N.M. Admin. Code § 13.21.3.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 13.21.3.11 - WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD

A. The public comment period must be at least 30 calendar days, beginning after publication of the notice in the New Mexico register and issuance of the rulemaking notice. The superintendent shall not adopt a proposed rule before the end of the public comment period.

B. As long as the public comment period is at least 30 calendar days, the public comment period will close for initial comments at 4:00 p.m. five days prior to the date of the hearing. For purposes only of responses to written comments or oral comments at the public hearing, the public comment period will close at 4:00 p.m. one business day after the date of the final public hearing.

C. A person may submit, by mail or in electronic form, written comments or responses to comments on a proposed rule, and those comments or responses shall be made part of the rulemaking record.

D. The superintendent may decide to amend the comment period, or response period, if the superintendent provides to the public, as defined in Section 14-4-2 NMSA 1978, notice of the changes.

E. The superintendent shall post all written comments and responses on the patient's compensation fund website, and on the sunshine portal as soon as practicable, and no more than three business days following receipt to allow for public review. All written comments and responses received by the superintendent shall also be available for public inspection at the main office of the superintendent.

N.M. Admin. Code § 13.21.3.11

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 04, February 26, 2019, eff. 3/1/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 08, April 23, 2019, eff. 4/30/2019, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, December 14, 2021, eff. 1/1/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 17, September 10, 2024, eff. 9/10/2024