N.M. Stat. § 59A-23H-2
Definitions.
As used in the Easy Enrollment Act:
A. "authority" or "department" means the health care authority;
B. "exchange" means the New Mexico health insurance exchange;
C. "health coverage program" means medicaid, health care coverage available
through the federal children's health insurance program, a qualified health plan available
through the exchange pursuant to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Act
[Chapter 59A, Article 23F NMSA 1978] or a health plan available through the New
Mexico medical insurance pool pursuant to the Medical Insurance Pool Act [Chapter
59A, Article 54 NMSA 1978];
D. "insurance-relevant information" means information pertaining to the insurance
enrollment status of a taxpayer or members of a taxpayer's household and that is
derived or obtained from the taxpayer's state income tax return; provided that
information is limited to that information necessary to assess the eligibility of the
taxpayer or members of the taxpayer's household for health coverage programs and
includes:
(1)
adjusted gross income and other types of reported income used to assess
eligibility for health coverage programs;
(2)
household size;
(3)
claimed dependents; and
(4)
contact information and identifying information necessary to assess health
coverage program eligibility and used to match against relevant third-party data
sources;
E. "medicaid" means the joint federal-state health coverage program pursuant to
Title 19 or Title 21 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the rules
promulgated pursuant to that act;
F. "qualified health plan" means a health plan that has in effect a certification from
the superintendent of insurance that meets the standards set forth in applicable federal
and state law and rules as well as any additional requirements established by the board
of directors of the exchange pursuant to the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange
Act; and
G. "taxpayer" means an individual subject to the tax imposed pursuant to the
Income Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 2 NMSA 1978].