SENATE BILL 179

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005

INTRODUCED BY

John Arthur Smith

AN ACT

RELATING TO TAXATION; PROVIDING FOR AND PHASING IN A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX DEDUCTION FOR RECEIPTS FROM FEE-FOR-SERVICE PAYMENTS BY HEALTH CARE INSURERS.

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

     Section 1. Section 7-9-93 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2004, Chapter 116, Section 6) is amended to read:

     "7-9-93. [DEDUCTION] DEDUCTIONS--GROSS RECEIPTS--[CERTAIN] RECEIPTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER.--

          A. Receipts from payments by a managed health care provider or health care insurer for commercial contract services or medicare part C services provided by a health care practitioner that are not otherwise deductible pursuant to another provision of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act may be deducted from gross receipts, provided that the services are within the scope of practice of the person providing the service. [Receipts from fee-for-service payments by a health care insurer may not be deducted from gross receipts. The deduction provided by this section shall be separately stated by the taxpayer.]

          B. Receipts from fee-for-service payments by a health care insurer may not be deducted from gross receipts before January 1, 2006. On or after January 1, 2006, the following fraction of receipts from fee-for-service payments by a health care insurer may be deducted pursuant to this subsection:

                (1) for calendar year 2006, one-fourth of the receipts;

                (2) for calendar year 2007, one-half of the receipts;

                (3) for calendar year 2008, three-fourths of the receipts; and

                (4) on and after January 1, 2009, all of the receipts may be deducted.

          C. A deduction provided by this section shall be separately stated by the taxpayer.

          [B.] D. For the purposes of this section:

                (1) "commercial contract services" means health care services performed by a health care practitioner pursuant to a contract with a managed health care provider or health care insurer other than those health care services provided for medicare patients pursuant to Title 18 of the federal Social Security Act or for medicaid patients pursuant to Title 19 or Title 21 of the federal Social Security Act;

                (2) "health care insurer" means a person that:

                     (a) has a valid certificate of authority in good standing pursuant to the New Mexico Insurance Code to act as an insurer, health maintenance organization or nonprofit health care plan or prepaid dental plan; and

                     (b) contracts to reimburse licensed health care practitioners for providing basic health services to enrollees at negotiated fee rates;

                (3) "health care 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 Dental Health Care Act;

                     (c) a doctor of oriental medicine licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act;

                     (d) an optometrist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Optometry Act;

                     (e) 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;

                     (f) a physical therapist licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Physical Therapy Act;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

                     (n) a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed pursuant to the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act;

                (4) "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. "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; and 

                (5) "medicare part C services" means services performed pursuant to a contract with a managed health care provider for medicare patients pursuant to Title 18 of the federal Social Security Act."

     Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is January 1, 2006.

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