0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 23
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND
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0003|     SESSION, 1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                     ELIZABETH T. STEFANICS
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0007|                                
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0008|     
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0009|     FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0010|     
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
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0013|     FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE STATE
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0014|     AGENCY ON AGING AND THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON CONCERNS OF THE
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0015|     HANDICAPPED TO JOINTLY STUDY AND ESTABLISH A QUALITY ASSURANCE
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0016|     AND EVALUATION PROGRAM FOR ALL ADULT SERVICES.
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0017|     
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0018|       WHEREAS, the department of health, the human services
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0019|     department, the state agency on aging, the governor's committee
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0020|     on concerns of the handicapped and the children, youth and
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0021|     families department have major responsibilities for the care of
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0022|     thousands of elderly, fragile, disabled and dependent adults;
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0023|     and
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0024|       WHEREAS, many if not most of these individuals, for reasons
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0025|     of age or disability, are not able to make the best judgments to
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0001|     further their good health and welfare; and
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0002|       WHEREAS, members of this client population often have
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0003|     difficulty knowing of or accessing even the most basic of needed
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0004|     services or in locating alternatives to their present condition
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0005|     and circumstances; and
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0006|       WHEREAS, a comprehensive system of care includes
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0007|     availability of all necessary information as and where needed,
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0008|     as well as effective evaluation of the application of those
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0009|     needed services; and
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0010|       WHEREAS, there are many active advocacy groups wishing to
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0011|     contribute expertise to a study of these issues; and
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0012|       WHEREAS, these five state agencies have excellent staff and
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0013|     the necessary experience for such a task;
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0014|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0015|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of health, the children,
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0016|     youth and families department, the human services department,
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0017|     the state agency on aging and the governor's committee on
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0018|     concerns of the handicapped cooperate in a study for the
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0019|     establishment of a quality assurance and evaluation program of
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0020|     all adult services provided by or through each of these
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0021|     departments; and
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0022|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all health and social service
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0023|     providers and organizations be invited to participate as equal
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0024|     decision-makers in the study and in the establishment of the
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0025|     resultant programs; and
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0001|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent
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0002|     to the directors of the state agency on aging and the
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0003|     governor'scommittee on concerns of the handicapped as well as to
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0004|     the secretaries of health, children, youth and families and
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0005|     human services.
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0006|                                    
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0007|   
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0008|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0009|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0011|   
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0012|                                             February 10, 1996
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0013|   
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0014|   Mr. President:
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0015|   
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0016|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0017|   
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0018|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 23
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0019|   
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0020|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0022|   PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
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0023|   
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0024|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0025|   
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0003|                              __________________________________
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0004|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0005|   
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0007|   
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0008|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0009|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0012|   
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0013|                     Date ________________________
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0014|   
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0015|   
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0016|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0017|   Yes:  7
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0018|   No:        0
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0019|   Excused:   EJennings, Wray
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0020|   Absent:    0
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|   SJ023RU1
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0024|       
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0001|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0002|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0003|   
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0004|   
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0005|                                             February 13, 1996
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0006|   
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0007|   Mr. President:
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0008|   
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0009|     Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0010|   referred
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0011|   
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0012|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 23
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0013|   
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0014|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0015|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0016|   
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0017|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0018|   
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0020|   
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0021|                              __________________________________
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0022|                              Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0023|   
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0001|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0002|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0004|   
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0006|                     Date ________________________
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0007|   
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0008|   
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0009|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0010|   Yes:  5
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0011|   No:        0
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0012|   Excused:   E. Jennings, Rhodes, Wiener
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0013|   Absent:    None
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0014|   
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0016|   SJ023PA1
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