2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 22 - Health Insurance Contracts
Section 59A-22-39 - Coverage for mammograms.
59A-22-39. Coverage for mammograms.
A. Each individual and group health insurance policy, health care plan and certificate of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall provide coverage for low-dose screening mammograms for determining the presence of breast cancer. Such coverage shall make available one baseline mammogram to persons age thirty-five through thirty-nine, one mammogram biennially to persons age forty through forty-nine and one mammogram annually to persons age fifty and over. After July 1, 1992, coverage shall be available only for screening mammograms obtained on equipment designed specifically to perform low-dose mammography in imaging facilities that have met American college of radiology accreditation standards for mammography.
B. Coverage for mammograms may be subject to deductibles and coinsurance consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified disease policies.
History: 1978 Comp., 59A-22-39, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 5, 2.
