New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 9 / May 6, 2025

 

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI or Superintendent) will hold a public hearing in person, via video conference, and via telephone conference regarding a repeal and replace for 13.1.1, NMAC Administrative Provisions and 13.1.2 NMAC, Insurance Bulletins, and proposed corrections to 13.1.4.13 NMAC, Rulemaking Record and Adoption of Rule, and 13.21.3.13 NMAC Rulemaking Record and Adoption of Rule. This hearing will commence on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., MDT.

 

PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED RULE: The purpose of this rulemaking is to: 1) clean-up of the format of a citations in the rules, where necessary; 2) update of the Issuing Agency, definitions, manner of receipt of OSI forms, and addition of procedure for electronic filing in 13.1.1 NMAC; and 3) update of the Issuing Agency, definitions, gender neutral references, procedure for issuing bulletins in 13.1.2 NMAC; 4) removal of 13.1.2.10 NMAC; and 5) correction to 13.1.4.13 NMAC and 13.21.3.13 NMAC to remove reference to the 10 day response period that was removed in rulemaking finalized on September 10, 2024.

 

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Sections 14-4-1 et seq., NMSA 1978, State Rules Act. Sections and Sections 59A-2-8, 59A-2-9, and 59A-2-10 NMSA 1978.

 

TO ATTEND THE HEARING IN PERSON:  Office of Superintendent of Insurance - 1120 Paseo de Peralta, (PERA Building), 4th Floor Hearing Room, Santa Fe, NM 87501

PLEASE NOTE:  The entrance to the PERA Building is on the ground floor.  All guests must sign in with the ground floor receptionist, then each guest will be escorted to the 4th Floor Hearing Room. Please give yourself extra time to check in before 10:00 a.m.

 

TO ATTEND THE HEARING BY ELECTRONIC VIDEO CONFERENCE VIA MS TEAMS MEETING:

 

Please copy the link below into your browser to get to the video conference meeting:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTA0Y2JhMTYtYmFmMS00ZDIwLWEwNmUtZGY1ZWFjY2NhZDE4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2204aa6bf4-d436-426f-bfa4-04b7a70e60ff%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2292f8d9f0-87c0-44c3-9357-ba0eb6121f10%22%7d

 

Meeting ID: 241 149 582 813 8

Passcode: Wx3Xt

 

TO ATTEND VIA TELEPHONE: +1-505-312-4308 Phone Conference ID: 324 012 748#

 

PUBLIC COMMENT:  The Superintendent designates Placido D. Gonzales, as the hearing officer for this hearing.  Oral comments will be accepted at the public hearing from members of the public and other interested parties in-person or via electronic video conference. Copies of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and proposed rule are available by electronic download from the OSI eDocket (https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/6070).  You may also request copies if the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and proposed rule by emailing Gloria Regensberg at:  gloria.regensberg@osi.nm.gov or by phone at: 505-500-9079, email communication is preferred.  Any copies of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, proposed rules, and any updates concerning the hearing date, time, or location will be available by visiting the OSI website at: https://www.osi.state.nm.us/pages/bureaus/legal/resources/laws-rules or on the Sunshine Portal at: https://statenm.my.salesforce-sites.com/public/SSP_RuleHearingSearchPublic (from the “Agency” drop down menu, select “Office of Superintendent of Insurance”)

 

Written comments will be accepted through 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Responses to written comments or to oral comments delivered at the hearing will be accepted through 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.  All comments shall be filed electronically through the OSI eDocket.  Please copy the following link into your browser to get to the eDocket: https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/6070

 

Written comments may be sent via U. S. mail to:

OSI Records and Docketing

NM Office of Superintendent of Insurance 

P.O. Box 1689, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1689

 

Written comments must be received by OSI and stamped as accepted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except on state holidays. The Superintendent will consider all oral comments and will review and consider all timely submitted written comments and written responses. For help submitting a filing, please contact osi-docketfiling@state.nm.us. The below docket number and title must be indicated on all written comments submitted to the OSI:

 

Docket No. 2025-0029  – Please copy the following link into your browser to get to the eDocket:  https://edocket.osi.state.nm.us/case-view/6070

IN THE MATTER OF THE REPEAL AND REPLACE OF 13.1.1 NMAC, AND 13.1.2 NMAC, AND CORRECTIONS TO 13.1.4.13 NMAC AND 13.21.3.13 NMAC

 

SPECIAL NEEDS: Any person with a disability requiring special assistance to participate in the hearing should contact Andrea Padilla, at 505-531-7171 no later than ten (10) business days prior to the hearing.