HB 67 — PRIMARY CARE COUNCIL ACT

HOUSEAN BILLACT 67RELATING 55THTO LEGISLATUREHEALTH; -STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2021 INTRODUCED BY Deborah A.

Armstrong and Patricia Roybal Caballero 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH;

145 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

[NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Primary Care Council Act".

e t 17 SECTION 2.

[NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the w l n d 18 Primary Care Council Act:

= = 19 a l A.

"department" means the human services i a e r 20 department;

a t m m 21 B.

"primary care" means integrated, accessible d r e 22 health care services, provided by clinicians accountable for c e s k 23 addressing the majority of a patient's personal health care e a n b 24 needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients and u [ practicing in the context of family and community;

and .218339.4 C.

[NEW MATERIAL] PRIMARY CARE COUNCIL CREATED--CREATED--DUTIES.-- DUTIES.-- A.

(2) analyze annually the proportion of health care delivery expenditures allocated to primary care HB 67 Page 1 statewide;

(4) review New Mexico state and county data e t 17 and information about barriers to accessing primary care w l n d 18 services faced by New Mexico residents;

= = 19 a l (5) recommend policies, regulations and i a e r 20 legislation to increase access to primary care, improve the a t m m 21 quality of primary care services and lower the cost of primary d r e 22 care delivery while reducing overall health care costs;

c e s k 23 (6) coordinate efforts with the graduate e a n b 24 medical education expansion review board and other primary care u [ workforce development initiatives to devise a plan that .218339.4 - 2 - addresses primary care workforce shortages within the state;

and HB 67 Page 2 (8) develop and present to the secretary a five-year plan to determine how primary care investment could increase access to primary care, improve the quality of primary care services, lower the cost of primary care delivery, address the shortage of primary care providers and reduce overall health care costs.

The primary care council shall include nine voting members and thirteen advisory members, appointed by the e t 17 secretary, and shall consist of:

w l n d 18 (1) one member from the department;

= = 19 a l (2) one member from the department of health;

i a e r 20 (3) one member from the office of a t m m 21 superintendent of insurance;

d r e 22 (4) one member from a statewide organization c e s k 23 representing federally qualified health centers in New Mexico;

e a n b 24 (5) five members from statewide organizations u [ representing primary care providers or statewide health .218339.4 - 3 - professional societies or associations;

The council shall meet at the call of the HB 67 Page 3 chair.

-HB 467 -Page e4 t25 17 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 [ .218339.4