HOUSE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 110
The Honorable Ben Lujan and
Members of the House of Representatives
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House:
I have this day VETOED and am returning HOUSE BILL
60, as amended
enacted by the Forty-Fifth
Legislature, First Session, 2001.
This
bill would require Medicaid providers to demonstrate that good cause exists to
refuse to renew health care professional contracts. It would also prohibit discrimination against
health care professionals based on race, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs
or sexual orientation and provide a civil cause of action for violations. This
legislation addresses discrimination, which should be fought at every opportunity.
However, there are numerous civil rights laws that protect against this very
type of discrimination. Furthermore, this legislation would force Medicaid
providers to continually contract with health care professionals, whether they
wanted to or not. This is contrary to the idea that parties should be free to
contract with whomever they wish and poses an unfair burden on the Medicaid
providers within our managed care system. I believe it is essential to take the
necessary steps to ensure that our managed care system will continue to serve
as a model of effective, efficient delivery of superior health care services.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________ By:_____________________________
Secretary of State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________
Date_______________________ By:_____________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
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