New Mexico HB143: HEALTH CARE CHANGES

What the bill says

An act relating to health care; increasing the rural health care practitioner tax credit; creating the physician income tax credit; expanding the rural health care practitioner tax credit to include additional eligible health care practitioners; enacting the medical residency loan repayment act; granting loan repayment awards to certain medical residents and medical fellows; providing for contracts, contract cancellations and contract enforcement; creating a fund; amending definitions in the medical malpractice act…

From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; INCREASING THE RURAL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER TAX CREDIT; CREATING THE PHYSICIAN INCOME TAX CREDIT; EXPANDING THE RURAL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER TAX CREDIT TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS; ENACTING THE MEDICAL RESIDENCY LOAN REPAYMENT ACT; GRANTING LOAN REPAYMENT AWARDS TO CERTAIN MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL FELLOWS; PROVIDING FOR CONTRACTS, CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT; CREATING A FUND; AMENDING DEFINITIONS IN THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACT; LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT CAN BE AWARDED DUE TO A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM; REQUIRING PAYMENTS FROM THE PATIENT'S COMPENSATION FUND TO BE MADE AS EXPENSES ARE INCURRED; LIMITING THE AVAILABILITY OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS; LIMITING ATTORNEY FEES IN MALPRACTICE CLAIMS; REQUIRING THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT COST STUDIES FOR EACH TYPE OF HEALTH CARE .233054.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ PROVIDER THAT IS REIMBURSED BY MEDICAID; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 7-2-18.22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, Chapter 361, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read: "7-2-18.22. RURAL HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER TAX CREDIT.-- A. A taxpayer who files an individual New Mexico tax return, who is not a dependent of another individual, who is an eligible health care practitioner and who has provided health care services …

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Sponsors

• Jenifer Jones (R, HD-032) · primary sponsor
• Nicole Chavez (R, HD-031)
• Elaine Sena Cortez (R, HD-062)
• Alan T. Martinez (R, HD-023)
• Luis M. Terrazas (R, HD-039)
• Rod Montoya (R, HD-001)

Latest actions

1. January 22, 2026: Not Printed
2. : Action Postponed Indefinitely

Common questions

What is HB143?

HB143 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HEALTH CARE CHANGES.

What does HB143 do?

In its own words: An act relating to health care; increasing the rural health care practitioner tax credit; creating the physician income tax credit; expanding the rural health care practitioner tax credit to include additional eligible health care practitioners; enacting the medical residency loan repayment act; granting loan repayment awards to certain medical residents and medical fellows; providing for contracts, contract cancellations and contract enforcement; creating a fund; amending definitions in the medical malpractice act…

What is the status of HB143?

Failed as of January 22, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 22, 2026).

Who sponsored HB143?

Jenifer Jones (R, HD-032), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB143?

On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=143&year=26