New Mexico § 13-7-12 Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications;

New Mexico Statutes

§ 13-7-12 — Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications;

New Mexico § 13-7-12

Ch. 13Public Purchases and Property

Art. 7Health Care Purchasing

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 13-7-12 (2026).

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limits on patient costs.

A.Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that provides coverage for cancer treatment shall provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as medical benefits by the plan.

B.A group health plan shall not increase patient cost-sharing for anticancer medications in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of this section.

C.Coverage of orally administered anticancer medication shall not be subject to any prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance prov

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limits on patient costs. A. Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that provides coverage for cancer treatment shall provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as medical benefits by the plan. B. A group health plan shall not increase patient cost-sharing for anticancer medications in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of this section. C. Coverage of orally administered anticancer medication shall not be subject to any prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance provision that does not apply to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medication used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells.