New Mexico § 52-9-10 - Company to be competitive; safety incentives and penalties; loss control, case management and utilization review
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§ 52-9-10. Company to be competitive; safety incentives and penalties; loss control, case management and utilization review
A. The company shall be competitive with other insurers of workers' compensation and
occupational disease disablement insurance. It is the expressed intent of the legislature that the company shall ultimately
become self-supporting. For that purpose, loss experience and expense shall be ascertained, and dividends,
credits or rate deviations may be made, as provided in the Employers Mutual Company
Act. In order to control costs, the company shall provide as many of its services in-house
as practicable. B. The company shall be liable to the same extent as any private insurance company
for the payments that are required to be made under Chapter 59A, Article 43 NMSA 1978 to protect against the insolvency of any other insurer of workers' compensation or
occupational disease disablement. Likewise, the company shall receive the same benefits under those provisions as
any other insurer of workers' compensation or occupational disease disablement. C. The company shall provide necessary assistance to its policyholders regarding workplace
safety. The company may reward or penalize policyholders depending upon their participation
in workplace safety programs, actual loss reduction and safety performance. The company shall notify its policyholders of all safety services provided at the
time of issuance or renewal of a policy. D. The company shall provide its policyholders with loss-control services to prevent
accidents from occurring, case management review to monitor the status, progress and
appropriateness of each claim filed and to help workers return to work, and utilization
review to determine the appropriateness of medical services charged.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 52-9-10 ("Company to be competitive; safety incentives and penalties; loss control, case management and utilization review") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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