0001|                         HOUSE BILL 505
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                         JOSE R. ABEYTA
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0010|     
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC
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0013|     ASSISTANCE ACT TO EXCLUDE PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES AND SUPPLIES
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0014|     FROM THE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE SYSTEM.
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0015|     
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|       Section 1.  Section 27-2-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1973,
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0018|     Chapter 376, Section 1) is amended to read:
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0019|       "27-2-1.  SHORT TITLE.--Sections [1 through 20 of this act
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0020|     and Sections 13-1-9, 13-1-10, 13-1-12, 13-1-13, 13-1-17,
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0021|     13-1-18, 13-1-18.1, 13-1-19, 13-1-20, 13-1-20.1, 13-1-21,
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0022|     13-1-22, 13-1-27, 13-1-27.2, 13-1-27.3, 13-1-27.4, 13-1-28,
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0023|     13-1-28.6, 13-1-29, 13-1-30, 13-1-34, 13-1-35, 13-1-37, 13-1-39,
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0024|     13-1-40, 13-1-41 and 13-1-42 NMSA 1953] 27-2-1 through 27-2-36
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0025|     NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Public Assistance Act"." 
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0001|       Section 2.  Section 27-2-12.6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
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0002|     Chapter 62, Section 22) is amended to read:
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0003|       "27-2-12.6.  MEDICAID PAYMENTS--MANAGED CARE.--
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0004|            A.  The department shall provide for a statewide,
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0005|     managed care system to provide cost-efficient, preventive,
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0006|     primary and acute care for medicaid recipients by July 1, 1995.
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0007|            B.  The managed care system shall ensure:
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0008|                 (1)  access to medically necessary services,
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0009|     particularly for medicaid recipients with chronic health
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0010|     problems; 
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0011|                 (2)  to the extent practicable, maintenance of
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0012|     the rural primary care delivery infrastructure;
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0013|                 (3)  that the department's approach is
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0014|     consistent with national and state health care reform
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0015|     principles; and
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0016|                 (4)  to the maximum extent possible, that
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0017|     medicaid-eligible individuals are not identified as such except
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0018|     as necessary for billing purposes. 
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0019|            C.  The department may exclude nursing homes,
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0020|     intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, medicaid
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0021|     in-home and community-based waiver services and residential and
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0022|     community-based mental health services for children with serious
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0023|     emotional disorders from the provisions of this section.
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0024|            D.  The department shall exclude pharmaceutical
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0025|     services and supplies from provisions of this section."
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0001|                                                       State of New Mexico
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0002|                    House of Representatives
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0003|   
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0004|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0005|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0006|   
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0007|                                              February 1, l996
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0008|   
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0009|   
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0010|   Mr. Speaker:
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0011|   
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0012|       Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0013|   whom has been referred
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0014|   
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0015|                         HOUSE BILL 505
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0016|                                 
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0017|   has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0018|   GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0019|   
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0020|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|                                                                 
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0024|    
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0025|                               Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0001|   Chairperson
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0002|   
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0003|   
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0004|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0005|   
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0006|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0008|                      Date             
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0010|   The roll call vote was 10  For 0  Against
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0011|   Yes:          10
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0012|   Excused: Lujan, Olguin, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, S. M. Williams
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0013|   Absent:  None
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0015|     H0505RC1                     State of New Mexico
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0016|                    House of Representatives
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0017|   
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0018|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0019|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0022|                                              February 6, 1996
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0023|   
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0025|   Mr. Speaker:
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0002|       Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0003|   whom has been referred
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0004|   
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0005|                        HOUSE BILL 505
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0006|                                
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0007|                                 has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0009|   
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0010|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0011|   
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0014|                                                                 
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0015|                               Max Coll, Chairman
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0018|   Adopted                         Not Adopted                      
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0019|   
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0020|            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0021|   
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0022|                      Date             
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0023|   
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0024|   The roll call vote was 12  For 0  Against
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0025|   Yes:          12
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0001|   Excused: Bird, Buffett, Casey, Picraux, Varela, Saavedra
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0002|   Absent:  none
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0008|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0009|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0012|                                             February 12, 1996
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0014|   Mr. President:
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0015|   
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0016|     Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0017|   referred
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0018|   
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0019|                         HOUSE BILL 505
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0020|   
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0021|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0023|   FINANCE COMMITTEE.  
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0024|   
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0025|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0004|                              __________________________________
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0005|                              Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0009|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0010|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0013|                     Date ________________________
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0016|   The roll call vote was  4  For  1  Against
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0017|   Yes:  4
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0018|   No:        Robinson
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0019|   Excused:   E. Jennings, Smith, Naranjo
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0020|   Absent:    None
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