Bill > HB13

This bill enacts a new section of the Public Assistance Act to clarify the eligibility and coverage of emergency medical services for non-citizens in New Mexico. The key provisions are: 1. The Secretary of the Department of Health will adopt rules to provide emergency medical assistance to non-citizens who meet Medicaid eligibility requirements but are not in an immigration status that qualifies for Medicaid. 2. "Emergency medical condition" is defined to include conditions that could reasonably be expected to result in the patient's death, serious jeopardy to the patient's health, serious impairment to bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. 3. The emergency services covered include labor and delivery, as well as services necessary to immunize against, evaluate or treat an emergency medical condition declared as a public health emergency. 4. The Department of Health is required to make applications for emergency medical services available, approve eligible individuals for 12 months (including up to 90 days prior), provide an eligibility card, and notify providers of application approvals, denials, and claim denials. 5. Providers will submit claims for the covered emergency services to the Department in the same manner as fee-for-service Medicaid.

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