2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 54 - Medical Insurance Pool
Section 59A-54-5 - Plan of operation.

The plan of operation submitted by the board to the superintendent shall:

A. establish procedures for the handling and accounting of assets and money of the pool;

B. establish regular times and places for meetings of the board;

C. establish procedures for records to be kept of all financial transactions and for annual fiscal reporting to the superintendent;

D. contain additional provisions necessary and proper for the execution of the powers and duties of the pool;

E. establish procedures for the collection of assessments from all members of the pool to provide for claims paid under the plan and for administrative expenses incurred or estimated to be incurred during the period for which the assessment is made;

F. establish the amount of assessment pursuant to Section 59A-54-10 NMSA 1978 that shall be imposed annually at the end of each calendar year and that shall be due and payable within thirty days of the receipt of the assessment notice;

G. establish procedures for the selection of an administrator in accordance with Section 59A-54-11 NMSA 1978;

H. develop and implement a program to publicize the existence of the plan, the eligibility requirements and procedures for enrollment in the plan and to maintain public awareness of the plan; and

I. establish penalties for noncollection of assessments from pool members.

History: 1978 Comp., § 59A-54-5, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 154, § 5; 1991, ch. 200, § 3.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "established procedures for the selection of" for "select" at the beginning of Subsection G and made minor stylistic changes in Subsection F.