0001| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 81 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOHN A. HEATON | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT MEMORIAL | 0011| REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORK GROUP TO | 0012| DEVELOP PROTOCOLS FOR REPORTING INCIDENTS AND ALLEGATIONS OF | 0013| RESIDENT ABUSE IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. | 0014| | 0015| WHEREAS, long-term care facilities and employees of long- | 0016| term care facilities are required to report incidents of abuse, | 0017| neglect and exploitation of residents; and | 0018| WHEREAS, reports must be made to local law enforcement | 0019| offices and three different agencies of state government, | 0020| including the health facility licensing and certification | 0021| bureau of the public health division of the department of | 0022| health, the protective services division of the children, youth | 0023| and families department and the state agency on aging; and | 0024| WHEREAS, the reporting obligations in some cases differ | 0025| from agency to agency, and differ even within the same agency | 0001| in different counties, and in other cases are duplicative; and | 0002| WHEREAS, these multiple requirements lead to confusion on | 0003| the part of the long-term care facility staff and can result in | 0004| inconsistencies in reporting allegations and incidents; and | 0005| WHEREAS, the protection of residents of long-term care | 0006| facilities must be assured and a unified approach to reporting | 0007| requirements would ensure more appropriate responses to reports | 0008| of allegations and incidents of abuse; | 0009| NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE | 0010| STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the chief of the health facility | 0011| licensing and certification bureau of the public health | 0012| division of the department of health be requested to convene a | 0013| work group that includes representation from the protective | 0014| services division of the children, youth and families | 0015| department, the state agency on aging and the New Mexico health | 0016| care association to develop reporting protocols for incidents | 0017| and allegations of resident abuse in long-term care facilities, | 0018| which will: | 0019| A. ensure that residents of long-term care | 0020| facilities are protected by appropriate reporting of | 0021| allegations and incidents of abuse, neglect or exploitation; | 0022| B. reduce unnecessary or duplicative reporting | 0023| requirements; and | 0024| C. achieve consistent statewide application of | 0025| reporting protocols and requirements; and | 0001| BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be | 0002| sent to the secretary of health, the chief of the health | 0003| facility licensing and certification bureau of the public | 0004| health division of the department of health, the secretary of | 0005| children, youth and families, the director of the protective | 0006| services division of the children, youth and families | 0007| department, the director of the state agency on aging and the | 0008| executive director of the New Mexico health care association. | 0009|  State of New Mexico | 0010| House of Representatives | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| March 13, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Mr. Speaker: | 0020| | 0021| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0022| whom has been referred | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 81 | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0002| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0003| | 0004| Respectfully submitted, | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Gary King, Chairman | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Adopted Not Adopted | 0014| | 0015| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0016| | 0017| Date | 0018| | 0019| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0020| Yes: 7 | 0021| Excused: Rios, Sandel, Vigil | 0022| Absent: None | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\HJ081 | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| March 18, 1997 | 0007| | 0008| Mr. President: | 0009| | 0010| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0011| referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 81 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0017| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0018| | 0019| Respectfully submitted, | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| __________________________________ | 0025| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0005| Adopted_______________________ | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Date ________________________ | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 6 | 0014| No: 0 | 0015| Excused: Boitano, Feldman, Vernon | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| HJ081PA1 |