch. 263, § 10.
ANNOTATIONS
Contingent repeal. —
Laws 2019, ch. 263, § 11 provided that upon certification by the superintendent of insurance to the director of the legislative council service and the New Mexico compilation commission that federal law permits coverage of vasectomies and male condoms under high-deductible health benefits plans with health savings accounts, 59A-47-45.6 is repealed.
Effective dates.
— Laws 2019, ch. 263 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-45.7 - Heart artery calcium scan coverage.

A. A group health care plan, other than a small group health care plan, that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for eligible subscribers to receive a heart artery calcium scan.
B. Coverage provided pursuant to this section shall:
(1) be limited to the provision of a heart artery calcium scan to an eligible subscriber to be used as a clinical management tool;
(2) be provided every five years if an eligible subscriber has previously received a heart artery calcium score of zero; and
(3) not be required for future heart artery calcium scans if an eligible subscriber receives a heart artery calcium score greater than zero.
C. At its discretion or as required by law, a health care plan may offer or refuse coverage for further cardiac testing or procedures for eligible subscribers based upon the results of a heart artery calcium scan.
D. The provisions of this section do not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified- disease policies, plans or certificates of health insurance.
E. As used in this section:
(1) "eligible subscriber" means a subscriber who:
(a) is a person between the ages of forty-five and sixty-five; and
(b) has an intermediate risk of developing coronary heart disease as determined by a health care provider based upon a score calculated from an evidence-based algorithm widely used in the medical community to assess a person's ten-year cardiovascular disease risk, including a score calculated using a pooled cohort equation;
(2) "health care provider" means a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or other health care professional authorized to furnish health care services within the scope of the professional's license; and
(3) "heart artery calcium scan" means a computed tomography scan measuring coronary artery calcium for atherosclerosis and abnormal artery structure and function.
History:
Laws 2020, ch. 79, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2020, ch. 79 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 2020, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2020, ch. 79, § 6 provided that the provisions of Laws 2020, ch. 79, are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2021.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-45.10 - Calculating a subscriber's cost-sharing obligation for prescription drug coverage.

A. When calculating a subscriber's cost-sharing obligation for covered prescription drugs, pursuant to an individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance issued for delivery or renewed in this state, the insurer shall credit the subscriber for the full value of any discounts provided or payments made by third parties at the time of the prescription drug claim.
B. Beginning on or after January 1, 2024, an insurer shall not charge a different cost-sharing amount for:
(1) prescription drugs or pharmacy services obtained at a non-affiliated pharmacy; or
(2) administration of prescription drugs at different infusion sites; provided that an insurer may communicate with an insured regarding lower-cost sites of service.
C. Beginning on or after January 1, 2024, an insurer shall not require an insured to make a payment at the point of sale for a covered prescription drug in an amount greater than the least of the:
(1) applicable cost-sharing amount for the prescription drug;
(2) amount an insured would pay for the prescription drug if the insured purchased the prescription drug without using a health benefits plan or any other source of prescription drug benefits or discounts;
(3) total amount the pharmacy will be reimbursed for the prescription drug from the insurer, including the cost-sharing amount paid by an insurer; or
(4) value of the rebate from the manufacturer provided to the insurer or its pharmacy benefits manager for the prescribed drug.
D. Beginning on or after January 1, 2024, if a prescription drug rebate is more than the amount needed to reduce the insured's copayment to zero on a particular drug, the remainder shall be credited to the insurer.
E. Beginning on or after January 1, 2024, any rebate amount shall be counted toward the insured's out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
F. For purposes of this section, "cost sharing" means any:
(1) copayment;
(2) coinsurance;
(3) deductible;
(4) out-of-pocket maximum;
(5) other financial obligation, other than a premium or share of a premium; or
(6) combination thereof.
G. The provisions of this section do not apply to excepted benefit plans as provided pursuant to the Short-Term Health Plan and Excepted Benefit Act [Chapter 59A, Article 23G NMSA 1978], catastrophic plans, tax favored plans or high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts until an eligible insured's deductible has been met, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to federal law.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 206, § 6.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 206 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-46 - Repealed.

History:
Laws 2010, ch. 94, § 4; 2013, ch. 74, § 33; 2018, ch. 57, § 26; 2019, ch. 235, § 15; 2019, ch. 235, § 16; repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 108, § 37.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeals.
— Laws 2021, ch. 108, § 37 repealed 59A-47-46 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 2010, ch. 94, § 4, relating to health insurers; direct services, effective July 1, 2021. For provisions of former section,
see
the 2020 NMSA 1978 on
NMOneSource.com
.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-47 - Prescription drug prior authorization protocols.

A. After January 1, 2014, a health care plan shall accept the uniform prior authorization form developed pursuant to Sections 2 [59A-2-9.8 NMSA 1978] and 3 [61-11-6.2 NMSA 1978] of this 2013 act as sufficient to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits.
B. No later than twenty-four months after the adoption of national standards for electronic prior authorization, a health insurer shall exchange prior authorization requests with providers who have e-prescribing capability.
C. If a health care plan fails to use or accept the uniform prior authorization form or fails to respond within three business days upon receipt of a uniform prior authorization form, the prior authorization request shall be deemed to have been granted.
D. As used in this section, "health care plan" means a nonprofit corporation authorized by the superintendent to enter into contracts with subscribers and to make health care expense payments but does not include:
(1) a person that only issues a limited-benefit policy intended to supplement major medical coverage, including medicare supplement, vision, dental, disease-specific, accident-only or hospital indemnity-only insurance policies, or that only issues policies for long-term care or disability income;
(2) a physician or a physician group to which a health care plan has delegated financial risk for prescription drugs and that does not use a prior authorization process for prescription drugs; or
(3) a health care plan or its affiliated providers, if the health care plan owns and operates its pharmacies and does not use a prior authorization process.
History:
Laws 2013, ch. 170, § 8.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2013, ch. 170 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2013, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-47.2 - Pharmacist prescriptive authority services; reimbursement parity.

A health care plan shall reimburse a participating provider that is a certified pharmacist clinician or pharmacist certified to provide a prescriptive authority service who provides a service pursuant to a subscriber at the same rate that the carrier reimburses, for the standard contracted service under that subscriber contract, any licensed physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 41, Article 5 NMSA 1978] or any advanced practice certified nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978].
History:
Laws 2020, ch. 58, § 6; 2021, ch. 54, § 14.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2021 amendment,
effective June 18, 2021, after "Medical Practice Act", deleted "or the Osteopathic Medicine Act".
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-48 - Pharmacy benefit; prescription synchronization.

A. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state and that provides a prescription drug benefit shall allow a subscriber to fill or refill a prescription for less than a thirty-day supply of the prescription drug, and apply a prorated daily copayment or coinsurance for the fill or refill, if:
(1) the prescribing practitioner or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best in the best [sic] interest of the subscriber;
(2) the subscriber requests or agrees to receive less than a thirty-day supply of the prescription drug; and
(3) the reduced fill or refill is made for the purpose of synchronizing the subscriber's prescription drug fills.
B. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state and that provides a prescription drug benefit shall not:
(1) deny coverage for the filling of a chronic medication when the fill is made in accordance with a plan to synchronize multiple prescriptions for the subscriber pursuant to Subsection A of this section established among the health care plan, the prescribing practitioner and a pharmacist. The health care plan shall allow a pharmacy to override any denial indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purposes of medication synchronization; and
(2) prorate a dispensing fee to a pharmacy that fills a prescription with less than a thirty-day supply of prescription drug pursuant to Subsection A of this section. The health care plan shall pay in full a dispensing fee for a partially filled or refilled prescription for each prescription dispensed, regardless of any prorated copayment or coinsurance that the subscriber may pay for prescription synchronization services.
History:
Laws 2015, ch. 65, § 6.
ANNOTATIONS
Bracketed material.
— The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Effective dates.
— Laws 2015, ch. 65 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2015, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-50 - Physical rehabilitation services; limits on cost sharing.

A. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state shall not impose a member cost share for physical rehabilitation services that is greater than that for primary care services on a coinsurance percentage basis when coinsurance is applied or on an absolute dollar amount when a copay is applied.
B. As used in this section:
(1) "physical rehabilitation services" means services aimed at maximizing an individual's level of function, returning to a prior level of function or maintaining or slowing the decline of function, which services are provided by or under the direction of a licensed physical therapist, occupational therapist or speech therapist; and
(2) "primary care services" means the first level of basic or general health care for a person's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services, initiation of referrals for other health care services and maintenance of the continuity of care when appropriate.
History:
Laws 2019, ch. 188, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2019, ch. 188, § 6 made Laws 2019, ch. 188 effective January 1, 2020.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-51 - Behavioral health services; elimination of cost sharing.

