New Mexico 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 255 — MEDICAID SERVICES MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT

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The changes to Senate Bill 255 include adding a note that this document may show both proposed and adopted amendments, clarifying its purpose in the legislative process. This is important because it ensures transparency regarding what alterations have been suggested and accepted during the bill's progression. Overall, the bill still focuses on creating a mileage reimbursement rate for providers serving Medicaid patients, which is beneficial for improving healthcare access and support in New Mexico.

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SENATE BILL 255 56TH LEGISLATURE -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Gay G.
SENATE BILL 255 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2023 INTRODUCED BY Gay G.
Kernan and Siah Correa Hemphill 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH CARE;
Kernan and Siah Correa Hemphill This document may incorporate amendments proposed by a committee, but not yet adopted, as well as amendments that have been adopted during the current legislative session.
REQUIRING THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR AMBULANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION SERVICE AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS THAT RENDER SERVICES TO MEDICAID PATIENTS;
The document is a tool to show amendments in context and cannot be used for the purpose of adding amendments to legislation.
h AN ACT g o RELATING TO HEALTH CARE;
REQUIRING THE HUMAN SERVICES t hr g e i k DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR h r i s AMBULANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION SERVICE AND DURABLE h , t, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS THAT RENDER SERVICES TO MEDICAID e u g e b l e e h PATIENTS;
e t 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
n d d i = = o h l ] b ,d i a º e BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
w l n d 18 SECTION 1.
r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 1.
A new section of the Public Assistance Act is = = 19 a l enacted to read:
A new section of the Public Assistance Act is d m :
i a e r 20 "[NEW MATERIAL] MEDICAID MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR a t m m 21 AMBULANCE TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION SERVICES AND d r e 22 DELIVERY OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.-- c e s k 23 A.
b e d s º o t n = .223659.3AIC February 22, 2023 (10:42am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d enacted to read:
The department shall establish a mileage e a n b 24 reimbursement rate for ambulance providers that render services u [ to medicaid patients.
"[NEW MATERIAL] MEDICAID MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION SERVICES AND DELIVERY OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.-- A.
Ambulance providers shall be reimbursed .223659.3 for every mile that they travel while transporting a patient.
The department shall establish a mileage reimbursement rate for ambulance providers that render services to medicaid patients.
Ambulance providers shall be reimbursed for every mile that they travel while transporting a patient.
(6) ambulance insurance;
h (6) ambulance insurance;
(7) mechanic wages, benefits and payroll taxes;
g o t hr (7) mechanic wages, benefits and payroll g e i k taxes;
(8) loan interest related to the ambulances;
h r i s (8) loan interest related to the ambulances;
(9) the cost of the weighted allocation of overhead;
h , t, (9) the cost of the weighted allocation of e u g e b l e e h overhead;
(10) the cost of depreciation;
n d d i = = o h (10) the cost of depreciation;
and e t 17 (11) reserves for replacement ambulance w l n d 18 vehicles and equipment.
and l ] b ,d i a º e (11) reserves for replacement ambulance r i = r t e w d m a n o vehicles and equipment.
= = 19 a l B.
d m :
The department shall establish a mileage i a e r 20 reimbursement rate for providers that travel to the homes of a t m m 21 medicaid patients to perform environmental modification d r e 22 services or to deliver and install durable medical equipment.
b e d s º o t n = .223659.3AIC February 22, 2023 (10:42am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d B.
c e s k 23 When calculating the mileage reimbursement rate, the department e a n b 24 shall consider the average cost of:
The department shall establish a mileage reimbursement rate for providers that travel to the homes of medicaid patients to perform environmental modification services or to deliver and install durable medical equipment.
u [ (1) licensure and registration of a vehicle .223659.3 - 2 - suited for providing environmental modification services or durable medical equipment;
When calculating the mileage reimbursement rate, the department shall consider the average cost of:
(1) licensure and registration of a vehicle suited for providing environmental modification services or durable medical equipment;
(8) vehicle loan interest;
h (8) vehicle loan interest;
(9) weighted allocation of overhead;
g o t hr (9) weighted allocation of overhead;
(10) depreciation;
g e i k (10) depreciation;
and (11) reserves for replacement of vehicles and supplies needed to provide environmental modification services and durable medical equipment.
and h r i s (11) reserves for replacement of vehicles and h , t, supplies needed to provide environmental modification services e u g e b l e e h and durable medical equipment.
C.
n d d i = = o h SHPACº C.
Ambulance, environmental modification service e t 17 and durable medical equipment providers shall not be reimbursed w l n d 18 at a rate higher than the internal revenue service's official = = 19 a l mileage reimbursement rate.
Ambulance, environmental modification l ] b ,d i a º e service and durable medical equipment providers shall not be r i = r t e w d m a n o reimbursed at a rate higher than the internal revenue service's d m :
i a e r 20 D.
b e d s º o t n = .223659.3AIC February 22, 2023 (10:42am) s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d official mileage reimbursement rate.»SHPAC SHPACºD.»SHPAC SHPACºC.»SHPAC For the purposes of this section:
For the purposes of this section:
(1) "ambulance" means a vehicle designed and used or intended to be used for the transportation of sick or injured persons;
a t m m 21 (1) "ambulance" means a vehicle designed and d r e 22 used or intended to be used for the transportation of sick or c e s k 23 injured persons;
(2) "durable medical equipment" means equipment that can withstand repeated use, is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose, is not useful to individuals in the absence of an illness or injury and is appropriate for use at home;
e a n b 24 (2) "durable medical equipment" means u [ equipment that can withstand repeated use, is primarily and .223659.3 - 3 - customarily used to serve a medical purpose, is not useful to individuals in the absence of an illness or injury and is appropriate for use at home;
and (3) "environmental modification service" means the installation of equipment and the physical adaptations that are made at an individual's residence that are necessary to ensure the health, welfare and safety of the individual or enhance the individual's independence." h SECTION 2.
and (3) "environmental modification service" means the installation of equipment and the physical adaptations that are made at an individual's residence that are necessary to ensure the health, welfare and safety of the individual or enhance the individual's independence." SECTION 2.
APPROPRIATION.--Two million dollars u » r ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human t h g e l i services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 to h r i s cover the costs of reimbursing ambulance, environmental h , e h modification service and durable medical equipment providers t u g e b l e e , gh for mileage.
APPROPRIATION.--Two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department for expenditure in fiscal year 2024 to cover the costs of reimbursing ambulance, environmental modification service and durable medical equipment providers for mileage.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining n d d i = = o h at the end of fiscal year 2024 shall revert to the general l ] b ,d i a º r fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2024 shall revert to the general fund.
e r = t e w d m a n o - 4 - d m :
e t 17 - 4 - w l n d 18 = = 19 a l i a e r 20 a t m m 21 d r e 22 c e s k 23 e a n b 24 u [ .223659.3
b r e t º o t n = .223659.3AIC February 22, 2023 (10:42am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d
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Action History

  1. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  2. Sent to Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee & Senate Finance Committee

Sponsors

  • Siah Correa Hemphill · Primary
  • Gay G. Kernan · Primary

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Sponsors (2)

  • Hemphill, Siah Correa
  • Kernan, Gay G.

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (110)

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SB 255 is sponsored by Hemphill, Siah Correa and Kernan, Gay G..
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This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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