The department of health, the human services department, the public education department, the vocational rehabilitation division of the public education department, the children, youth and families department, the New Mexico school for the blind and visually impaired and the New Mexico school for the deaf shall provide to the council, on an annual basis, information and data with respect to the actual or estimated number of individuals with developmental disabilities served by the agency, the type of services provided, any major changes in policies adopted in the previous year or anticipated in the coming year that have had or are expected to have a beneficial or deleterious effect on persons with developmental disabilities and any gaps in eligibility or services that pose a barrier to the provision of services needed by persons with developmental disabilities.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 50, § 8; 2021, ch. 61, § 8.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, required certain state agencies to provide to the developmental disabilities council, on an annual basis, information and data with respect to the actual or estimated number of individuals with developmental disabilities served by the agency, the type of services provided, any major changes in policies adopted in the previous year or anticipated in the coming year that have had or are expected to have a beneficial or deleterious effect on persons with developmental disabilities; in the section heading, deleted "Planning for" and added "Reporting on"; deleted former Subsection A and former subsection designation "B", after "New Mexico school for the deaf shall", deleted "each submit a plan for support and services for persons with developmental and other disabilities within a reasonable time to allow for meaningful coordination, review and comment by the developmental disabilities planning council"; and deleted former Subsection C and added the remainder of the section.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 16A - Developmental Disabilities
Section 28-16A-1 - Short title.
Section 28-16A-2 - Legislative authorization.
Section 28-16A-3 - Definitions.
Section 28-16A-4 - Developmental disabilities council; creation; membership; terms.
Section 28-16A-5 - Powers and duties.
Section 28-16A-6 - Eligibility.
Section 28-16A-7 - Comprehensive review and analysis.
Section 28-16A-8 - Reporting on community services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Section 28-16A-9 - Information and referral system; coordination and continuation.
Section 28-16A-10 - Developmental disabilities council; staff.
Section 28-16A-11 - Developmental disabilities council; reports.
Section 28-16A-12 - Developmental disabilities council; compensation.
Section 28-16A-14 - Quality assurance system.
Section 28-16A-16 - Determination of rates for payment for support and services.
Section 28-16A-17 - Independent status of service providers.
Section 28-16A-18 - Developmental disabilities early childhood evaluation system.
Section 28-16A-19 - Information and referral task force creation.