MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TASK FORCE

Senate Memorial 25 requests New Mexico's Office of Superintendent of Insurance, Department of Health, and Health Care Authority to form a joint task force to examine the state's medical malpractice system. The task force would include 10 members representing patients (4 appointed by officials), health care providers (4 appointed by officials), and the malpractice insurance industry (2 appointed by governor/superintendent), plus agency leaders. Its goal is to identify problems like high insurance premiums contributing to provider shortages and recommend solutions. The task force must submit a report to legislative committees by December 1, 2025. This is a procedural request, not a law, to study system issues affecting patients and health care providers.