New Mexico: AI health lawsYour state
3 entries on the map: 3 in force.
New Mexico's rules are a prior authorization statute for insurers, medical board guidance and an internal Medicaid agency policy; no other statute governs automated decisions in health care or insurance.
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The medical board's AI policy, revised Aug. 21, 2025, expects a licensee using AI clinically to inform the patient, keep clinical reasoning independent of the tool and remain responsible for any care decision it influences; it is guidance applied under existing standards. Since Jan. 1, 2021, the Health Insurance Prior Authorization Act has required insurers to auto-adjudicate electronic requests and to have a health care professional who knows the patient's condition, or consults a specialist who does, review any pended or denied medical necessity request and make the final determination; it does not name AI. The Health Care Authority's AI policy, effective March 11, 2025, binds agency staff and vendors, not physicians. Two bills failed: HB 60, a high-risk AI act, in 2025, and HB 174, a chatbot safety act, in January 2026.
Payer and utilization review AI
SB 188, Health Insurance Prior Authorization Act
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New Mexico Health Care Authority, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, Version 1
Patient disclosure of AI use
Also relevant here: New Mexico Medical Board, Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Practice (under clinical decision and chatbot limits).
Clinical decision and chatbot limits
New Mexico Medical Board, Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Practice
Data and privacy
Also relevant here: New Mexico Health Care Authority, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy, Version 1 (under payer and utilization review AI).
Nothing in this category was found in the review of Nov. 4, 2026: mental health AI.
Failed or withdrawn bills (2)
HB 174, Chatbot Safety Act
HB 60, Artificial Intelligence Act
What applies to me in New Mexico: physician, practice owner, hospital.
Federal law also applies in every state: see federal law and policy.
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