A. An individual or group health maintenance organization contract delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for the human papillomavirus vaccine to females nine to fourteen years of age.
B. Coverage for the human papillomavirus vaccine may be subject to deductibles and coinsurance consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified disease policies.
D. For the purposes of this section, "human papillomavirus vaccine" means a vaccine approved by the federal food and drug administration used for the prevention of human papillomavirus infection and cervical precancers.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 278, § 3.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 278 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.