A hospital or health system that charges a facility fee shall report data related to the facility fee to the all-payer claims database established pursuant to the Health Information System Act [Chapter 24, Article 14A NMSA 1978]. The data shall include the following information for services provided by a hospital in inpatient settings and outpatient settings and in locations on the hospital's campus and off the hospital's campus during each of the three previous calendar years:

1. A. the number of times facility fees were charged to patients;
2. B. the total dollar amount of facility fees charged to patients;
3. C. the twenty-five most common billing codes for which a facility fee was charged and the total amount charged to patients for each of those codes;
4. D. the twenty-five billing codes with the highest average patient charges and the total amount charged to patients for each billing code; and
5. E. any other data required by the department of health to assess the prevalence and cost of facility fees in the state.

History: Laws 2026, ch. 43, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2026, ch. 43 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 2026, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.