A health insurance issuer or health benefits plan offering group health insurance, blanket health insurance or individual health insurance shall not impose any preexisting condition exclusion with respect to that health insurance plan or coverage. A health insurance issuer or health insurance plan offering group health insurance, blanket health insurance or individual health insurance shall not impose a waiting period in excess of ninety days with respect to a health insurance plan or coverage.
§ 59A-23E-3 NMSA 1978
Limitation on preexisting condition exclusion period
Known as the Health Insurance Portability Act
The act spans §§ 59–59 (20 sections).
Laws 1997, ch. 243, § 3; 1998, ch. 41, § 7; 2019, ch. 259, § 8.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.