New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico HB306: PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES
Status: Signed into law, March 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; prohibiting health care facility fees from being charged for certain services; requiring disclosure of facility fees to patients and reporting of facility fees to the all-payer claims database.
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; PROHIBITING HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES FROM BEING CHARGED FOR CERTAIN SERVICES; REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF FACILITY FEES TO PATIENTS AND REPORTING OF FACILITY FEES TO THE ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Fair Pricing for Routine Medical Care Act". SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Fair Pricing for Routine Medical Care Act: A. "affiliated with" means that a person or (2) under a professional services agreement, faculty agreement or management agreement with a hospital or health system that permits the hospital or health system to bill on behalf of the person; B. "campus" (2) the physical area immediately adjacent to a hospital's main buildings; (3) structures owned by a hospital that are not strictly contiguous to the main buildings but are located within two hundred fifty yards of the main buildings; or HHHC/HB Page (4) any other area that has been determined by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, on an individual case-by-case basis, to be part of a hospital's campus; C. "facility fee" means a fee charged or billed by a hospital or health system for outpatient hospital services that is: (1) intended to compensate the health system or hospital for operational expenses; …
Sponsors
- Reena Szczepanski (D, HD-047) · primary sponsor
- Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics (D, SD-039)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor - Chapter 43 - Mar. 6
- : Passed in the Senate - Y:39 N:0
- : STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- : Sent to STBTC - Referrals: STBTC
- : Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:69 N:0
- : HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution
- : HCPAC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation
- : Sent to HCPAC - Referrals: HCPAC/HHHC
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (February 19, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Floor Vote (February 14, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH & HEALTH FACILITIES
Common questions
- What is HB306?
- HB306 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): PROHIBIT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEES.
- What does HB306 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; prohibiting health care facility fees from being charged for certain services; requiring disclosure of facility fees to patients and reporting of facility fees to the all-payer claims database.
- What is the status of HB306?
- Signed into law as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor - Chapter 43 - Mar. 6 (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB306?
- Reena Szczepanski (D, HD-047), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB306?
- On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=306&year=26
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