46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

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

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

Section 1. A new section of the Tax Administration Act is enacted to read:

"[NEW MATERIAL] DISTRIBUTION TO MUNICIPALITIES FROM GROSS RECEIPTS TAX--OFFSET FOR LICENSED HEALTH PRACTITIONER SERVICES DEDUCTION.--

A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to a municipality in an amount, subject to any increase or decrease made pursuant to Section 7-1-6.15 NMSA 1978, equal to the total deductions claimed pursuant to Section 7-9-81.1 NMSA 1978 for the month by taxpayers from business locations attributable to the municipality multiplied by the sum of the combined rate of all municipal local option gross receipts taxes in effect in the municipality for the month plus one and two hundred twenty-five thousandths percent.

B. For the purposes of this section, "business locations attributable to the municipality" means business locations:

(1) within the municipality;

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

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

(4) on an Indian reservation or pueblo grant in an area that is contiguous to the 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."

Section 2. A new section of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, Section 7-9-81.1 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:

"7-9-81.1. [NEW MATERIAL] DEDUCTION--GROSS RECEIPTS--CERTAIN RECEIPTS FROM SERVICES PROVIDED BY LICENSED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS.--

A. Receipts from payments by managed health care providers for the commercial portion of contract services provided by a licensed health practitioner 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 or Title 21 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;

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

(n) a clinical laboratory accredited pursuant to 42 USCA 263; and

(o) a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed pursuant to the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practice 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. "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.--

A. The effective date of the provisions of Section 1 of this act is August 1, 2003.

B. The effective date of the provisions of Section 2 of this act is July 1, 2003.