The human services department is authorized to accept and use federal grants or matching funds for the purpose of reimbursement to certain rural hospitals for using empty acute care beds for intermediate care and skilled nursing care, as defined in federal statutes and regulations, subject to federal approval and the availability of funds. The department is authorized to use funds from existing appropriations for matching federal funds for the purposes of this act.
History: Laws 1980, ch. 83, ยง 1.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 27 - Public Assistance
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 27-1-2 - Powers of human services department.
Section 27-1-3 - Activities of human services department.
Section 27-1-3.1 - Acute care bed usage; funding authorization.
Section 27-1-4 - Status of assistance payments.
Section 27-1-5 to 27-1-7 - Repealed.
Section 27-1-8 - State case registry.
Section 27-1-9 - Locator information from interstate networks.
Section 27-1-11 - Expedited procedure.
Section 27-1-12 - Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Section 27-1-13 - Financial institution data matches.