This act [24-5A-1 to 24-5A-9 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Vaccine Purchasing Act”. History: Laws 2015, ch. 5, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2015, ch. 5, § 10 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 20, 2015.
As used in the Vaccine Purchasing Act: A. “advisory committee on immunization practices” means the group of medical and public health experts that develops recommendations on how to use vaccines to control diseases in the United States, established under Section 222 of the federal Public Health Service Act; B. “department” means the department of health; […]
A. The department shall establish and administer a statewide vaccine purchasing program to: (1) expand access to childhood immunizations recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices; (2) maintain and improve immunization rates; (3) facilitate the acquisition by providers of vaccines for childhood immunizations recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices; and (4) leverage […]
A. The “vaccine purchasing fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of amounts reimbursed to the state by health insurers and group health plans pursuant to the Vaccine Purchasing Act and of appropriations from, and transfers made to, the fund. Money in the fund shall be expended only for the purposes specified […]
A. The fund shall be used for the purchase, storage and distribution of vaccines, as recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices, for insured children who are not eligible for the vaccines for children program. B. The department shall credit any balance remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year toward […]
A. No later than one hundred twenty days following the enactment of the Vaccine Purchasing Act, the office of superintendent shall: (1) promulgate rules requiring each health insurer and group health plan to report the number of children it insured who were under the age of nineteen as of December 31, 2014 and to annually […]
A. A health insurer aggrieved pursuant to the Vaccine Purchasing Act may appeal as provided in Section 59A-4-20 NMSA 1978. B. A health insurer or group health plan that fails to file a report required by the office of superintendent pursuant to Subsection A of Section 6 [24-5A-6 NMSA 1978] of the Vaccine Purchasing Act […]
The department and the office of superintendent shall promulgate and enforce such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Vaccine Purchasing Act. History: Laws 2015, ch. 5, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Emergency clauses. — Laws 2015, ch. 5, § 10 contained an emergency clause and was approved March 20, 2015.
The provisions of the Vaccine Purchasing Act: A. do not apply to an entity that only issues policies, certificates or subscriber contracts within New Mexico that are limited to a specific disease; hospital confinement; indemnity; accident-only; credit; dental; vision; medicare supplement; long-term care; disability income insurance; student health benefits-only coverage issued as a supplement to […]
