FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2013

March 14, 2013

Mr. Speaker:

    Your HEALTH, GOVERNMENT & INDIAN AFFAIRS COMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 221 & SENATE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 589

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On pages 11 and 12, strike Subsection B in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following subsection:

          "B. generate funding, including charging assessments or fees, to support its operations in accordance with provisions of the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act solely for the reasonable administrative costs of the exchange; provided that no assessment or user fee shall be imposed upon a carrier that exclusively offers policies, plans or contracts outside the exchange intended to supplement major medical coverage, including medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, specified disease, accident-only, hospital indemnity or other limited-benefit health insurance policy;".