N.M. Admin. Code § 8.9.3.21

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

Section 8.9.3.21 - SANCTIONS

Sanctions may be imposed according to the severity of the infraction as determined by the department as detailed below.

A. Providers or clients who fail to make timely payments in the case of recoupment of overpayments may be referred to a collection agency.

B. The department may initiate the recoupment process against any provider who fail to report in a timely manner that a child has not been in attendance for 14 consecutive calendar days.

C. Providers who allow their registration or license to lapse without renewal will not be paid during the periods for which the license or registration is not current. Providers who lose national accreditation status or lose eligibility for payment at any level of reimbursement for failure to maintain the standards required to be paid at that level of reimbursement, will not be paid at that level of reimbursement beginning with the first day of the month during which the loss of accreditation or eligibility occurred. Payment recoupment will be sought for any period for which excessive benefits have been paid.

D. Clients who fail to pay copayments may be disqualified until the copayment is paid or until an agreement is made between the client and the provider to bring the copayment current.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.9.3.21

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 20, October 25, 2022, eff. 11/1/2022, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 13, July 18, 2023, eff. 8/1/2023