SENATE BILL 220

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2004

INTRODUCED BY

Timothy Z. Jennings

AN ACT

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE; REQUIRING THE COVERAGE OF AN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN III SCREENING TEST DURING A WOMAN'S PREGNANCY; ENACTING SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 59A, ARTICLE 22 AND CHAPTER 59A, ARTICLE 23 NMSA 1978, THE HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LAW AND THE NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE PLAN LAW.

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

     Section 1. A new section of Chapter 59A, Article 22 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] COVERAGE OF ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN III SCREENING TEST.--An individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the state shall provide coverage for an alpha-fetoprotein III screening test for pregnant women, generally between sixteen and twenty weeks of pregnancy, to screen for certain genetic abnormalities in the fetus."

     Section 2. A new section of Chapter 59A, Article 23 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] COVERAGE OF ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN III SCREENING TEST.--A blanket or group health policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the state shall provide coverage for an alpha-fetoprotein III screening test for pregnant women, generally between sixteen and twenty weeks of pregnancy, to screen for certain genetic abnormalities in the fetus."

     Section 3. A new section of the Health Maintenance Organization Law is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] COVERAGE OF ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN III SCREENING TEST.--An individual or group health maintenance organization policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the state shall provide coverage for an alpha-fetoprotein III screening test for pregnant women, generally between sixteen and twenty weeks of pregnancy, to screen for certain genetic abnormalities in the fetus."

     Section 4. A new section of the Nonprofit Health Care Plan Law is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] COVERAGE OF ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN III SCREENING TEST.--An individual or group health insurance policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the state shall provide coverage for an alpha-fetoprotein III screening test for pregnant women, generally between sixteen and twenty weeks of pregnancy, to screen for certain genetic abnormalities in the fetus."

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