N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 59A, Article 22 applies generally to policies of individual health insurance, including student health plan policies. Nothing in that article shall apply to or affect:

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-1

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • insured: as used in this article shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits and rights provided therein. See New Mexico Statutes 59A-22-27

A. any policy of workers’ compensation insurance or any policy of liability insurance with or without supplementary expense coverage therein;

B. life insurance, endowment or annuity contracts or contracts supplemental thereto that contain only such provisions relating to health insurance as:

(1)     provide additional benefits in case of death by accident; and

(2)     operate to safeguard such contracts against lapse or to give a special surrender value or special benefit or annuity in event the insured or annuitant becomes totally and permanently disabled, as defined by the contract or supplemental contract;

C. group or blanket health insurance, except as stated in N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 59A, Article 23; or

D. reinsurance.