New Mexico Administrative Code

A. The NMRHCA 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 completed i…

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 has been approved were required by these rules. All vouchers …

Permanent.

June 15, 1998 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to establish requirements for procurement of professional services, consulting and insurance services, and tangible personal property for the authority. The objective is to set out policies whereby maximum competition is stimulated for provision of t…

A. "Retiree health care authority" or "NMRHCA" means the retiree health care authority established by Chapter 6 Laws of New Mexico, 1990 (Sections 10-7C-1 et seq. NMSA 1978). B. "Board" means, the board of directors of the NMRHCA. C. "Group health insurance" means coverage which …

A. Every contract shall be approved by the board only after its general legal counsel has reviewed for and affirmed as in compliance with appropriate provisions of the procurement code and these rules. B. All amendments to contracts shall be subject to review and approval as to f…

NM Retiree Health Care Authority ("NMRHCA").

A. Pursuant to Section 13 B. of the act, for those eligible retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents who desire to participate in the optional plans or list of coverage, collection of additional contributions to pay the cost to the authority of such plans shall be acc…

Any eligible employer that chooses to become a participating employer after December 31, 1997 shall begin making the employer and employee contributions to the fund in the amount determined appropriate by the board on the July 1 immediately following the employer's official choic…

This rule applies to: A. eligible retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and their dependents; B. participating employers; and C. pension administrators.

This rule is promulgated pursuant to the Retiree Health Care Act ("Act"), Sections 10-7C-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

June 15, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to establish procedures governing the determination of amounts of monthly contributions by eligible retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents for the basic medical plan and optional coverages and to establish procedures for collection of c…

A. "Act" means the Retiree Health Care Act (Sections 10-7C-1 et seq. NMSA 1978) B. "Salary" (1) For those independent public employers and participating employers affiliated with the Public Employees Retirement Act (PERA), "salary" has the meaning ascribed to it as set forth in t…

A. There are also persons employed by independent school bus contractors. They are not owner/drivers. They are employees of bus contractors providing bus services to public school districts and other educational entities. They are eligible to participate in the insurance overages…

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 B. of the act, the board of the NMRHCA shall provide for the collection of contributions from eligible retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents which money when combined with other money appropriated to the fund, shall be suffic…

New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority ("NMRHCA").

Eligible retirees, and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents, may enroll in optional, voluntary, or supplemental plans such as dental, vision, and life without enrolling in an NMRHCA medical plan of benefits. The eligible retirees and their spouses, domestic partners, …

This rule applies to all eligible retirees, eligible spouses, eligible domestic partners, and eligible dependents authorized to participate in the NMRHCA coverages.

This rule is promulgated pursuant to the Retiree Health Care Act, Sections 10-7C-1 to 16 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

January 1, 2017 unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to establish the enrollment policy for eligible retirees, eligible spouses, eligible domestic partners, and dependents authorized to participate in the NMRHCA's coverage. The objective is to establish rules for new eligible retiree, spouse, domestic …

A. "Act" means the Retiree Health Care Act (Sections 10-7 C-1 to 16 NMSA 1978). B. "Domestic partner" means a person at least 18 years of age, not married or a member of another domestic partnership, who is in an exclusive committed relationship with and for the benefit of the re…

An eligible retiree, spouse, domestic partner or dependent shall be enrolled pursuant to his/her actual status at the time of enrollment or at any time thereafter when a change in status occurs. A retiree may add eligible dependents at the time of acquiring them. A retiree may en…

A. Carrier contracts: As to questions of enrollment and eligibility, in the event there is a conflict between the carrier contract with the NMRHCA and this rule the rule will prevail. B. Miscommunication: As to questions of enrollment and eligibility, if miscommunication occurred…

NM Retiree Health Care Authority ("NMRHCA")

A. Normal Retirement: The service requirement for coverage for those persons having served a participating employer affiliated with a public pension plan, but having been individually excluded from the public pension plan, or having served an independent public employer which has…

Pursuant to Subsection M of 2.81.6.8 NMAC, the certifying official designated to certify permission to enroll in coverages by retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of persons having served an independent public employer or non-retirement system institution of highe…

This rule applies to independent public employers. It applies to their employees, retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.

This rule is promulgated pursuant to the Retiree Health Care Act, ("Act"), Sections 10-7C-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

June 15, 1998, unless a later date is cited in the history note at the end of a section.

The objective of this rule is to describe the impact of inclusion in coverage and the impact of exclusion from or failure to act to become a participating employer on employees and retirees of independent public employers. The additional objective is to clarify the act with regar…

A. "Act" means the Retiree Health Care Act (Sections 10-7C-1 et seq. NMSA 1978) B. "Credited Service" means the same service as is included for purposes of determining "annual salary" or "salary" as defined in 2.81.5.7 NMAC. C. "Independent Public Employer" means a municipality, …

To be eligible for coverage an eligible retiree must satisfy the service requirement pursuant to 2.81.7.10 NMAC in the employment of a participating employer which has timely petitioned to become and has been admitted as a participating employer under the act.

Acceptance of a contribution by an applicant for coverage shall not constitute a determination by the NMRHCA, any of its officers, agents or employees that the applicant, spouse or dependents are eligible for coverage. The third party administrator shall be responsible for making…

NM Retiree Health Care Authority ("NMRHCA").

An independent public employer that chooses to become a participating employer after December 31, 1997, shall submit their opt-in ordinance or opt-in resolution to the NMRHCA board prior to the board's semi-annual review meeting. Following acceptance by the NMRHCA board, the empl…

Twice a year, at the NMRHCA board's regularly-scheduled June and December meetings the board will review the ordinances and resolutions of eligible employers who are seeking NMRHCA participation and accept those employers who have met the requirements of the Retiree Health Care A…

Applies to those municipalities, counties and public entities which are independent public employers and who exercise an option to be included therein after December 31, 1997.

This rule is promulgated pursuant to the Retiree Health Care Act ("act"), Sections 10-7C-1 et seq. NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

June 15, 1998, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.