To the extent not in conflict with the express provisions of Chapter 59A, Article 44 NMSA 1978 and the reasonable implications thereof, the following provisions of the Insurance Code [Chapter 59A NMSA 1978] shall also apply as to fraternal benefit societies, and for such purpose a society may therein be referred to as an "insurer":
A. Chapter 59A, Article 1 NMSA 1978;
B. Chapter 59A, Article 2 NMSA 1978;
C. Chapter 59A, Article 4 NMSA 1978;
D. Sections 59A-8-1 and 59A-8-2 NMSA 1978;
E. Section 59A-12-22 NMSA 1978;
F. the Insurance Fraud Act [Chapter 59A, Article 16C NMSA 1978];
G. Chapter 59A, Article 18 NMSA 1978;
H. the Policy Language Simplification Law [Chapter 59A, Article 19 NMSA 1978];
I. the Medicare Supplement Act [Chapter 59A, Article 24A NMSA 1978];
J. Chapter 59A, Articles 20 and 22 NMSA 1978; and
K. the Insurers Conservation, Rehabilitation and Liquidation Law [Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978].
History: 1978 Comp., § 59A-44-41, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 388, § 41; 1999, ch. 289, § 33; 2001, ch. 297, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1989, ch. 388, § 41, repealed 59A-44-41 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 826, relating to monies for Carrie Tingley hospital, and enacted a new section, effective January 1, 1990.
The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, inserted current Subsection F and redesignated the remaining pargraphs accordingly, substituting article titles for statutory citation.
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "Article 24A" for "Article 24" in Subsection H.