New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB302: INSURANCE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION EXEMPTIONS
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to insurance; enacting a new section of the prior authorization act to require health insurers to establish procedures to grant exemptions from their prior authorization process for health care professionals that meet certain criteria.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURERS TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FROM THEIR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCESS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS THAT MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 59A-22B-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, Chapter 187, Section 3) is amended to read: "59A-22B-1. SHORT TITLE.--[Sections 3 through 7 of this act] Chapter 59A, Article 22B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Prior Authorization Act"." SECTION 2. A new section of the Prior Authorization Act is enacted to read: "[NEW MATERIAL] PROCESS FOR GRANTING EXEMPTIONS FROM PRIOR .233496.1 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ AUTHORIZATION PROCESS CREATED--APPLICATIONS--ELIGIBILITY-- RESCISSION--INDEPENDENT REVIEW.-- A. For purposes of this section: (1) "abuse" means health care professional practices that are inconsistent with sound fiscal, business or medical practices and result in an unnecessary cost to the health insurer or in reimbursement for services that are not medically necessary or that fail to meet professionally recognized standards for health care; (2) "evaluation period" means a six-month period beginning each January and each June; (3) "fraud" means an intentional deception or misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that the deception could result in some unauthorized benefit to the person or …
Sponsors
- Doreen Y. Gallegos (D, HD-052) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Not Printed
- : Action Postponed Indefinitely
Subjects: INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is HB302?
- HB302 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): INSURANCE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION EXEMPTIONS.
- What does HB302 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to insurance; enacting a new section of the prior authorization act to require health insurers to establish procedures to grant exemptions from their prior authorization process for health care professionals that meet certain criteria.
- What is the status of HB302?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB302?
- Doreen Y. Gallegos (D, HD-052).
- Where is the official record for HB302?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=302&year=26
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