New Mexico § 13-7-12 - Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications; limits on patient costs
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 13-7-12 — Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications; limits on patient costs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-7-12. Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications; limits on patient costs
A. Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or
renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act that provides coverage for cancer treatment
shall provide coverage for a prescribed, orally administered anticancer medication
that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable
than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as
medical benefits by the plan. B. A group health plan shall not increase patient cost-sharing for anticancer medications
in order to achieve compliance with the provisions of this section. C. Coverage of orally administered anticancer medication shall not be subject to any
prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance provision
that does not apply to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medication
used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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