A. Subject to the availability of appropriations provided expressly for this purpose, the department may:

(1) acquire, provide or coordinate support and services for persons with developmental disabilities;

(2) enter into contracts and provider agreements with agencies and individuals capable of providing support and services to persons with developmental disabilities that promote the objectives of the department's state plan, prepared pursuant to Section 5 [28-16A-5 NMSA 1978] of the Developmental Disabilities Act; and

(3) establish advisory councils and task forces as necessary to guide the development and review of support and services to persons with developmental disabilities.

B. Support and services shall be provided based on individual support and service plans developed by an interdisciplinary team. The team is responsible for collectively evaluating the child's or adult's needs and developing an individual support and service plan to meet the needs.

C. The department shall:

(1) solicit the involvement of consumers, providers, parents, professional organizations and other governmental organizations prior to the adoption or revision of any policies or regulations concerning the provision of support, services, standards or funding systems. Participants shall be selected in a manner that reflects geographical, cultural, organizational and professional representation across the state;

(2) develop policies, procedures, rules and regulations that to the extent possible will promote uniformity in reimbursement and quality assurance systems regardless of the source of funding; and

(3) convene and maintain a family infant toddler inter-agency coordinating council and a statewide adult support and services task force that shall, at a minimum, address quality assurance.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 50, § 13.

Governor entitled to legislative immunity. — Although actions of the governor recommending state appropriations for medicaid waivers, revamping the state personnel system and plan for growth in the medicaid programs were legislative in nature and therefore the governor is entitled to legislative immunity, Lewis v. New Mexico Dept. of Health, 275 F.Supp.2d 1319 (D.N.M. 2003), an action brought against other state officials in their individual capacities are permitted under the Ex Parte Young doctrine. Lewis v. N.M. Dept. of Health, 261 F.3d 970 (10th Cir. 2001).