Section 10-7C-11 - Purchase of group insurance.
10-7C-11. Purchase of group insurance.
A. The board shall be designated as the group policyholder for any plans established under the Retiree Health Care Act [10-7C-1 NMSA 1978].
B. The group insurance coverages provided under the plans may include but are not limited to life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, hospital care and benefits, surgical care and treatment, medical care and treatment, dental care, eye care, obstetrical benefits, prescribed drugs, medicines and prosthetic devices, medicare supplement, medicare carveout, medicare coordination and other benefits, supplies and services through the vehicles of indemnity coverages, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and other health care delivery systems as provided by the Retiree Health Care Act and other coverages considered by the board to be advisable.
C. To the extent practicable, each basic plan of benefits shall cover preexisting conditions.
D. Any group medical insurance plan offered pursuant to this section shall include effective cost-containment measures to control the growth of health care costs. The board shall report annually by September 1 to appropriate interim legislative committees on the effectiveness of the cost-containment measures required by this subsection.