0001| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND | 0003| SESSION, 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| CARLOS R. CISNEROS | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0012| URGING THE STUDY OF EXPANDED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO MEET | 0013| GROWING RURAL HEALTH NEEDS. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, the past twenty years have seen tremendous growth | 0016| in New Mexico's emergency medical services system; and | 0017| WHEREAS, more lives are being saved in emergency situations | 0018| today than ever before in New Mexico; and | 0019| WHEREAS, these impressive results are due in large part to | 0020| the effective training and dedication of citizens and community | 0021| volunteers who give thousands of hours in training and services | 0022| annually; and | 0023| WHEREAS, presently there are New Mexico communities in | 0024| which the nearest emergency medical service is the only source | 0025| of health care in proximity; and | 0001| WHEREAS, recognizing this situation, federally funded | 0002| national pilot projects in Red River and the Moreno Valley, | 0003| designed to increase the capabilities of emergency medical | 0004| service providers, are producing excellent results; and | 0005| WHEREAS, these expanded emergency medical service pilot | 0006| programs offer the potential for an otherwise unavailable cadre | 0007| of community medical providers; | 0008| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0009| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of health study the | 0010| feasibility of expanded emergency medical services in rural | 0011| medically underserved communities throughout the state as one | 0012| major asset to be included in any managed care plans for the | 0013| area; and | 0014| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of health | 0015| utilize the expertise of the emergency medical services bureau | 0016| and the emergency medical services medical direction committee, | 0017| as well as representatives of any statewide ambulance | 0018| organizations, a private, nonprofit ambulance service, a | 0019| proprietary ambulance service, both a large urban hospital and a | 0020| small community hospital or medical clinic, representatives of | 0021| the managed health care industry and a representative of the | 0022| department of emergency medicine of the university of New Mexico | 0023| school of medicine; and | 0024| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that both the insurance division and | 0025| the motor transportation division of the state corporation | 0001| commission also participate in the study; and | 0002| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of health report | 0003| its findings to the interim legislative health and human | 0004| services committee at its October 1996 meeting; and | 0005| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be sent | 0006| to the department of health for its distribution to all | 0007| appropriate parties. | 0008| - 3 - | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0011| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| February 3, 1996 | 0015| | 0016| Mr. President: | 0017| | 0018| Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0024| PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| __________________________________ | 0006| Gloria Howes, Chairman | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Date ________________________ | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 6 | 0019| No: 0 | 0020| Excused: E. Jennings, Wray, Donisthorpe | 0021| Absent: | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| SJ031RU1 | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0004| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| February 7, 1996 | 0008| | 0009| Mr. President: | 0010| | 0011| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0012| referred | 0013| | 0014| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 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| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Date ________________________ | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| The roll call vote was 4 For 1 Against | 0012| Yes: 4 | 0013| No: Wiener | 0014| Excused: Robinson, E. Jennings, Naranjo | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| SJ031PA1 | 0019| State of New Mexico | 0020| House of Representatives | 0021| | 0022| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0023| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| February 13, 1996 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Mr. Speaker: | 0005| | 0006| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0007| whom has been referred | 0008| | 0009| SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 31 | 0010| | 0011| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0012| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Adopted Not Adopted | 0023| | 0024| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0025| | 0001| Date | 0002| | 0003| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0004| Yes: 6 | 0005| Excused: Gentry, Hobbs, Macko, Pederson, Taylor, J.G. | 0006| Absent: None | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| SJ031GU1 |