New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 302 - MEDICAID GENERAL PROVIDER POLICIES
Part 3 - RECIPIENT POLICIES -GENERAL RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.302.3.18 - INSURER RESPONSIBILITIES

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.302.3.18

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Individual, blanket, group accident or health policies or certificates of insurance, including employee retirement income security Act (ERISA) plans, delivered, issued or renewed in the state of New Mexico must not contain exclusions or clauses which deny or limit insurance benefits to eligible recipients because of their eligibility for medicaid benefits. See Subsection D of Section 59-18-31 NMSA 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 1992).

A. Direct payments to HSD: All individual, blanket, or group accident or health policies or certificate of insurance, including ERISA plans, delivered, issued or renewed in the state of New Mexico must require insurers to reimburse HSD for benefits paid on behalf of eligible recipients in the following situations:

(1) HSD has paid or is paying benefits;

(2) HSD pays medicaid providers for the services in question; and

(3) insurers are notified that insured individuals receive medicaid benefits and that the benefits must be paid directly to HSD. HSD certifies to insurers at the time it files claims for reimbursement that these individuals are eligible for medicaid; and

(4) when the claim was paid by a MCO, payment may be made directly to the MCO. If the MCO fails to initiate recovery within 12 months following the original payment date, the payment must be made to HSD.

B. Direct provider payments: Medicaid providers may be paid directly by insurers for furnishing medical services to eligible recipients. Providers must inform insurers that the recipients are eligible for medicaid benefits by providing medicaid eligibility information on the recipient. See Subsection C of Section 59A-18-31 NMSA 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 1992).

C. Level of insurance required: The minimum standards of acceptable coverage, deductibles, coinsurance, lifetime benefits, out-of-pocket expenses, co-payments, and plan requirements are the minimum standards of health insurance policies and managed care plans established for small businesses in New Mexico. See the New Mexico Insurance Code.

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