A. Until January 1, 2027, an individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state that offers coverage of behavioral health services shall not impose cost sharing on those behavioral health services.
B. For the purposes of this section:
(1) "behavioral health services" means professional and ancillary services for the treatment, habilitation, prevention and identification of mental illnesses, substance abuse disorders and trauma spectrum disorders, including inpatient, detoxification, residential treatment and partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient therapy, outpatient and all medications, including brand-name pharmacy drugs when generics are unavailable;
(2) "coinsurance" means a cost-sharing method that requires a subscriber to pay a stated percentage of medical expenses after any deductible amount is paid; provided that coinsurance rates may differ for different types of services under the same individual or group health care plan;
(3) "copayment" means a cost-sharing method that requires a subscriber to pay a fixed dollar amount when health care services are received, with the health care plan paying the balance of the allowable amount; provided that there may be different copayment requirements for different types of services under the same individual or group health care plan; and
(4) "cost sharing" means a copayment, coinsurance, deductible or any other form of financial obligation of a subscriber other than a premium or a share of a premium, or any combination of any of these financial obligations, as defined by the terms of an individual or group health care plan.
History:
Laws 2021, ch. 136, § 9.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2021, ch. 136, § 11 made Laws 2021, ch. 136, § 9 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-52 - Anatomical gift nondiscrimination.

A. For purposes of this section:
(1) "covered person" means a policyholder or other person covered by a health benefit plan; and
(2) "organ transplant" includes parts or the whole of organs, eyes or tissue.
B. All individual and group health insurance policies delivered or issued for delivery in this state that provide coverage for organ transplants or associated care shall not:
(1) deny coverage for organ transplantation or associated care to a covered person solely on the basis of that person's physical or mental disability;
(2) deny to a covered person with a physical or mental disability eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or to renew coverage under the terms of the health benefit policy or plan solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this section;
(3) penalize or otherwise reduce or limit the reimbursement or provide monetary or nonmonetary incentives to a health care provider to induce that health care provider not to provide an organ transplant or associated care to a covered person with a physical or mental disability; or
(4) reduce or limit coverage benefits to a covered person with a physical or mental disability for associated care related to organ transplantation as determined in consultation with the physician and patient.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 171, § 6.
ANNOTATIONS
Emergency clauses.
— Laws 2023, ch. 171, § 7 contained an emergency clause and was approved April 5, 2023.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-53 - Diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.

A. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state that provides coverage for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations shall not impose cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.
B. The provisions of this section do not apply to excepted benefit plans as provided pursuant to the Short-Term Health Plan and Excepted Benefit Act [Chapter 59A, Article 23G NMSA 1978], catastrophic plans as defined pursuant to 42 USCA Section 18022(e) or high deductible health plans with health savings accounts until an eligible insured's deductible has been met, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to federal law.
C. As used in this section:
(1) "cost sharing" means a deductible, coinsurance, copayment and any maximum limitation on the application of such a deductible, coinsurance, copayment or similar out-of-pocket expense;
(2) "diagnostic breast examination" means a medically necessary and clinically appropriate examination of the breast using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging or breast ultrasound that evaluates an abnormality:
(a) seen or suspected from a screening examination for breast cancer; or
(b) detected by another means of examination; and
(3) "supplemental breast examination" means a medically necessary and clinically appropriate examination of the breast using breast magnetic resonance imaging or breast ultrasound that is:
(a) used to screen for breast cancer when there is no abnormality seen or suspected; and
(b) based on personal or family medical history or additional factors that may increase the individual's risk of breast cancer.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 12, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 12 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 12, § 8 provided that Laws 2023, ch. 12 apply to health insurance policies, health care plans, certificates of health insurance and health maintenance organization contracts that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-54 - Chiropractic physician services; limits on cost sharing and coinsurance. (Effective January 1, 2024.)

A. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state that offers coverage of the services of a chiropractic physician shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance on those chiropractic physician services that exceeds the copayment or coinsurance imposed for primary care services.
B. As used in this section, "primary care services" means the first level of basic or general health care for a person's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services, initiation of referrals for other health care services and maintenance of the continuity of care when appropriate.
C. The provisions of this section do not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified-disease policies.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 51, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 51, § 6 made Laws 2023, ch. 51, § 5 effective January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-55 - Sexually transmitted infection care; cost sharing eliminated.

