Section 24-17A-3 - Interagency committee created; coordinated service delivery system; lead agency; service delivery system.

NM Stat § 24-17A-3 (2019) (N/A)
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A. The "interagency committee on long-term care" is created.

B. Members of the interagency committee on long-term care shall be the heads of the following agencies or their designated representatives:

(1) the state agency on aging [aging and long-term services department];

(2) the human services department;

(3) the department of health;

(4) the children, youth and families department;

(5) the labor department;

(6) the governor's committee on concerns of the handicapped;

(7) the developmental disabilities planning council; and

(8) the department of insurance.

C. The interagency committee on long-term care shall design and implement a coordinated service delivery system that fulfills the legislative mandate to develop a coordinated long-term care system.

D. The governor shall appoint a chairperson from the membership of the interagency committee on long-term care.

History: Laws 1998, ch. 82, § 3.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2004, ch. 23, § 13 provided that all references to the state agency on aging be deemed references to the aging and long-term services department.