0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 71
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                         ROMAN M. MAES
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     REQUESTING THAT THE PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE
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0013|     ELDERLY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE PRIORITY PACKAGE FOR STATE
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0014|     MEDIGRANT FUNDING AND THE STATE'S LONG-TERM CARE POLICY.
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0015|     
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0016|       WHEREAS, the 1994 legislature appropriated funding to the
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0017|     state agency on aging to conduct a feasibility study to
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0018|     determine whether the program of all-inclusive care for the
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0019|     elderly (PACE) could be implemented to provide comprehensive
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0020|     acute and long-term care services to New Mexico's frail elders;
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0021|     and
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0022|       WHEREAS, the feasibility study determined the viability of
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0023|     PACE; and
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0024|       WHEREAS, the New Mexico frail elder consortium, including
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0025|     representatives from state government, the aging network,
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0001|     advocacy organizations, private health care providers, consumers
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0002|     and family members, was established to support the development
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0003|     of PACE and to develop a community-based service system for
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0004|     older adults; and
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0005|       WHEREAS, PACE provides a service system that enables frail
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0006|     elders to remain in their own homes and communities, preventing
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0007|     costly and unwanted institutionalization; and
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0008|       WHEREAS, PACE has yielded a five percent to fifteen percent
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0009|     savings in medicaid expenditures in states where the program is
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0010|     currently operating and is projected to yield a savings of at
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0011|     least ten percent for New Mexico's medicaid program; and
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0012|       WHEREAS, the PACE initiative combines public and private
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0013|     resources and expertise, including the expertise of consumers,
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0014|     to more fully address the long-term care needs of New Mexico's
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0015|     communities;
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0016|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0017|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that PACE be incorporated into the priority
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0018|     package for state medigrant funding and the state's long-term
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0019|     care policy; and
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0020|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of human
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0021|     services develop a capitation rate for medicaid reimbursement
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0022|     for PACE providers; and
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0023|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of health
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0024|     develop licensing and certification standards for PACE
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0025|     providers; and
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0001|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state of New Mexico
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0002|     implement at least one PACE program in fiscal year 1996; and
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0003|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent
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0004|     to the state agency on aging and the secretary of health.
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0007|                    FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0008|                      SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0011|                                             February 10, 1996
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0013|   Mr. President:
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0014|   
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0015|     Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 71
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0018|   
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0019|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0022|                              Respectfully submitted,
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0002|                              Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0006|   Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0007|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0011|                     Date ________________________
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0014|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0015|   Yes:  7
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0016|   No:        0
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0017|   Excused:   EJennings, Wray
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0018|   Absent:    0
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0021|   SJ071RU1
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