NM | The new federal surprise billing law, the No Surprises Act, went into effect on January 1, but New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance, Russell Toal, wants people to know that New Mexico has had its own surprise billing law since 2020.
“For two years, New Mexico’s Surprise Billing Protection Act has been shielding many New Mexicans from the serious financial impact of surprise medical bills,” said Superintendent Toal. “Our law protects people from these costly bills just like the federal law does,” he said. The Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have agreed that OSI will continue its enforcement of New Mexico’s surprise billing law, while HHS will enforce the federal act for air ambulances, federally regulated and self-funded health plans, and out-of-state providers.