0001| SENATE BILL 868
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0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003| INTRODUCED BY
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0004| DON KIDD
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0010| AN ACT
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0011| RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC
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0012| ASSISTANCE ACT TO EXCLUDE PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES
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0013| FROM THE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE SYSTEM.
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0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016| Section 1. Section 27-2-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1973,
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0017| Chapter 376, Section 1) is amended to read:
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0018| "27-2-1. SHORT TITLE.--Sections [1 through 20 of this
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act and Sections 13-1-9, 13-1-10, 13-1-12, 13-1-13, 13-1-17,
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13-1-18, 13-1-18.1, 13-1-19, 13-1-20, 13-1-20.1, 13-1-21,
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13-1-22, 13-1-27, 13-1-27.2, 13-1-27.3, 13-1-27.4, 13-1-28,
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13-1-28.6, 13-1-29, 13-1-30, 13-1-34, 13-1-35, 13-1-37, 13-1-
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39, 13-1-40, 13-1-41 and 13-1-42 NMSA 1953] 27-2-1 through
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0024| 27-2-36 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Public Assistance
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0025| Act"."
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0001| Section 2. Section 27-2-12.6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
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0002| Chapter 62, Section 22) is amended to read:
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0003| "27-2-12.6. MEDICAID PAYMENTS--MANAGED CARE.--
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0004| A. The department shall provide for a statewide
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0005| managed care system to provide cost-efficient, preventive,
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0006| primary and acute care for medicaid recipients by July 1, 1995.
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0007| B. The managed care system shall ensure:
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0008| (1) access to medically necessary services,
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0009| particularly for medicaid recipients with chronic health
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0010| problems;
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0011| (2) to the extent practicable, maintenance of
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0012| the rural primary care delivery infrastructure;
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0013| (3) that the department's approach is
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0014| consistent with national and state health care reform
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0015| principles; and
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0016| (4) to the maximum extent possible, that
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0017| medicaid-eligible individuals are not identified as such except
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0018| as necessary for billing purposes.
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0019| C. The department may exclude nursing homes,
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0020| intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded,
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0021| medicaid in-home and community-based waiver services and
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0022| residential and community-based mental health services for
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0023| children with serious emotional disorders from the provisions
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0024| of this section.
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0025| D. The department shall exclude pharmaceutical
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0001| services and supplies from the provisions of this section."
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0004| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0005| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0008| February 26, 1997
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0010| Mr. President:
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0012| Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom
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0013| has been referred
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0015| SENATE BILL 868
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0017| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT
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0018| RECOMMENDATION, and thence referred to the PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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0019| COMMITTEE.
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0021| Respectfully submitted,
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0001| Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman
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0004| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0008| Date ________________________
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0011| The roll call vote was 5 For 3 Against
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0012| Yes: 5
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0013| No: Robinson, Wilson, Maes
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0014| Excused: Fidel, McKibben
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0015| Absent: None
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0019| S0868CT1
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