The purpose of the Patient Protection Act is to regulate aspects of health insurance by specifying patient and provider rights and confirming and clarifying the authority of the department to adopt regulations to provide protections to persons enrolled in managed health care plans. The insurance protections should ensure that managed health care plans treat patients fairly and arrange for the delivery of good quality services.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 107, ยง 2.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 57 - Patient Protection
Section 59A-57-1 - Short title.
Section 59A-57-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 59A-57-3 - Definitions.
Section 59A-57-4.1 - External grievance appeals; appointment; compensation.
Section 59A-57-7 - Point-of-service option plan.
Section 59A-57-8 - Administrative costs and benefit costs disclosures.