2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 28 - Human Rights
Article 16A - Developmental Disabilities
Section 28-16A-7 - Comprehensive review and analysis.

A. The council shall conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of the extent to which services, supports and other assistance are available to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families and the extent of unmet need for services, supports and all other assistance for those individuals and their families in the state. The results of the comprehensive review and analysis shall include:

(1) the number of individuals with developmental disabilities residing in New Mexico;

(2) the range and degree of severity of the disabilities of individuals with developmental disabilities in New Mexico; and

(3) such other information and analysis required under federal law.

B. The findings of the comprehensive review and analysis shall be utilized in the development of the council's five-year plan.

C. The council shall:

(1) repeat the comprehensive review and analysis at least every five years, with a summary of the findings; and

(2) distribute the comprehensive review and analysis and the summary of findings to relevant organizations, programs and agencies in the state.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 50, § 7; 2021, ch. 61, § 7.

The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, required the developmental disabilities council to conduct a comprehensive review and analysis of the extent to which services, supports and other assistance are available to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, listed certain information that should be included in the comprehensive review, required that the findings of the comprehensive review be utilized in the development of the council's five-year plan, required the council to repeat the comprehensive review and analysis at least every five years and to distribute the comprehensive review and analysis to relevant organizations, programs and agencies in the state; completely rewrote the section heading; in Subsection A, deleted "In order to comply with the provisions of 42 U.S.C Section 6067", after the first occurrence of "The", deleted "developmental disabilities planning", and after "council shall conduct a", deleted "needs assessment of persons with developmental disabilities to determine" and added the remainder of the language, in Paragraph A(1), after "the number", added "of individuals with developmental disabilities", in Paragraph A(2), after "the disabilities", added "of individuals with developmental disabilities in New Mexico; and", deleted former Paragraphs A(3) and A(4), and added a new Paragraph A(3); in Subsection B, after "findings of the", deleted "assessment" and added "comprehensive review and analysis", after "shall be", deleted "included in the state plan for developmental disabilities services and support" and added "utilized in the development of the council's five-year plan"; and in Subsection C, after "The", deleted "assessment shall be repeated" and added "council shall", in Paragraph C(1), added "repeat the comprehensive review and analysis", after "at least every", changed "two" to "five", and after "findings', deleted "distributed", and added Paragraph C(2).