0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 28 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND | 0003| SESSION, 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| BEN D. ALTAMIRANO | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| DIRECTING EXECUTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO | 0013| INCLUDE CONSUMERS AND PROVIDERS IN DECISION-MAKING ON BLOCK | 0014| GRANT DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGED CARE. | 0015| | 0016| WHEREAS, congressional cuts in health and social services | 0017| programs will affect all New Mexicans, especially the poor; and | 0018| WHEREAS, it is critical to hold community hearings | 0019| throughout the state to invite public comment prior to decisions | 0020| affecting the expenditure of millions of dollars; and | 0021| WHEREAS, the concepts of managed care are still new to both | 0022| consumers and providers as well as to state executive agencies | 0023| making decisions on how to implement, regulate and interact with | 0024| these new systems; and | 0025| WHEREAS, individual and organizational consumer | 0001| representatives should not be left trying to influence the | 0002| decisions from the outside but should be part of the process at | 0003| every level; and | 0004| WHEREAS, "government of the people" means just that; | 0005| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0006| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that each state department and agency that | 0007| deals with these matters and, directly or indirectly, provides | 0008| health, social and human services to consumers develop a | 0009| consistent set of procedures to include consumers, consumer and | 0010| advocacy organizations and service providers and their | 0011| organizations in the decision-making process both for | 0012| distribution of block grants and for regulating, establishing | 0013| and interacting with managed care systems; and | 0014| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0015| transmitted to the secretaries of health, human services and | 0016| children, youth and families; the director of the state agency | 0017| on aging; the commission for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons; | 0018| the commission for the blind; the New Mexico health policy | 0019| commission; the governor's committee on concerns of the | 0020| handicapped; and the governor; and | 0021| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of the governor be | 0022| requested to move expeditiously to assure that the provisions of | 0023| this memorial are implemented to permit statewide community | 0024| meetings and the participation of the various citizens and | 0025| organizations enumerated and report to both the interim | 0001| legislative health and human services committee and the health | 0002| care task force at their respective October 1996 meetings. | 0003|  | 0004| | 0005| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0006| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| February 6, 1996 | 0010| | 0011| Mr. President: | 0012| | 0013| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0014| | 0015| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 28 | 0016| | 0017| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0018| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0019| | 0020| Respectfully submitted, | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| __________________________________ | 0025| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Date ________________________ | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 7 | 0014| No: 0 | 0015| Excused: EJennings, Aragon | 0016| Absent: 0 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| SJ028RU1 | 0020| State of New Mexico | 0021| House of Representatives | 0022| | 0023| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0024| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| February 14, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Mr. Speaker: | 0006| | 0007| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0008| whom has been referred | 0009| | 0010| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 28, as amended | 0011| | 0012| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0013| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Gary K. King, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0005| Yes: 6 | 0006| Excused: Charley, Marquardt, Sandel, Vaughn, Vigil | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| SJ028CP1 |