New Mexico Register / Volume XXXV, Issue 18 / September 24, 2024

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI or Superintendent) will hold a public hearing in person, via video conference and telephone conference regarding proposed amendments to 13.10.17 NMAC, Grievance Procedures. This hearing will commence on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., MDT.

PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED RULE: The purpose of this rulemaking is to: 1) conduct a general cleanup of the text of the rule where necessary; and, 2) add Section 13.2.2.23 NMAC, TRANSACTIONS SUBJECT TO PRIOR NOTICE – NOTICE FILING, to comply with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners reporting and contents of the statements required to be filed with the Superintendent pursuant to the Insurance Company Holding Law, Chapter 59A, Article 47 NMSA 1978.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Sections 14-4-1 et seq., NMSA 1978, State Rules Act and Sections 59A-2-9 NMSA 1978, and the Insurance Company Holding Law, Chapter 59A, Article 37 NMSA 1978.

TO ATTEND THE HEARING IN PERSON: Office of Superintendent of Insurance - 1120 Paseo de Peralta, (PERA Building), 4^th Floor Hearing Room, Santa Fe, NM 87501

PLEASE NOTE: The entrance to the PERA Building is on the ground floor. All guests must sign in with the ground floor receptionist and then will be escorted to the 4^th Floor Hearing Room. Please give yourself extra time to check in before 10:00 a.m.

TO ATTEND THE HEARING BY ELECTRONIC VIDEO CONFERENCE VIA MS TEAMS MEETING:

Please copy the link below into your browser to get to the video conference meeting:

https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_ZDljZmYwZGEtYzlmYi00NTU4LWIzMzEtMDI3OWMxODBkMDA5%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%252204aa6bf4-d436-426f-bfa4-04b7a70e60ff%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%252292f8d9f0-87c0-44c3-9357-ba0eb6121f10%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=75dffc20-9a0d-4305-94dc-438d7dbceee4&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true

Meeting ID: 253 192 327 529

Passcode: N2PePT

TO ATTEND VIA TELEPHONE: +1 505-312-4308 Phone Conference ID: 142201489#

PUBLIC COMMENT: The Superintendent designates Alma Tapia as the hearing officer for this hearing. Oral comments will be accepted at the public hearing from members of the public and other interested parties in-person or via electronic video conference. Copies of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and proposed rules are available by electronic download from the OSI eDocket (https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/5981)or by requesting a copy by calling Breanna Aguilar at: 505-500-9943. Any copies of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposed rules, and any updates concerning the hearing date, time, or location will be available by visiting the OSI website at: https://www.osi.state.nm.us/pages/bureaus/legal/resources/laws-rules or on the Sunshine Portal at: https://statenm.my.salesforce-sites.com/public/SSP_RuleHearingSearchPublic (from the “Agency” drop down menu, select “Office of Superintendent of Insurance”)

Written comments will be accepted through 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Responses to written comments or to oral comments delivered at the hearing will be accepted through 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. All comments shall be filed electronically through the OSI eDocket. Please copy the following link into your browser to get to the eDocket: https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/5981

Written comments may be sent via U. S. mail to:

OSI Records and Docketing

NM Office of Superintendent of Insurance

P.O. Box 1689, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1689

Written comments must be received by OSI and stamped as accepted 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 and consider all timely submitted written comments and written responses. For help submitting a filing, please contact osi-docketfiling@state.nm.us. The below docket number and title must be indicated on all written comments submitted to the OSI:

Docket No. 2024-0069 – Please copy the following link into your browser to get to the eDocket: https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/5981

IN THE MATTER OF AMENDMENT TO 13.2.2 NMAC, INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANIES

SPECIAL NEEDS: Any person with a disability requiring special assistance to participate in the hearing should contact Andrea Padilla, at 505-531-7171 no later than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.