New Mexico Administrative Code

A. If, prior to award of a contract, the executive director makes a determination that a solicitation or proposed award of a contract is in violation of law, then the solicitation or proposed award shall be canceled. B. If, after an award of a contract, the executive director mak…

This part applies to all school districts, charter schools, other educational entities, eligible employees, eligible retired employees, eligible dependents, eligible participating entity governing body members, and persons or entities authorized to participate in the authority's …

A. A motion for reconsideration of a written determination issued pursuant to 6.50.2.18 NMAC, may be filed by any party involved in the procurement. The motion for reconsideration shall contain a detailed statement of the factual and legal grounds upon which reversal or modificat…

A. At any point during a protest proceeding the executive director or the board may appoint a designee, to act in place of the executive director. The designee will have all of the powers described in these rules regarding protest procedures except the power to issue a written de…

A. In those proceedings in which no motion for reconsideration is filed, the written determination issued pursuant to 6.50.2.18 NMAC shall be the final determination for purposes of the time limits for seeking judicial review under Section 13-1-183 NMSA 1978. B. In those proceedi…

A. Each party to a protest proceeding shall certify that it has provided every other party with copies of all documents or correspondence addressed or delivered to the executive director. B. No party shall submit any material, evidence, explanation, analysis, or advice, whether w…

Protests concerning the authority's purchase of health care contracts shall be resolved by the procurement manager pursuant to the Heath Care Purchasing Act, Section 13-7-1 et seq., NMSA 1978.

A. The authority has the primary responsibility for contract compliance monitoring. The board or its consultant if any, shall audit contracts on a random basis to determine: (1) if the tasks called for in the scope of services have been performed; (2) if the contract was complete…

A. No voucher for payment of professional services will be approved by the board or its third-party administrators, other than a payroll voucher or travel voucher, unless the contract and any amendments to the contract have been approved where required by these rules. B. The boar…

Subsection D of Section 22-29-7 NMSA 1978, directs the authority to promulgate necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the implementation of the New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority Act, Section 22-29-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 1, 2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this part is to establish requirements for procurement of professional services, consulting and insurance services for the authority. The objective is to set out policies to stimulate maximum competition for provision of these services. It is not the objective of…

As used in this part: "professional services" means the services of third party administrators, insurance consultants, banks, underwriters, brokers, agents, architects, archaeologists, artists, entertainers, auditors, engineers, clergymen, land surveyors, landscape architects, me…

A. Every contract for professional services, consulting or insurance services shall be approved by the board only after its general legal counsel has reviewed it and has affirmed it is in compliance with appropriate provisions of the Procurement Code, Section 13-1-1 et seq., NMSA…

A. All contracts for professional services, consulting or insurance services shall be in a form and contain such provisions as may be required by the board and its general legal counsel. B. Each contract for professional services, consulting or insurance services shall comply wit…

New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority.

A. The authority is authorized to offer employee-benefit coverages to all school districts, charter schools, other educational entities, eligible employees, eligible retired employees, eligible dependents and persons or entities authorized to participate in the authority's covera…

A. The authority is authorized to include due process reimbursement coverage in its self-insured retention risk pool pursuant to Section 22-29-12 NMSA 1978, as amended and supplemented. B. The board shall determine at the beginning of each fiscal year the amount available in the …

This part applies to all school districts, charter schools, other educational entities, eligible employees, eligible retired employees, eligible dependents, eligible participating entity governing body members, and persons or entities authorized to participate in the authority's …

Subsection D of Section 22-29-7 NMSA 1978, directs the authority to promulgate necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the implementation of the New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority Act, Section 22-29-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 1, 2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this part is to delineate the powers of the authority to procure insurance or to self-insure risk-related exposures and to provide for employee-benefit programs and due process reimbursement coverage and the general methods by which these coverages will be offere…

[RESERVED]

The authority is authorized to provide for risk-related exposures, employee benefit programs and due process reimbursement coverage in the following ways. A. Obtain basic, excess, reinsurance or retrospectively rated insurance policies for any combination of risk-related or emplo…

The authority is authorized to offer risk-related coverages to all school districts, charter schools, and other educational entities. The authority may offer risk-related coverages to individual other educational entities by special agreement.

New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority.

A. Other educational entities may not drop any authority coverages prior to the expiration of carrier contracts. However, should a successor governing body of a participating other educational entity drop participation by refusing continued premium payments, the other educational…

An accounting of funds and amounts owed by or to the other educational entity which has failed to participate, dropped coverages or exited the authority for any reason shall not be due from the authority any earlier than two years for employee benefits coverages and for risk-rela…

This part applies to other educational entities.

Subsection D of Section 22-29-7 NMSA 1978, directs the authority to promulgate necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the implementation of the New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority Act, Section 22-29-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 1, 2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this part is to set forth the procedures for other educational entities to join or exit the authority as well as rules and procedures concerning participation in authority coverages by other educational entities.

[RESERVED]

A. Other educational entities who desire to join the authority shall provide the following to the authority: (1) an up-to-date employee census including for all employees their age, gender and classification; (2) a minimum of three years loss reports and claims experience for all…

A. Other educational entities can voluntarily exit the authority only at the expiration of the carrier agreements for the authority coverages they have selected. B. Under no circumstances can other educational entities voluntarily exit the authority prior to having been a member …

New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority.

Authority staff, actuaries or consultants shall not discuss or disclose to participating entities, employees, retirees or the public any premium changes until authorized to do so by the board.

This part applies to all school districts, charter schools and other educational entities, eligible employees, eligible retired employees, eligible dependents, eligible participating entity governing body members and persons or entities authorized to participate in the authority'…

Subsection D of Section 22-29-7 NMSA 1978 directs the authority to promulgate necessary rules, regulations and procedures for the implementation of the New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority Act, Section 22-29-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

September 1, 2014 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this part is to establish the policy for determining premium levels.

[RESERVED]

A. The authority shall establish premiums necessary to protect the solvency of the fund considering all expenses, potential expenses and costs of the authority programs. B. Whenever possible, the authority shall obtain loss experience for each line of coverage for each participat…

Due process reimbursement coverage premiums shall be established in accordance with Section 22-29-12 NMSA 1978 and the applicable memorandum of coverage.

New Mexico Public School Insurance Authority.

This part applies to all school districts, charter schools, other educational entities, eligible employees, eligible retired employees, eligible dependents, eligible participating entity governing body members, and persons or entities authorized to participate in the authority's …