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Section 59A-22-34.1 - Coverage for adopted children.

NM Stat § 59A-22-34.1 (2019) (N/A)
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A. No individual or group health insurance policy or contract or health care plan shall be offered, issued or renewed in New Mexico on or after July 1, 1988, unless the policy, plan or contract covers adopted children of the insured, subscriber or enrollee on the same basis as other dependents.

B. The coverage required by this section is effective from the date of placement for the purpose of adoption and continues unless the placement is disrupted prior to legal adoption and the child is removed from placement. Coverage shall include the necessary care and treatment of medical conditions existing prior to the date of placement.

C. As used in this section, "placement" means in the physical custody of the adoptive parent.

History: Laws 1978 Comp., § 59A-22-34.1, enacted by Laws 1988, ch. 89, § 1.

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