New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 5 - VACCINATIONS AND IMMUNIZATIONS
Part 4 - VACCINE PURCHASING FUND
Section 7.5.4.10 - PROCESS AND PROCEDURES

A. No later than July 1, 2015, and July 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall estimate the amount to be expended annually by the department to purchase, store, and distribute vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices to all insured children in the state, including a reserve of 10% of the amount estimated.

B. By the due date established by the office of the superintendent, but no later than August 15, 2015, each health insurer and group health plan shall report to the office of the superintendent's director of life and health, P.O. Box 1689, Santa Fe, NM 87504, the number of children it insured who were under the age of 19 as of December 31, 2014, excluding from such reports children who are enrolled in medicaid or in any medical assistance program administered by the department, or the human services department, and children who are American Indian or Alaska Natives. All such reports to the office of the superintendent shall be copied to the department at vpa.fund@state.nm.us .

C. By the due date established by the office of the superintendent, but no later than July 1 of each year subsequent to August 15, 2015, each health insurer and group health plan shall annually report to the office of the superintendent's director of life and health, P.O. Box 1689, Santa Fe, NM 87504, the number of children it insures who will be under the age of 19 as of December 31 of the previous year, excluding from such reports children who are enrolled in medicaid or in any medical assistance program administered by the department, or the human services department, and children who are American Indian or Alaska Natives. All such reports to the office of the superintendent shall be copied to the department at vpa.fund@state.nm.us .

D. Each health insurer and group health plan, when reporting number of children pursuant to this section, shall also provide a designated point of contact to the department and to the office of the superintendent to include: name, title, address, e-mail address, and office phone number no later than August 15, 2015, and by July 1 of each subsequent year. In the event that the point of contact changes prior to the billing cycle referenced in the table below, then an updated point of contact shall be provided to the department and the office of the superintendent as soon as practicable after the change occurs, but no later than 30 days after the change.

E. The annual amount to be reimbursed by each health insurer or group health plan shall be a fraction, the denominator of which is the total number of insured children reported by all health insurers and group health plans and the numerator of which is the number of insured children reported by such health insurer or group health plan, multiplied by the total amount as determined by the department to be expended annually in the corresponding year. Payments shall be remitted to the department's fiscal agent in the manner directed by the department in the invoice with a corresponding notification of remittance to vpa.fund@state.nm.us.

F. No later than September 1, 2015, and each quarter thereafter, the department shall invoice each health insurer and each group health plan for one-fourth of its proportionate share of the estimated amount and reserve calculated pursuant to Subsection E of 7.5.4.10 NMAC. The due dates are as follows: