Sat Mar 8 4:41PM - 13 days, 18 hours left in session
| Sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Katy Duhigg | 10 | Bernalillo |
| Sen. Joseph Cervantes | 31 | Doña Ana & Otero |
| Rep. Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson | 24 | Bernalillo |
| Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| STBTC ✓ | Passed, Mar 4, with Do Pass recommendation | ||
| SFC | [Referred, not scheduled] | ||
This is the official nmlegis action history. I'm doing my best to translate the LONG/WEIRD-STRING to something less gibberishy. And before you ask, no, the "Legis Day" number has no mapping to the real world.
Actions: [6] STBTC/SFC-STBTC [11] DP-SFC
| Legis Day | Action | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | referred | STBTC/SFC | ||
| 6 | sent | STBTC | ||
| 11 | passed | STBTC (view committee report) | DP | 9-0 |
| 11 | sent | SFC |
This table shows bill actions detected on Ed's system, using heuristics that may not be 100% accurate and which may not reflect the "official" nmlegis chronology. It is probably more than you care to know.
| Feb 12 | filed: [Prefiled by Katy M. Duhigg et al; not yet on nmlegis] |
| [new] | |
| sent to STBTC | |
| title: '[prefiled by Katy M. Duhigg Et Al; Not Yet on Nmlegis]' -> 'Obgyn Medicaid Reimbursement Rates' | |
| actions: 'SPREF' -> '[6] STBTC/SFC-STBTC' | |
| new sponsor: Katy Duhigg | |
| new sponsor: Joseph Cervantes | |
| Feb 13 | new sponsor: Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson |
| Feb 28 | scheduled for STBTC on Sat Mar 1, 15:30 |
| scheduled for STBTC on Sat Mar 1, 13:30 | |
| Mar 3 | scheduled for STBTC on Tue Mar 4, 13:30 |
| Mar 5 | passed STBTC; sent to SFC |
| actions: '[6] STBTC/SFC-STBTC' -> '+ [11] DP-SFC' |
SENATE BILL 370
57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025
INTRODUCED BY
Katy M. Duhigg and Joseph Cervantes and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson
AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; REQUIRING THE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR OBSTETRICS OR GYNECOLOGY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INCREASE BY TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Public Assistance Act is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] REIMBURSEMENT FOR OBSTETRICS OR GYNECOLOGY SERVICES.--
A. The medicaid reimbursement rate for all obstetrics or gynecology health care services that are covered by the New Mexico medicaid program shall be at least two hundred fifty percent of the medicare reimbursement rate for the equivalent service.
B. Using the medicaid reimbursement rate for each obstetrics or gynecology health care service as of July 1, 2024 as a baseline for comparison:
(1) obstetrics or gynecology health care services covered by medicaid, but not covered by medicare, shall receive an increase in the medicaid reimbursement rate proportional to the average percentage increase in reimbursement that obstetrics or gynecology health care services receive pursuant to Subsection A of this section; and
(2) all health care entities that receive increases in medicaid reimbursement pursuant to this section shall ensure that at least seventy-five percent of the increase in reimbursement revenue is used to:
(a) provide increased compensation to health care workers and other employees who interact directly with patients; or
(b) hire additional health care workers and other employees who interact directly with patients.
C. For the purposes of this section:
(1) "medicaid" means the federal-state program administered by the authority pursuant to Title 19 or Title 21 of the federal Social Security Act; and
(2) "medicare" means coverage provided pursuant to part A or part B of Title 18 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended."
SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.--Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the health care authority for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 to provide increased medicaid reimbursement for obstetrics or gynecology health care services. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund.
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