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A. After January 1, 2014, a health insurer shall accept the uniform prior authorization form developed pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 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 insurer 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 insurer”:
(1) means:
(a) a health insurer;
(b) a nonprofit health service provider;
(c) a health maintenance organization;
(d) a managed care organization; or
(e) a provider service organization; and
(2) does not include:
(a) a person that delivers, issues for delivery or renews an individual policy 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 policy;
(b) a physician or a physician group to which a health insurer has delegated financial risk for prescription drugs and that does not use a prior authorization process for prescription drugs; or
(c) a health insurer or its affiliated providers if the health insurer owns and operates its pharmacies and does not use a prior authorization process for prescription drugs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 59A. Insurance Code § 59A-22-52. Prescription drug prior authorization protocols - last updated May 06, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-59a-insurance-code/nm-st-sect-59a-22-52/
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