0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 28
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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| BEN D. ALTAMIRANO
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0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
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0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012| DIRECTING EXECUTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO
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0013| INCLUDE CONSUMERS AND PROVIDERS IN DECISION-MAKING ON BLOCK
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0014| GRANT DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGED CARE.
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0016| WHEREAS, congressional cuts in health and social services
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0017| programs will affect all New Mexicans, especially the poor; and
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0018| WHEREAS, it is critical to hold community hearings
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0019| throughout the state to invite public comment prior to decisions
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0020| affecting the expenditure of millions of dollars; and
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0021| WHEREAS, the concepts of managed care are still new to both
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0022| consumers and providers as well as to state executive agencies
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0023| making decisions on how to implement, regulate and interact with
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0024| these new systems; and
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0025| WHEREAS, individual and organizational consumer
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0001| representatives should not be left trying to influence the
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0002| decisions from the outside but should be part of the process at
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0003| every level; and
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0004| WHEREAS, "government of the people" means just that;
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0005| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0006| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that each state department and agency that
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0007| deals with these matters and, directly or indirectly, provides
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0008| health, social and human services to consumers develop a
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0009| consistent set of procedures to include consumers, consumer and
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0010| advocacy organizations and service providers and their
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0011| organizations in the decision-making process both for
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0012| distribution of block grants and for regulating, establishing
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0013| and interacting with managed care systems; and
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0014| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0015| transmitted to the secretaries of health, human services and
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0016| children, youth and families; the director of the state agency
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0017| on aging; the commission for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons;
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0018| the commission for the blind; the New Mexico health policy
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0019| commission; the governor's committee on concerns of the
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0020| handicapped; and the governor; and
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0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of the governor be
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0022| requested to move expeditiously to assure that the provisions of
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0023| this memorial are implemented to permit statewide community
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0024| meetings and the participation of the various citizens and
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0025| organizations enumerated and report to both the interim
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0001| legislative health and human services committee and the health
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0002| care task force at their respective October 1996 meetings.
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0005| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0006| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0009| February 6, 1996
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0011| Mr. President:
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0013| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0015| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 28
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0017| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0018| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0020| Respectfully submitted,
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0024| __________________________________
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0025| Gloria Howes, Chairman
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0004| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0009| Date ________________________
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0012| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against
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0013| Yes: 7
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0014| No: 0
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0015| Excused: EJennings, Aragon
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0016| Absent: 0
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0019| SJ028RU1
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0020| State of New Mexico
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0021| House of Representatives
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0022|
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0023| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0024| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0002| February 14, 1996
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0005| Mr. Speaker:
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0007| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0008| whom has been referred
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0010| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 28, as amended
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0012| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0015| Respectfully submitted,
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0020| Gary K. King, Chairman
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0023| Adopted Not Adopted
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0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0002| Date
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0004| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against
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0005| Yes: 6
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0006| Excused: Charley, Marquardt, Sandel, Vaughn, Vigil
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0007| Absent: None
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0011| SJ028CP1
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