New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV, Issue 18 / September 26,
2023
NOTICE OF
PROPOSED RULEMAKING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Superintendent of Insurance
(“OSI” or “Superintendent”) will hold a public hearing via videoconference
regarding the 13.10.34 NMAC- STANDARDS FOR ACCIDENT ONLY, SPECIFIED DISEASE
OF ILLNESS, HOSPITAL INDEMNITY AND RELATED EXCEPTED EXPENSES and adding 13.10.34.23
NMAC- PLANS SOLD TO INDIVIDUALS COVERED
UNDER MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE and 13.10.34.24 NMAC-
CONTINUING EDUCATION This hearing will commence on October 27, 2023, at
10:00 a.m. MDT.
PURPOSE
OF THE PROPOSED RULE: The purpose of
this amendment is to address ancillary plans that are only sold to consumers
with major medical coverage, and to address specific producer obligations
surrounding Excepted Benefits.
STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Sections
59A-18, 59A-16 and 59A-23G-3 NMSA 1978.
TO
ATTEND THE HEARING IN PERSON:
This
meeting will be held in-person/online at:
Office
of Superintendent of Insurance
1120
Paseo De Peralta, 4th Floor Hearing Room
Santa
Fe, NM 87501
To
Attend via Teams Meeting: Click here to join the meeting
Meeting
ID: 226 356 778 976 Passcode: YYPBdd
To
Attend via Telephone: +1
505-312-4308
ID: 654 130 951#
The Superintendent
designates Lawrence M. Marcus to act as the hearing officer for this
rulemaking. Oral comments will be accepted at the public hearing from members
of the public and other interested parties. Any updates concerning the hearing
date, time, or location will be available by subscribing to the “Rulemaking and
Ratemaking” newsletter at: http://newsletter.osi.state.nm.us/.
Copies of the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking and proposed new rules are available by electronic download
from the OSI eDocket https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/5905 or by requesting a copy by calling (505) 795-1315.
Written comments will be
accepted through 4:00 p.m. MDT on October 27, 2023. Responses to written
comments or oral comments will be accepted through 4:00 p.m. MDT on November 6,
2023. All comments shall be filed electronically through the OSI eDocket https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/5905 or mailed to:
OSI Records and Docketing
NM Office of
Superintendent of Insurance
P.O. Box 1689, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1689
All filings must be received
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except on
state holidays. The Superintendent will consider all oral comments and will
review all timely submitted written comments and responses. For help submitting
a filing, please contact osi-docketfiling@state.nm.us. The below docket number must be indicated on the
comments.
Docket No. 2023-0081 IN THE MATTER OF AMENDMENT TO 13.10.34
NMAC- STANDARDS FOR ACCIDENT ONLY, SPECIFIED DISEASE OF ILLNESS, HOSPITAL
INDEMNITY AND RELATED EXCEPTED EXPENSES
SPECIAL NEEDS: Any person with a
disability requiring special assistance to participate in the hearing should
contact Jennifer Romero at (505) 795-1315 no later than ten (10) business days
prior to the hearing.
DONE AND ORDERED this
September 26, 2023.
/S/ ALICE T. KANE
SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE