2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 1J - County and Tribal Health Councils
Section 24-1J-6 - Department; powers and duties.
The department shall:
A. in consultation with health councils, develop benchmarks, expectations and mechanisms to ensure the long-term viability of health councils;
B. in collaboration with universities, other state agencies and other public health entities, provide training, technical assistance and other supports to health councils;
C. in collaboration with other entities, develop a system to evaluate the effectiveness of health councils and the gathering of necessary evaluation data;
D. administer funding to support the work of the health councils, including local health council staffing, training and technical assistance, and monitor and evaluate contracts for funding; and
E. adopt and promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of the County and Tribal Health Councils Act and to strengthen community-based health planning and self-determination.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 57, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 57 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
