2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 28 - Human Rights
Article 16 - Developmental Disabilities Community Services
Section 28-16-15.2 - Developmental disabilities planning council; additional duties.
The developmental disabilities planning council shall cooperate with the department of health and the human services department to:
A. provide data to support an amendment to the developmental disabilities medicaid waiver program to increase the number of eligible persons served;
B. develop a contingency plan to describe the role and control the growth of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded; and
C. develop flexibility in the system of prioritization for admission to allow persons to move within the service system to an appropriate level of service, including movement of residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded to the developmental disabilities medicaid waiver program.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 84, § 2.
Compiler's notes. — The developmental disabilities planning council, referred to in this section, was originally created by 28-16-14 NMSA 1978. That section was repealed in 1993. See Chapter 28, Article 16A NMSA 1978.
