SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 568

45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001









AN ACT

RELATING TO TAXATION; PROVIDING A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN RECEIPTS OF LICENSED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS; INCREASING CERTAIN DISTRIBUTIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 7-1-6.4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 211, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:

"7-1-6.4. DISTRIBUTION--MUNICIPALITY FROM GROSS RECEIPTS TAX.--

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to each municipality in an amount, subject to any increase or decrease made pursuant to Section 7-1-6.15 NMSA 1978, equal to the product of the quotient of one and [two hundred twenty-five thousandths] twenty-four hundredths percent divided by the tax rate imposed by Section 7-9-4 NMSA 1978 times the net receipts for the month attributable to the gross receipts tax from business locations:

(1) within that municipality;

(2) on land owned by the state, commonly known as the "state fair grounds", within the exterior boundaries of that municipality;

(3) outside the boundaries of any municipality on land owned by that municipality; and

(4) on an Indian reservation or pueblo grant in an area that is contiguous to that municipality and in which the municipality performs services pursuant to a contract between the municipality and the Indian tribe or Indian pueblo if:

(a) the contract describes an area in which the municipality is required to perform services and requires the municipality to perform services that are substantially the same as the services the municipality performs for itself; and

(b) the governing body of the municipality has submitted a copy of the contract to the secretary.

B. If the reduction made by Laws 1991, Chapter 9, Section 9 to the distribution under this section impairs the ability of a municipality to meet its principal or interest payment obligations for revenue bonds outstanding prior to July 1, 1991 that are secured by the pledge of all or part of the municipality's revenue from the distribution made under this section, then the amount distributed pursuant to this section to that municipality shall be increased by an amount sufficient to meet any required payment, provided that the distribution amount does not exceed the amount that would have been due that municipality under this section as it was in effect on June 30, 1992."

Section 2. A new section of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] DEDUCTION--GROSS RECEIPTS TAX--CERTAIN RECEIPTS OF LICENSED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.--

A. Receipts of licensed health practitioners paid by managed health care providers for the commercial portion of contract services provided by the taxpayer may be deducted from gross receipts.

B. As used in this section:

(1) "commercial portion of contract services" means services performed pursuant to a contract with a managed health care provider other than those provided for medicare patients pursuant to Title 18 of the federal Social Security Act or for medicaid patients pursuant to Title 19 of the federal Social Security Act;

(2) "licensed health practitioner" means:

(a) a chiropractic physician licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Chiropractic Physician Practice Act;

(b) a dentist or dental hygienist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Dental Health Care Act;

(c) a physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978;

(d) an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 10 NMSA 1978 or an osteopathic physician's assistant licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Osteopathic Physicians' Assistants Act; (e) a doctor of oriental medicine licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act;

(f) a podiatrist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Podiatry Act;

(g) a psychologist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Professional Psychologist Act;

(h) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Nursing Practice Act;

(i) a registered lay midwife registered by the department of health;

(j) a physical therapist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy Act; (k) an optometrist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Optometry Act;

(l) a registered occupational therapist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Occupational Therapy Act; and

(m) a respiratory care practitioner licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Respiratory Care Act; and

(3) "managed health care provider" means a person that provides for the delivery of comprehensive basic health care services and medically necessary services to individuals enrolled in a plan through its own employed health care providers or by contracting with selected or participating health care providers. A managed health care provider includes only those persons that provide comprehensive basic health care services to enrollees on a contract basis, including the following:

(a) health maintenance organizations;

(b) preferred provider organizations;

(c) individual practice associations;

(d) competitive medical plans;

(e) exclusive provider organizations;

(f) integrated delivery systems;

(g) independent physician-provider organizations;

(h) physician hospital-provider organizations; and

(i) managed care services organizations."

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2001.

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