The human services department [health care authority department] shall establish a rate for the reimbursement of physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and psychologists for services rendered to medicaid patients that provides equal reimbursement for the same or similar services rendered without respect to the date on which such physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist or psychologist entered into practice in New Mexico, the date on which the physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist or psychologist entered into an agreement or contract to provide such services or the location in which such services are to be provided in the state; provided, however, that the requirements of this section shall not apply when the human services department [health care authority department] contracts with entities pursuant to Section 27-2-12.6 NMSA 1978 to negotiate a rate for the reimbursement for services rendered to medicaid patients in the medicaid managed care system. History: 1978 Comp., § 27-2-12.2, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 269, § 1; 1996, ch. 70, § 1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2023, ch. p., § 27-2-12.2, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 269, § 1; 1996, ch. 70, § 1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2023, ch. 205, § 16 provided that references to the human services department shall be deemed to be references to the health care authority department. Cross references. — For the Medicaid Fraud Act, see Chapter 30, Article 44 NMSA 1978. The 1996 amendment, effective May 15, 1996, added the provisio at the end of the section.
New Mexico Legal Code