HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 9
The Honorable Ben Lujan and
Members of the House of Representatives
Executive-Legislative Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:
I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL
537, enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.
This bill would require the state’s Superintendent
of Insurance to design a uniform prescription identification card for use by
all persons receiving prescription drugs.
While I understand that a “uniform” card could ease the process
associated with obtaining prescriptions, such a card appears to duplicate
information currently used by health care providers, health insurers and state
government. Accordingly, I do not see
the need to increase health care costs in New Mexico for the purpose of
creating additional paperwork for New Mexicans receiving prescription
medication.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________
By:_____________________________
Secretary of State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________
Date_______________________
By:_____________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
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