0001|                       HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 31
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          TERRY T. MARQUARDT
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0008|             FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE REFORM COMMITTEE
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH POLICY COMMISSION TO
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0012|     ESTABLISH THE GEOGRAPHIC ACCESS DATA SYSTEM.
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0013|     
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0014|          WHEREAS, it is the health policy of the state to ensure
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0015|     the appropriate availability of health services throughout New
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0016|     Mexico; and
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0017|          WHEREAS, the state expends over forty-five million
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0018|     dollars ($45,000,000) in state revenues to educate, train,
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0019|     recruit and retain health professionals through programs
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0020|     administered by a variety of state entities; and
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0021|          WHEREAS, the New Mexico health policy commission is
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0022|     charged with the collection and analysis of data needed to
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0023|     implement and monitor progress toward the state health policy,
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0024|     including the supply and distribution of health professionals
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0025|     and service; and
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0001|          WHEREAS, multiple health studies and task forces in the
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0002|     past have noted the inadequacy of data necessary to adequately
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0003|     assess health service access and capacity and the impact of
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0004|     initiative to improve geographic access; and
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0005|          WHEREAS, numerous entities are in need of enhanced
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0006|     information on geographic access and health services capacity
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0007|     to effectively administer, conduct planning and policymaking
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0008|     and to allocate limited resources; and
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0009|          WHEREAS, the regulation and licensing department and
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0010|     other state agencies routinely interact with health
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0011|     professionals and facilities in the state, collecting data as
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0012|     part of their normal course of operations;
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0013|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0014|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico health policy
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0015|     commission implement a centralized geographic access data
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0016|     system to provide a single point of access to data and
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0017|     information to assist the legislature, state agencies and
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0018|     other entities in administering programs, planning,
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0019|     formulating policy and allocating resources to improve
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0020|     geographic access to health services; and
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0021|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all New Mexico state
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0022|     departments and agencies possessing data pertinent to the
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0023|     geographic supply and distribution of health professionals and
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0024|     health services, including health professional education and
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0025|     training programs; initiatives funded or administered by the
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0001|     state to improve the supply and distribution of health
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0002|     professionals and services; and state entities licensing,
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0003|     certifying or registering health professionals and facilities,
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0004|     cooperate with and assist the New Mexico health policy
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0005|     commission in the implementation of a centralized geographic
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0006|     access data system, including contributing data currently
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0007|     maintained and serving as a vehicle for the collection of
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0008|     supplemental survey data and information; and
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0009|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the New Mexico health policy
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0010|     commission report to the appropriate legislative committee by
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0011|     October 1, 1998 on the status of the implementation of the
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0012|     geographic access data system and the adequacy of data
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0013|     availability; and
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0014|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
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0015|     sent to the chairman of the New Mexico health policy
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0016|     commission for distribution to all appropriate departments,
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0017|     agencies and other persons.
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