There are created within the department of health the "northern New Mexico rehabilitation center" and the "southern New Mexico rehabilitation center". The centers shall be at Las Vegas and Roswell, respectively, and shall provide the citizens of New Mexico with physical therapy, speech and hearing diagnoses and therapy and family counseling services in conjunction with such therapy and in cooperation with related programs of other governmental and nonprofit entities. Such therapy and service shall be provided without regard to eligibility for federally funded vocational rehabilitation services.
History: 1978 Comp., § 9-7-10.1, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 156, § 1; 1987, ch. 328, § 1; 1991, ch. 25, § 22.
The 1991 amendment, effective March 29, 1991, substituted "department of health" for "health and environment department" in the first sentence.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 7 - Department of Health
Section 9-7-4 - Department established.
Section 9-7-4.1 - State health improvement plan.
Section 9-7-5 - Secretary of health; appointment.
Section 9-7-6 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-7-6.4 - Interagency behavioral health purchasing collaborative.
Section 9-7-6.5 - Agreements for a replacement facility for Fort Bayard medical center.
Section 9-7-6.6 - Gambling addiction data collection.
Section 9-7-9 - Bureaus; chiefs.
Section 9-7-9.1 - Department of health; office of oral health; director.
Section 9-7-10.1 - Rehabilitation centers.
Section 9-7-11 - Advisory committees.
Section 9-7-11.1 - Findings and purpose.
Section 9-7-11.2 - New Mexico health policy commission created; composition; duties.
Section 9-7-11.3 - Task force created; responsibilities; participants; funding.
Section 9-7-11.4 - Compulsive gambling council; duties; membership.
Section 9-7-16 - Rate equalization for community-based service contractors.