New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 13 - INSURANCE
Chapter 10 - HEALTH INSURANCE
Part 2 - MOTHERS AND NEWLY BORN CHILDREN HEALTH SECURITY
Section 13.10.2.15 - INCENTIVES OR PENALTIES PROHIBITED

No person, insurer, health maintenance organization, fraternal benefit society, nonprofit health care plan, New Mexico comprehensive health insurance pool, or health insurance alliance, transacting health insurance or providing health care services, as defined herein, in this state, shall provide, directly or indirectly, any financial incentive or disincentive, or grant or deny any special favor or advantage of any kind or nature whatsoever, to any person to encourage or cause early discharge of a hospital inpatient from postpartum care. Notwithstanding the above, this section does not prohibit use of prospective payment systems including, but not limited to, capitation and diagnostic related groupings, that are designed to promote efficiency in appropriate health care delivery.