State of New Mexico
                      House of Representatives
  
                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
  
  
                                                February 27, 1997
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
  been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 832
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
       1.  On page 12, line 6, strike "twelve" and insert "six".
  
       2.  On page 41, line 16, strike "Until July 1, 1998, in" and
  insert "In".
  
       3.  On page 41, line 20, after "practices" insert "except that
  for individual policies the rating factor of the individual's place
  of residence may be used instead of the geographic area of the
  individual's place of employment" and strike "Until July 1, 1998,
  in" and insert "In".
  
       4.  On page 42, strike all of lines 9 through 14. 
  
       5.  Reletter the following subsection accordingly.
  
       6.  On page 47, line 25, remove the brackets and line-through
  and strike "fifteen".
  
       7.  On page 51, line 11, strike "Until July 1, 1998, in" and
  insert "In". 
  
       8.  On page 51, strike all of lines 24 and 25 and on page 52,
  strike all of lines 1 through 4.  
  
       9.  Reletter the following subsection accordingly.  
  
       10.  On page 52, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following
  paragraph:
  
                 "(1)  the exclusion relates to a condition,
  physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for
  which medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended
  or received within the six-month period ending on the enrollment
  date;".
  
       11.  Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
  
       12.  On page 52, line 22, strike "twelve" and insert "six".
  
       13.  On page 58, lines 1 and 2, strike "when the employer is a
  small employer".
   
       14.  On page 58, line 16, after "employee" insert "or a
  dependent".
  
       15.  On page 59, line 11, remove bracket and line through
  "and" and on line 12 insert an opening bracket before "J.".
  
       16.  On page 60, line 5, strike "; and" and insert a period
  and closing quotation marks.
  
       17.  On page 60, strike all of lines 6 through 18.  
  
       18.  On page 80, lines 4 and 5, strike ", including medicare
  supplement insurance".
  
       19.  On page 80, lines 7 and 8, strike ", long-term care".
  
       20.  On page 84, strike all of line 18 following "employers"
  and strike line 19 through "plans". 
  
       21.  On page 84, strike all of line 21 following "employers", 
  strike all of line 22 and strike line 23 through "plans". 
  
       22.  On page 91, lines 19 and 20, remove the brackets and
  line-through and strike "ten". 
  
       23.  On page 103, on lines 15 and 16, strike "coverage for a
  child.  The policy shall also provide".
  
       24.  On page 105, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following
  paragraph:
  
                 "(1)  the exclusion relates to a condition,
  physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for
  which medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended
  or received within the six-month period ending on the enrollment
  date;".
  
       25.  Renumber the succeeding paragraphs accordingly. 
  
       26.  On page 113, lines 3 and 4, remove the brackets and line-
  through and strike "ten". 
  
       27.  On page 114, strike all of lines 6 through 25.
  
       28.  On page 115, strike all of lines 1 through 13. 
  
       29.  Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly. 
  
       30.  On page 115, strike lines 19 and 20.
       
       31.  Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.,
  
  and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Fred Luna, Chairman
  
  
  Adopted                       Not Adopted                       
            (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
  
                         Date             
  
  The roll call vote was 7  For 0  Against
  Yes:      7
            Excused:  Alwin, Chavez, Lutz, J.G. Taylor, Varela
            Absent:   Getty
  
  
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