New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-16B-2. Purpose of act

The purpose of the Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act is to prohibit insurers from unlawfully discriminating on the basis of domestic abuse by using the fact of domestic abuse or the insurer's determination of a person's abuse status as an insurance criterion or rating factor. The Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act protects victims of domestic abuse, domestic abuse shelters and others from being unlawfully discriminated against in insurance matters.