New Mexico § 59A-46-52 Prescription drug prior authorization protocols

New Mexico Statutes

§ 59A-46-52 — Prescription drug prior authorization protocols

New Mexico § 59A-46-52

Ch. 59AInsurance Code

Art. 46Health Maintenance Organizations

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 59A-46-52 (2026).

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A.After January 1, 2014, a health maintenance organization shall accept the uniform prior authorization form developed pursuant to Sections 2 [59A-2-9.8 NMSA 1978] and 3 [61-11-6.2 NMSA 1978] of this 2013 act as sufficient to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits.

B.No later than twenty-four months after the adoption of national standards for electronic prior authorization, a health insurer shall exchange prior authorization requests with providers who have e-prescribing capability.

C.If a health maintenance organization fails to use or accept the uniform prior authorization form or fails to respond within three business days upon receipt of a uniform prior authorization form, the prior authorization request shall be deemed to have been granted.

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A. After January 1, 2014, a health maintenance organization shall accept the uniform prior authorization form developed pursuant to Sections 2 [59A-2-9.8 NMSA 1978] and 3 [61-11-6.2 NMSA 1978] of this 2013 act as sufficient to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits. B. No later than twenty-four months after the adoption of national standards for electronic prior authorization, a health insurer shall exchange prior authorization requests with providers who have e-prescribing capability. C. If a health maintenance organization fails to use or accept the uniform prior authorization form or fails to respond within three business days upon receipt of a uniform prior authorization form, the prior authorization request shall be deemed to have been granted. D. As used in this section, "health maintenance organization": (1) means: (a) a health maintenance organization; or (b) a managed care organization; and (2) does not include: (a) a person that delivers, issues for delivery or renews an individual policy intended to supplement major medical group-type coverages such as medicare supplement, long-term care, disability income, specified disease, accident-only, hospital indemnity or other limited-benefit health insurance policy; (b) a physician or a physician group to which a health maintenance organization has delegated financial risk for prescription drugs and that does not use a prior authorization process for prescription drugs; or (c) a health maintenance organization or its affiliated providers if the health maintenance organization owns and operates its pharmacies and does not use a prior authorization process.