0001| HOUSE BILL 357 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOSE R. ABEYTA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE HEALTH CARE REFORM COMMITTEE | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO MEDICAID; PROVIDING FOR INCREASED MEDICAID | 0012| REIMBURSEMENTS TO PROVIDERS. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. Section 27-2-12.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, | 0016| Chapter 269, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read: | 0017| "27-2-12.3. MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT--EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL | 0018| [PHYSICIANS', DENTISTS', OPTOMETRISTS', PODIATRISTS' AND | 0019| PSYCHOLOGISTS'] PROVIDER SERVICES--EXCEPTION.--The human | 0020| services department shall establish a rate for the | 0021| reimbursement of physicians, dentists, optometrists, | 0022| podiatrists and psychologists for services rendered to medicaid | 0023| patients that provides equal reimbursement for the same or | 0024| similar services rendered without respect to the date on which | 0025| [such] the physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist or | 0001| psychologist entered into practice in New Mexico, the date on | 0002| which the physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist or | 0003| psychologist entered into an agreement or contract to provide | 0004| such services or the location in which such services are to be | 0005| provided in the state; provided, however, that the requirements | 0006| of this section shall not apply when the human services | 0007| department contracts with entities pursuant to Section 27-2- | 0008| 12.6 NMSA 1978 [to negotiate] and negotiates a rate for the | 0009| reimbursement for services rendered to medicaid patients in the | 0010| medicaid managed care system; and provided further that a | 0011| higher rate of reimbursement may be given for services to | 0012| medicaid patients in medically underserved areas, as determined | 0013| by regulation adopted by the department." | 0014| - 2 - | 0015| State of New Mexico | 0016| House of Representatives | 0017| | 0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| February 18, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Mr. Speaker: | 0001| | 0002| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0003| whom has been referred | 0004| | 0005| HOUSE BILL 357 | 0006| | 0007| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0008| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0009| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0010| | 0011| Respectfully submitted, | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 6 | 0003| Excused: Hobbs, Pederson | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0357 |