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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Each insurer which delivers or issues for delivery in this state an individual or group hospital expense or major medical expense insurance policy shall make available to the policyholder the option of home health care coverage which includes benefits for the services described in this section.
B. Home health care coverage offered shall include:
(1) services provided by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse;
(2) health services provided by physical, occupational and respiratory therapists and speech pathologists;
(3) health services provided by a home health aide; and
(4) medical supplies, drugs and medicines and laboratory services, to the extent they would have been covered if provided to the insured on an in-patient basis.
C. Home health care coverage may be limited to:
(1) services provided on the written order of a licensed physician, provided such order is renewed at least every sixty (60) days;
(2) services provided, directly or through contractual agreements, by a home health agency licensed in the state in which the home health services are delivered; and
(3) services, as set forth in Subsection B of the section, without which the insured would have to be hospitalized.
D. Coverage shall be provided for at least one hundred (100) home visits per insured per year, with each home visit including up to four (4) hours of home health care services.
E. For the purposes of this section, “home health care” means health services provided on a part-time, intermittent basis to an individual confined to his home due to physical illness.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-22-36. Home health care service option required - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-59a-insurance-code/nm-st-sect-59a-22-36/
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