# New Mexico HB 402: HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER INFO LOADING

New Mexico HB 402, HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER INFO LOADING, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joshua N. Hernandez (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Signed by Governor - Chapter 45 - Apr. 7) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB402-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Mexico HB 402
- State: New Mexico
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER INFO LOADING
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Signed by Governor - Chapter 45 - Apr. 7
- Sponsor: Joshua N. Hernandez (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (105 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dental providers get insurance application deadlines: benefit, low. New Mexico's insurance superintendent must set a standard process for checking dentists' and dental hygienists' qualifications for insurance networks. The process covers first applications and renewals, using no more than two approved forms. Insurers cannot require information beyond those forms or…
- Payment protections during dental insurance enrollment: benefit, low. New Mexico insurers must pay qualifying dentists and dental hygienists for covered claims submitted more than 30 calendar days after receiving a complete network application. Providers must submit required documents on time and have no reported past or current license sanctions or limits. They must…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joshua N. Hernandez (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Final Senate Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Final House Vote | pass | 65 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor - Chapter 45 - Apr. 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Passed in the Senate - Y:40 N:0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-16: STBTC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Sent to STBTC - Referrals: STBTC (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Passed in the House of Representatives - Y:65 N:0 (House)
- 2025-03-07: HGEIC: Reported by committee with Do Not Pass but with a Do Pass recommendation on Committee Substitution (House)
- 2025-02-26: HHHC: Reported by committee with Do Pass recommendation with amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-02-12: Sent to HHHC - Referrals: HHHC/HGEIC (Senate)

## Bill text

- Final Version, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/HB0402.pdf)
- STBTC Committee Report 3/16/25, 2025-03-16: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402CT1.pdf)
- HGEIC Committee Report 3/07/25, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402GE1.pdf)
- HGEIC Committee Substitute 3/07/25, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402GES.pdf)
- HHHC Committee Report 2/26/25, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402HC1.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-02-12: [HTML](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402.html), [PDF](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025 (signed)
- SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE (signed)
- SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES (signed)
- SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE (signed)
- SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK (signed)
- HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES (signed)

## Sources
- [Final Version (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/final/HB0402.pdf)
- [STBTC Committee Report 3/16/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402CT1.pdf)
- [HGEIC Committee Report 3/07/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402GE1.pdf)
- [HGEIC Committee Substitute 3/07/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402GES.pdf)
- [HHHC Committee Report 2/26/25 (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402HC1.pdf)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402.html)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/25%20Regular/bills/house/HB0402.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2: GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB2-2025)
- [SB 45: COUNTY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE FUND USE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB45-2025)
- [SB 343: TEACHER SALARY RATES CHANGES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB343-2025)
- [SB 345: TEACHER & INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LICENSURE](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB345-2025)
- [SB 133: EDUCATIONAL RETIREES RETURNING TO WORK](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-SB133-2025)
- [HB 157: NEW SCHOOL LICENSES](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB157-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NM-HB402-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).