0001| SENATE BILL 124 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| EMMIT M. JENNINGS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| FOR THE HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE AND THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH | 0009| AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE PUBLIC | 0013| ASSISTANCE ACT TO ALLOW ENTITIES CONTRACTING WITH THE HUMAN | 0014| SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO NEGOTIATE A RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR | 0015| SERVICES PERFORMED BY MEDICAL PROVIDERS. | 0016| | 0017| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0018| Section 1. Section 27-2-12.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1987, | 0019| Chapter 269, Section 1) is amended to read: | 0020| "27-2-12.3. MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT--EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL | 0021| PHYSICIANS', DENTISTS', OPTOMETRISTS', PODIATRISTS' AND | 0022| PSYCHOLOGISTS' SERVICES.--The human services department shall | 0023| establish a rate for the reimbursement of physicians, dentists, | 0024| optometrists, podiatrists and psychologists for services | 0025| rendered to medicaid patients that provides equal reimbursement | 0001| for the same or similar services rendered without respect to the | 0002| date on which such physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist | 0003| or psychologist entered into practice in New Mexico, the date on | 0004| which the physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist or | 0005| psychologist entered into an agreement or contract to provide | 0006| such services or the location in which such services are to be | 0007| provided in the state; provided, however, that the requirements | 0008| of this section shall not apply when the human services | 0009| department contracts with entities pursuant to Section 27-2-12.6 | 0010| NMSA 1978 to negotiate a rate for the reimbursement for services | 0011| rendered to medicaid patients in the medicaid managed care | 0012| system." | 0013| - 2 - | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0017| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| JANUARY 23, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| Mr. President: | 0023| | 0024| Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0025| | 0001| SENATE BILL 124 | 0002| | 0003| has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, | 0004| PURSUANT TO CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, and thence referred to the | 0005| PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| __________________________________ | 0013| SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Date ________________________ | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| S0124CC1 State of New Mexico | 0001| House of Representatives | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0004| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| February 8, 1996 | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Mr. Speaker: | 0011| | 0012| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom | 0013| has been referred | 0014| | 0015| SENATE BILL 124 | 0016| | 0017| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0018| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Gary K. King, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted Not Adopted | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 7 | 0010| Excused: Abeyta, Baca, Sandel, Vigil | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| S0124CP1 |