Employer claims information, including utilization and loss experience under health insurance provided under Chapter 59A, Article 47 NMSA 1978 shall be made available by the carrier only upon the written request of and to employers of subscribers with such coverage within thirty days of an employer's written request to the carrier for such information, provided the employer's coverage extends to no less than twenty-five individual subscribers, regardless of whether family coverage is included. Each carrier shall provide to the employer claims information that provides sufficient detail, subject to state and federal privacy laws, to enable the employer to obtain and compare rates from multiple carriers or establish a plan of self-insurance.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 252, § 5; 2007, ch. 53, § 3.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, required insurers to provide claims experience information to employers to permit the employer to obtain and compare group health care rates and coverage from other carriers.