A. An individual or group health care plan that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state that offers coverage for preventive care or treatment of sexually transmitted infections shall not impose cost sharing on eligible subscribers.
B. Pursuant to this section, preventive care or treatment of sexually transmitted infections shall not be conditioned upon the gender identity of the insured.
C. The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to high-deductible health care plans with health savings accounts until an eligible subscriber's deductible has been met, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to federal law.
D. For the purposes of this section:
(1) "cost sharing" means policy deductibles, copayments or coinsurance;
(2) "preventive care" means screening, testing, examination or counseling and the administration, dispensing or prescribing of preventive drugs, devices or supplies incidental to the prevention of a sexually transmitted infection;
(3) "sexually transmitted infection" means chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, HIV and relevant types of hepatitis, as well as any other sexually transmitted infection regardless of mode of transportation, as designated by rule upon making a finding that the particular sexually transmitted infection is contagious; and
(4) "treatment" means medically necessary care for the management of an existing sexually transmitted infection.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 99, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 99 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 99, § 7 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 99 apply to health insurance policies, health care plans, certificates of health insurance or health maintenance organization contracts that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-56 - Definitions.

As used in Sections 35 through 43 [59A-47-56 to 59A-47-64 NMSA 1978] of this 2023 act:
A. "generally recognized standards" means standards of care and clinical practice, established by evidence-based sources, including clinical practice guidelines and recommendations from mental health and substance use disorder care provider professional associations and relevant federal government agencies, that are generally recognized by providers practicing in relevant clinical specialties, including:
(1) psychiatry;
(2) psychology;
(3) social work;
(4) clinical counseling;
(5) addiction medicine and counseling; or
(6) family and marriage counseling; and
B. "mental health or substance use disorder services" means:
(1) professional services, including inpatient and outpatient services and prescription drugs, provided in accordance with generally recognized standards of care for the identification, prevention, treatment, minimization of progression, habilitation and rehabilitation of conditions or disorders listed in the current edition of the American psychiatric association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, including substance use disorder; or
(2) professional talk therapy services, provided in accordance with generally recognized standards of care, provided by a marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to the Counseling and Therapy Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 9A NMSA 1978].
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 35.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-57 - Benefits required.

A health care plan, other than a small health care plan, that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for all mental health or substance use disorder services required by generally recognized standards of care.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 36.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-58 - Parity for coverage of mental health or substance use disorder services.

A. The office of superintendent of insurance shall ensure that a health care plan complies with federal and state laws, rules and regulations applicable to coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services.
B. A health care plan shall not impose quantitative treatment limitations, financial restrictions, limitations or requirements on the provision of mental health or substance use disorder services that are more restrictive than the predominant restrictions, limitations or requirements that are imposed on substantially all of the coverage of benefits for other conditions.
C. A health care plan shall not impose non-quantitative treatment limitations for the treatment of mental health or substance use disorders or conditions unless factors, including the processes, strategies or evidentiary standards used in applying the non-quantitative treatment limitation, as written and in operation, are comparable to and are applied no more restrictively than the factors used in applying the limitation with respect to medical or surgical benefits in the classification.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 37.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-59 - Provider network adequacy.

A. A health care plan shall maintain an adequate provider network to provide mental health or substance use disorder services.
B. The superintendent shall ensure access to mental health or substance use disorder services providers, including parity with medical and surgical services provider access, through regulation and review of claims processing, provider reimbursement procedures, network adequacy and provider reimbursement rate adequacy.
C. A health care plan shall ensure that the process by which reimbursement rates for mental health and substance use disorder services are determined is comparable to and no more stringent than the process for reimbursement of medical or surgical benefits. In developing provider reimbursement rates, a health care plan shall demonstrate that it has performed a comparability analysis of provider:
(1) reimbursement rates in surrounding states;
(2) reimbursement rates between mental health and substance use disorder providers and medical or surgical providers; and
(3) credentialing processes for mental health and substance use disorder providers and medical or surgical providers.
D. A health care plan shall undertake all efforts, including increasing provider reimbursement rates through the processes and strategies described in Subsection C of this section, to ensure state-mandated network adequacy for the provision of mental health or substance use disorder services.
E. When in-network access to mental health or substance use disorder services are not reasonably available, a health care plan shall provide access to out-of-network services with the same cost-sharing obligations to a subscriber as those required for in-network services.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 38.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-60 - Utilization review of mental health or substance use disorder services.

