New Mexico Statutes
§ 59A-57-2 — Purpose of act
New Mexico § 59A-57-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 59A-57-2 (2026).
Text
The purpose of the Patient Protection Act is to regulate aspects of health insurance by specifying patient and provider rights and confirming and clarifying the authority of the department to adopt regulations to provide protections to persons enrolled in managed health care plans. The insurance protections should ensure that managed health care plans treat patients fairly and arrange for the delivery of good quality services.
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Legislative History
Laws 1998, ch. 107, § 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59A-1-1
Short title§ 59A-1-10
"Person"; "individual"§ 59A-1-11
"State"§ 59A-1-12
Superintendent§ 59A-1-13
"Transacting insurance"§ 59A-1-14
Compliance required§ 59A-1-16
Exempted from code§ 59A-1-17
Particular provisions prevail§ 59A-1-18
General penalty§ 59A-1-2
Definitions§ 59A-1-3
"Insurance Code"§ 59A-1-4
Repealed§ 59A-1-5
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 59A-57-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/59A/59A-57-2.