0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                         TIMOTHY Z. JENNINGS
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0008|                FOR THE HEALTH CARE REFORM COMMITTEE 
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT FURTHER REVIEW
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0012|     ON AND DEVELOP STANDARDS FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC AVAILABILITY AND
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0013|     SERVICE AREA CAPACITY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, access to behavioral health services is a
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0016|     priority of New Mexico; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, under a medicaid managed care plan, reasonable
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0018|     geographic access to behavioral health services should be
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0019|     assured; and
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0020|          WHEREAS, few national or industry standards are available
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0021|     regarding adequate geographic availability of providers of
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0022|     behavioral health services or capacity of service areas to meet
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0023|     behavioral health needs; and
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0024|          WHEREAS, quality standards for behavioral health services
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0025|     that do exist vary widely, with no apparent rationale for
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0001|     variations such as differing levels of need or unique
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0002|     behavioral health risk factors; and
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0003|          WHEREAS, there is disagreement on the equivalency of
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0004|     training of different types of health professionals and their
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0005|     abilities to provide behavioral health services;
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0006|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0007|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the department of health cooperate
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0008|     with the medicaid division of the human services department,
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0009|     the department of insurance, behavioral health professionals,
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0010|     advocates and consumers to review standards for geographic
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0011|     access and availability, service area capacity and training of
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0012|     health professionals who provide behavioral health services;
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0013|     and
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0014|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the department of health
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0015|     prepare a report proposing or adopting standards for geographic
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0016|     access to behavioral health services; and
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0017|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this report be presented to
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0018|     the appropriate legislative interim committee by September 1,
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0019|     1997; and
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0020|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0021|     sent to the secretary of health, the secretary of human
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0022|     services and the superintendent of insurance.
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0023|                                - 2 -   
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0024|   
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0025|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0001|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0004|                                                   March 4, 1997
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0006|   Mr. President:
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0007|   
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0008|       Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0009|   
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0010|                      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6
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0011|   
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0012|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0014|   PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
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0015|   
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0016|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0017|   
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0020|                                
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0021|   __________________________________
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0022|                                Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0023|   
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0001|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0002|   Adopted_______________________
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0003|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0006|                     Date ________________________
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0008|   
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0009|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0010|           Yes:    6
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0011|           No:     0
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0012|                Excused:     Aragon, Gorham
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0013|           Absent: None
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0016|   SJOO6RU1
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0018|     
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0019|   
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0020|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0021|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0022|   
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0023|   
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0024|                                                  March 10, 1997
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0025|   
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0001|   Mr. President:
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0002|   
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0003|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0004|   referred
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0005|   
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0006|                      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 6
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0007|   
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0008|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0009|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0011|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0012|   
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0015|                                
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0016|   __________________________________
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0017|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0018|   
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0021|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0022|   Adopted_______________________
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0023|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0002|                     Date ________________________
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0004|   
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0005|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0006|           Yes:    5
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0007|           No:     0
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0008|                Excused:     Adair, Boitano, Vernon, Smith
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0009|           Absent: None
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0012|   SJ006PA1
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