New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 13 - INSURANCE
Chapter 10 - HEALTH INSURANCE
Part 10 - MEDICAL INSURANCE POOL PLAN OF OPERATION
Section 13.10.10.10 - ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
An annual meeting of the board shall be held no later than March 31 of each year, at such time and place as the board may determine. At each annual meeting, the board shall:
A. review the plan and submit to the superintendent any amendments to the plan necessary or suitable to assure the fair, reasonable, and equitable administration of the pool; review each outstanding contract or agreement, if any, and make necessary or desirable corrections, improvements, or additions;
B. review operating expenses and outstanding contractual obligations and determine if an assessment is necessary for the proper administration of the pool and, if so, the amount; if such assessment is deemed to be necessary, the board shall levy such assessment based on the criteria set forth in Section 59A-54-10 NMSA 1978; the board may adopt other or additional methods of adjusting the formula to achieve equity of assessments among pool members; the board may abate or defer in any part the assessment of a member, if, in the opinion of the board, payment of the assessment would endanger the ability of the member to fulfill its contractual obligations; the assessment shall be imposed annually as provided by Subsection F of Section 59A-54-5 NMSA 1978 by the pool administrator; any assessment of less than $50 may be deferred by the board;
C. review operating policies and practices, policy forms, and rates for coverage issued by the pool;
D. review, consider, and act on any other matters deemed by it to be necessary and proper for the administration of the pool;
E. review and evaluate the performance of the pool administrator.
