{"data":{"id":"us-nm/59a-2-9.8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"59A-2-9.8","heading":"Prior authorization request form; development.","body":"A. On or before January 1, 2014, the division shall jointly develop with the board of pharmacy a uniform prior authorization form that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescribing practitioner in the state shall use to request prior authorization for coverage of prescription drugs. The uniform prior authorization form shall:\n(1) not exceed two pages;\n(2) be made electronically available on the web site of the division and on the web site of each health insurer, health care plan or health maintenance organization that uses the form;\n(3) be developed with input received from interested parties pursuant to at least one public meeting; and\n(4) take into consideration the following:\n(a) any existing prior authorization forms that the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services or the human services department [health care authority department] has developed; and\n(b) any national standards pertaining to electronic prior authorization for prescription drugs.\nB. As used in this section, \"prescribing practitioner\" means a person that is licensed or certified to prescribe and administer drugs that are subject to the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act [Chapter 26, Article 1 NMSA 1978].","path":["Chapter 59A - Insurance Code","ARTICLE 2 Office of Superintendent of Insurance"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18562/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"d879577ba8ccb5843d61af27411cdc1362cd93cae908f250ff120009eba86cc2","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/59a-2-9.7","next":"us-nm/59a-2-9.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}