,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cghc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjac,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new
 ,mexico introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section   
#aaja ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &         
,af=dable ,c>e ,act to ext5d = "o ye> ! 
high risk heal? insurance pool program1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,rate ,protection  
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 #a-ye> ext5sion (    
high risk heal? insurance pool program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsections 7a7 & 7g77#c7 
( section #aaja ( ! ,pati5t ,protection 
& ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ahjja7 are ea* am5d$ by /rik+ ,janu>y  
#a1 #bjad & ins]t+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjae4   
7b7 ,transitional fund+ ,section        
#aaja7;g77#a7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
7plus an additional am\nt1 n to exce$   
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj7 aft] #e1jjj1jjj1jjj4    
7c7 ,transitional rules = #bjad ,section

 #aaja7;g77#c7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !
 head+1 by ins]t+ 2 transition aft]     
au?ority2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,treatm5t 
dur+ #a-ye> ext5sion p]iod ,9 implem5t+ 
?is section dur+ #bjad1 ! foll[+ rules  
%all apply3 7i7 ,no new enrollm5t       
,except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii71        
eligible individuals are limit$ to ^?   
individuals :o are enroll$ 9 a qualifi$ 
high risk pool ?r\gh ! program "u ?is   
section z ( ,decemb] #ca1 #bjac4  7ii7  
,transition = individuals enroll$ 9 a   
non-,f$]ally-op]at$ high risk pool t    
t]m9ates op]ations 9 #bjad ,if a        
qualifi$ high risk pool "u ?is section  
is op]at$ z ( ,decemb] #ca1 #bjac1 ?r\gh
 a ,/ate or o!r eligible entity 7o!r ?an
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t7 & su* ,/ate or o!r 
eligible entity t]m9ates op]ations ( su*
 pool aft] su* date1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% su* proc$ures z may be necess>y 
to enable eligible individuals :o are   
enroll$ 9 su* qualifi$ high risk pool z 

( ! day be=e ! date ( ! t]m9ation to    
enroll 9 ! qualifi$ high risk pool      
op]at$ "u ?is section by ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t = ! rema9d] ( #bjad4  4