0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND
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0003| SESSION, 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| NICK L. SALAZAR
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0008| FOR THE HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE AND THE LEGISLATIVE
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0009| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012| REQUESTING THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO REPORT ON PROVIDER
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0013| RATE FEE INCREASES AND OTHER OPTIONS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SERVICE
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0014| OF MEDICAID PATIENTS THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO.
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0016| WHEREAS, the medicaid program meets critical needs by
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0017| providing medical services to the poor and most disadvantaged
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0018| members of the state; and
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0019| WHEREAS, the state has an ongoing interest in ensuring that
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0020| medicaid services are provided in an efficient and timely manner
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0021| to all eligible persons throughout the state; and
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0022| WHEREAS, problems persist in ensuring that medicaid
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0023| services are reasonably available on a fair participation basis
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0024| from health care providers to all eligible New Mexicans
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0025| throughout the state; and
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0001| WHEREAS, health care providers have noted chronic payment
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0002| problems with the amount and timing of reimbursements provided
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0003| through the medicaid program, inhibiting participation by
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0004| providers; and
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0005| WHEREAS, the 1995 New Mexico state legislature appropriated
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0006| four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the human services
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0007| department to increase reimbursement rate fees for medicaid
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0008| providers, to increase payments as a modifier add-on to
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0009| physicians serving medicaid patients in medically underserved
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0010| areas and to increase reimbursement rate fees for dentists
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0011| participating in the medicaid program; and
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0012| WHEREAS, the governor vetoed language directing that the
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0013| four million dollars ($4,000,000) appropriated in 1995 by the
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0014| New Mexico state legislature to the human services department be
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0015| used specifically to increase reimbursement rate fees for
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0016| medicaid providers, to provide for increased payments as a
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0017| modifier add-on to physicians serving medicaid patients in
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0018| medically underserved areas and to increase reimbursements to
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0019| dentists in the medicaid program; and
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0020| WHEREAS, the effect of the governor's veto was to
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0021| appropriate four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the human
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0022| services department for medicaid providers, without restriction;
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0023| and
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0024| WHEREAS, the human services department testified before the
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0025| 1995 legislative interim health care task force that it planned
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0001| to implement a dental fee increase effective October 1995 and a
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0002| physician fee increase effective January 1996, pending
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0003| expenditure trends; and
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0004| WHEREAS, if voluntary efforts and fee increases to
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0005| providers do not result in ensuring that medicaid services are
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0006| reasonably available to all eligible New Mexicans throughout the
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0007| state, then mandatory measures such as requiring medicaid
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0008| services by providers as a condition of licensure may be
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0009| necessary;
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0010| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0011| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the human services department report to
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0012| the appropriate interim legislative committee by October 1, 1996
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0013| on the effect of increased reimbursement rate fees for dentists
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0014| and physicians on recruiting and maintaining more providers for
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0015| the medicaid program and on the need for mandatory programs or
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0016| other options to increase participation by health care providers
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0017| in the medicaid program; and
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0018| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be sent
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0019| to the secretary of human services.
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0020| - - State of New Mexico
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0021| House of Representatives
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0022|
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0023| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0024| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0025|
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0001| January 25, l996
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0004| Mr. Speaker:
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0006| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to
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0007| whom has been referred
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0009| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
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0011| has had it under consideration and finds same to be
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0012| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions.
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0013|
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0014| Respectfully submitted,
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0018|
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0019| Barbara A. Perea Casey,
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0020| Chairperson
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0022|
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0023| Adopted Not Adopted
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0024|
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0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0002| Date
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0004| The roll call vote was 9 For 1 Against
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0005| Yes: 9
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0006| No: Nicely
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0007| Excused: Luna, Pederson, Rodella, R. G. Sanchez, J. G. Taylor
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0008| Absent: None
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0009|
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0010| HJ008RC1 State of New Mexico
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0011| House of Representatives
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0013| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0014| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0017| February 1, 1996
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0019|
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0020| Mr. Speaker:
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0021|
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0022| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0023| whom has been referred
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0024|
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0025| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
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0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0004| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0006| Respectfully submitted,
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0011| Gary K. King, Chairman
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0014| Adopted Not Adopted
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0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0018| Date
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0020| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0021| Yes: 8
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0022| Excused: Abeyta, Sandel, Vigil
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0023| Absent: None
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0003| HJ008CP1 State of New Mexico
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0004| House of Representatives
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0006| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0007| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0010| February 5, 1996
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0012|
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0013| Mr. Speaker:
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0015| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0016| whom has been referred
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0018| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
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0019|
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0020| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0023| Respectfully submitted,
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0003| Max Coll, Chairman
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0006| Adopted Not Adopted
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0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0010| Date
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0012| The roll call vote was 10 For 0 Against
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0013| Yes: 10
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0014| No: none
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0015| Excused: Bird, Buffett, Casey, Picraux, Reyes, Townsend, Varela,
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0016| Saavedra
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0017| Absent: none
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0021| HJ008AF1
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0023| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0024| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0002| February 13, 1996
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0004| Mr. President:
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0006| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0008| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 8
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0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0011| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0013| Respectfully submitted,
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0017| __________________________________
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0018| Gloria Howes, Chairman
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0022| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0002| Date ________________________
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0005| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0006| Yes: 5
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0007| No: 0
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0008| Excused: EJennings, Donisthorpe, Aragon
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0009| Absent: 0
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