The New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority (NMPSIA) was created by the NM Legislature in 1986 to serve as a purchasing agency for public school districts, post-secondary educational entities and charter schools. Through NMPSIA, member schools are afforded the opportunity to offer quality employee benefit and risk coverages.
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Serving New Mexico's educational community since 1986
NMPSIA was created by the NM Legislature in 1986 to serve as a purchasing agency for public school districts, post-secondary educational entities and charter schools. Through NMPSIA, member schools are afforded the opportunity to offer quality employee benefit and risk coverages.
NMPSIA is governed by an 11 member Board of Directors. The NMPSIA Rules and Regulations provide the framework for the NMPSIA's day to day operations.
Because of the purchasing power of our large group, covering over 30,000 educational employees and their families, we are able to negotiate better premiums and better benefits than an individual school district. Also due to our size, our claims are more predictable and thus premium changes are not as erratic as they would be on a smaller group.
You and your employer share the cost for the medical, dental, vision, and disability plans. Your payroll deduction represents approximately one-third of the total cost to fund the plans.
Our medical plans are self-insured. This means NMPSIA is responsible for the design of the plan and the setting of contributions. We set the contribution rates to provide the necessary revenue to pay for the claims we all incur. When our claims exceed the contributions, the contribution rates have to go up to cover any deficit.
Less than 10% of your contribution goes towards the medical plan administration (claims payment, customer service, provider networking, ID cards, booklets). The balance pays for the cost of our medical care and claim reserves as recommended by NMPSIA's actuaries.
NMPSIA currently provides benefit and risk coverage to all public school districts except Albuquerque Public Schools, all charter schools, and other educational entities. Not all participating employers provide all lines of coverage offered through the NMPSIA program.
Risk coverages include property insurance, liability insurance, workers' compensation, student catastrophic insurance, student accident insurance, boiler & machinery insurance, and underground storage tanks coverage. Learn more about our risk management services →
Meet the 11-member board that governs NMPSIA operations and policies.
Review the framework that guides NMPSIA's day-to-day operations.
Access machine-readable files for Federal Transparency in Coverage Rule compliance.
Get in touch with our team for questions about benefits and coverage.
The Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) is intended to provide the public with access to information about governmental affairs. Open government - that is, the public's access to government actions - is a crucial aspect of a functioning democracy. Section 14-2-1 of IPRA establishes the right of citizens to access virtually all public records relating to government affairs, with few exceptions. It is the responsibility of a public body to make public records available for inspection.
To inspect public records of the New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority (NMPSIA), you may submit a request to inspect public records via email or in writing (including facsimile) to NMPSIA's designated "Records Custodian." The procedures and penalties described in the Inspection of Public Records Act apply only to written and email requests. A written or email request to inspect public records shall provide the name, address and telephone number of the person seeking access to inspect public records. The contact information for NMPSIA's Records Custodian is:
Dominique Williams
Public Records Custodian
410 Old
Taos Highway
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 800-548-3724, ext. 1002
Fax:
505-983-8670
An appointment to inspect public records is permitted during the New Mexico Public Schools Insurance Authority Offce's regular business hours, which are from 8:00am to 12:00 noon, and 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday (except for legal holidays recognized by the state).
You may request copies of public records, for which a reasonable fee will be charged at the rate of $.50 per page. Payment of this fee is required in advance. You will be provided with a receipt. NMPSIA is required to provide a copy of a public record in electronic format if the public record is available in electronic format and an electronic copy is specifically requested.