HOUSE BILL 170

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Danice Picraux

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--

          A. Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 as follows:

                (1) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to provide integrated primary care and family support services in southwestern New Mexico; and

                (2) one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to address regional health priorities as identified by county health councils and other agencies in Catron, Grant, Luna and Hidalgo counties employing a regional approach to addressing wellness for the purpose of developing model wellness programs across organizational and geographic boundaries and leveraging resources across diverse health organizations, including federally qualified health centers, to improve systems for substance abuse prevention, health care access, youth development, health information and telemedicine.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.

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