0001|                           SENATE BILL 190
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                         TIMOTHY Z. JENNINGS
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO INSURANCE; INCREASING THE EXPENSE LIMIT FROM THE
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0012|     PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND FOR THE MEDICAL REVIEW COMMISSION.
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0014|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015|          Section 1.  Section 41-5-28 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1976,
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0016|     Chapter 2, Section 29, as amended) is amended to read:
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0017|          "41-5-28.  PAYMENT OF MEDICAL REVIEW COMMISSION EXPENSES.-
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0018|     -Unless otherwise provided by law, expenses incurred in
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0019|     carrying out the powers, duties and functions of the New Mexico
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0020|     medical review commission, including the salary of the
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0021|     director, shall be paid by the patient's compensation fund. 
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0022|     The superintendent, in his capacity as custodian of the fund,
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0023|     shall disburse fund money to the director upon receipt of
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0024|     vouchers itemizing expenses incurred by the New Mexico medical
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0025|     review commission.  The director shall supply the chief justice
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0001|     of the New Mexico supreme court with duplicates of all vouchers
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0002|     submitted to the superintendent.  Expenses paid by the fund
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0003|     shall not exceed <s>[two hundred fifty thousand dollars
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<s></s>0004| <s>    ($250,000)]</s> <u>three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000)</u>
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0005|     in any single calendar year; provided, however, that expenses
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0006|     incurred in defending the commission shall not be subject to
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0007|     that maximum amount."
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0011|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0012|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0015|                                               February 24, 1997
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0017|   Mr. President:
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0018|   
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0019|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0020|   referred
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0021|   
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0022|                          SENATE BILL 190
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0023|   
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0024|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0025|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0001|   CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
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0003|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0008|   __________________________________
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0009|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0013|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0014|   Adopted_______________________
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0015|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0017|   
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0018|                     Date ________________________
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0021|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0022|           Yes:    5
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0023|           No:     None
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0024|                Excused:     Adair, Vernon, Smith, Garcia
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0025|           Absent: None
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0003|   S0190PA1
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0006|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010|                                                   March 4, 1997
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0011|   
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0012|   Mr. President:
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0013|   
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0014|       Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0015|   whom has been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                          SENATE BILL 190
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0018|   
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0019|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0021|   
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0022|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0002|   __________________________________
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0003|                                Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman 
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0004|   
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0007|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0008|   Adopted_______________________
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0009|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0013|                     Date ________________________
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0016|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0017|           Yes:    7
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0018|           No:     0
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0019|                Excused:     Fidel, McKibben, Robinson
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0020|           Absent: None
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0023|   S0190CT1
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