0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| MANNY M. ARAGON | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| REQUESTING THAT THE PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE | 0013| ELDERLY OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PRIORITY | 0014| PACKAGE FOR STATE MEDIGRANT FUNDING AND THE STATE'S LONG-TERM | 0015| CARE POLICY, THAT THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT BE ASKED TO | 0016| DEVELOP A CAPITATION RATE FOR MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE | 0017| PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY OR SIMILAR CARE | 0018| PROVIDERS AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BE ASKED TO DEVELOP | 0019| LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THOSE PROVIDERS. | 0020| | 0021| WHEREAS, the 1994 legislature appropriated funding to the | 0022| state agency on aging to conduct a feasibility study to | 0023| determine whether the program of all-inclusive care for the | 0024| elderly could be implemented to provide comprehensive acute and | 0025| long-term care services to New Mexico's frail elders; and | 0001| WHEREAS, the feasibility study determined the viability of | 0002| the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly; and | 0003| WHEREAS, the New Mexico frail elder consortium, including | 0004| representatives from state government, the aging network, | 0005| advocacy organizations, private health care providers, consumers | 0006| and family members, was established to support the development | 0007| of the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly and to | 0008| develop a community-based service system for older adults; and | 0009| WHEREAS, the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly | 0010| provides a service system that enables frail elders to remain in | 0011| their own homes and communities, preventing costly and unwanted | 0012| institutionalization; and | 0013| WHEREAS, the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly | 0014| has yielded a five percent to fifteen percent savings in | 0015| medicaid expenditures in states where the program is currently | 0016| operating and is projected to yield a savings of at least ten | 0017| percent for New Mexico's medicaid program; and | 0018| WHEREAS, the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly | 0019| initiative combines public and private resources and expertise, | 0020| including the expertise of consumers, to more fully address the | 0021| long-term care needs of New Mexico's communities; | 0022| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0023| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the program for all-inclusive care for | 0024| the elderly or similar programs be incorporated into the | 0025| priority package for state medigrant funding and the state's | 0001| long-term care policy; and | 0002| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the human services department | 0003| be asked to develop a capitation rate for medicaid reimbursement | 0004| for the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly and | 0005| similar care providers; and | 0006| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of health be | 0007| asked to develop licensing and certification standards for the | 0008| program for all-inclusive care for the elderly and similar care | 0009| providers; and | 0010| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state of New Mexico | 0011| implement at least one program for all-inclusive care for the | 0012| elderly or similar programs in fiscal year 1996; and | 0013| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0014| transmitted to the secretaries of human services and health. | 0015|  | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| February 8, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| Mr. President: | 0024| | 0025| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0001| | 0002| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0003| | 0004| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0005| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| __________________________________ | 0012| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Date ________________________ | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| The roll call vote was 4 For 1 Against | 0025| Yes: 4 | 0001| No: Donisthorpe | 0002| Excused: EJennings, Altamirano, Aragon, Romero | 0003| Absent: 0 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| SJ053RU1 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0010| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| February 8, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| Mr. President: | 0016| | 0017| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| __________________________________ | 0004| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Date ________________________ | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 4 For 1 Against | 0017| Yes: 4 | 0018| No: Donisthorpe | 0019| Excused: EJennings, Altamirano, Aragon, Romero | 0020| Absent: 0 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| SJ053RU1 | 0024| State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0003| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| February 14, 1996 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Mr. Speaker: | 0010| | 0011| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0012| whom has been referred | 0013| | 0014| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 53 | 0015| | 0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0017| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Max Coll, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted Not Adopted | 0003| | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 17 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 17 | 0010| Excused: Casey | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| SJ053AF1 |