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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Group health care coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act shall cap the amount an insured is required to pay for a preferred formulary prescription insulin drug or a medically necessary alternative at an amount not to exceed a total of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty-day supply and shall provide coverage for individuals with diabetes as required by law for each health care insurer, including:
(1) group health insurance policies, health care plans, certificates of health insurance and managed health care plans delivered or issued for delivery in New Mexico;
(2) group health plans provided through a cooperative;
(3) group health maintenance organization contracts delivered or issued for delivery in New Mexico; and
(4) health benefit plans.
B. As used in this section, “health care insurer” means a person who provides health insurance in this state, including a licensed insurance company, a licensed fraternal benefit society, a prepaid hospital or medical service plan, a health maintenance organization, a managed care organization, a nonprofit health care organization, a multiple-employer welfare arrangement or any other person providing a plan of health insurance subject to state regulation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 13. Public Purchases and Property § 13-7-25. Coverage for individuals with diabetes; insulin for diabetes; cost-sharing cap - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-13-public-purchases-and-property/nm-st-sect-13-7-25/
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