A. A health care plan shall, at least monthly, review and update the health care plan's utilization review process to reflect the most recent evidence and generally recognized standards of care.
B. When performing a utilization review of mental health or substance use disorder services, including level of care placement, continued stay, transfer and discharge, a health care plan shall apply criteria in accordance with generally recognized standards of care.
C. A health care plan shall provide utilization review training to staff and contractors undertaking activities related to utilization review.
D. A health care plan shall:
(1) develop utilization review policies regarding quantitative and non-quantitative limitations for mental health or substance use disorder services coverage that are no more restrictive than the utilization review policies regarding quantitative and non-quantitative limitations for medical and surgical care; and
(2) make utilization review policies available to providers or subscribers.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 39.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-61 - Prohibited exclusions of coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services.

A health care plan shall not exclude provider prescribed coverage for mental health or substance use disorder services otherwise included in its coverage when:
A. it is available pursuant to federal or state law for individuals with disabilities;
B. it is otherwise ordered by a court or administrative agency;
C. it is available to a subscriber through a public benefit program; or
D. a subscriber has a concurrent diagnosis.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 40.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-62 - Level of care determinations for the provision of mental health or substance use disorder services.

A. A health care plan shall provide coverage for all in-network mental health or substance use disorder services, consistent with generally recognized standards of care, including placing a subscriber into a medically necessary level of care.
B. Changes in level and duration of care shall be determined by the subscriber's provider in consultation with the insurer.
C. Level of care determinations shall include placement of a subscriber into a facility that provides detoxification services, a hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation treatment facility or an outpatient treatment program.
D. Level of care services for a subscriber with a mental health or substance use disorder shall be based on the mental health or substance use disorder needs of the subscriber rather than arbitrary time limits.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 41.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-63 - Coordination of care.

At the request of a subscriber, a health care plan may facilitate communication between mental health or substance use disorder services providers and the subscriber's designated primary care provider to ensure coordination of care to prevent any conflicts of care that could be harmful to the subscriber.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 42.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-64 - Confidentiality provisions.

A health care plan shall protect the confidentiality of a subscriber receiving mental health or substance use disorder treatment.
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 43.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 47 - Nonprofit Health Care Plans › Section 59A-47-65 - Exceptions.

The provisions of Sections 35 through 43 [59A-47-56 to 59A-47-64 NMSA 1978] of this 2023 act do not apply to short-term plans subject to the Short-Term Health Plan and Excepted Benefit Act [Chapter 59A, Article 23G NMSA 1978].
History:
Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 44.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Applicability.
— Laws 2023, ch. 114, § 46 provided that the provisions of Laws 2023, ch. 114 are applicable to group health insurance policies, health care plans or certificates of health insurance, other than small group health plans, that are delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 48 - Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 59A-48-2 - Definitions.

As used in this article:
A. "member" means an individual who is enrolled in a group prepaid dental plan as a principal subscriber together with such person's dependents who are entitled to dental care services under the plan solely because of their status as dependents of the principal subscriber;
B. "membership coverage" means any certificate or contract issued to a member setting out the dental coverage to which such member is entitled;
C. "prepaid dental plan" means any contractual arrangement whereby any prepaid dental plan organization undertakes to provide directly or to arrange for prepaid dental services and to pay or make reimbursement for any remaining portion of such prepaid dental services on a prepaid basis through insurance or otherwise;
D. "prepaid dental plan organization" means any person who undertakes to conduct one or more prepaid dental plans providing only dental services; provided, that this article shall not apply to nonprofit health care plans or accident and health insurance programs;
E. "prepaid dental services" means services included in the practice of dentistry as defined in the Dental Act [61-5-1 to 61-5-9, 61-5-11 to 61-5-22 NMSA 1978][repealed]; and
F. "provider" means any person licensed under the Dental Act [repealed] or otherwise authorized to furnish prepaid dental services in New Mexico.
History:
Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 881.
ANNOTATIONS
Bracketed material.
— The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1994, ch. 55, § 41 repealed the Dental Act, effective July 1, 1994. For present comparable provisions,
see
61-5A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
2023 New Mexico Statutes › Chapter 59A - Insurance Code › Article 48 - Prepaid Dental Plans › Section 59A-48-3 - Certificate of authority required.

No person may establish or operate a prepaid dental plan organization in New Mexico, or sell or offer to sell or solicit offers to purchase, or receive advance or periodic consideration in conjunction with a prepaid dental plan without obtaining and maintaining a certificate of authority pursuant to the provisions of this article.
History:
Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 882.