45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2002

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE IN-HOME CARE OF ELDERLY PERSONS TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR NURSING HOME OR OTHER INSTITUTIONAL CARE.

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

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.--

A. Thirteen million one hundred thousand dollars ($13,100,000) is appropriated from the general fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2003 for the purpose of supplementing current budgets to provide various in-home services to elderly persons statewide to minimize or eliminate the need for nursing home or other institutional care in the following amounts to the following agencies:

(1) four million two hundred thousand dollars ($4,200,000) to the state agency on aging for adult daycare, Alzheimer's respite, general respite, case management, chores, home-delivered meals, home health, homemaker, housekeeping and home visiting programs;

(2) four million four hundred thousand dollars ($4,400,000) to the human services department for enhancement of the personal care option, medicaid buy-in services for the working disabled and disabled and elderly medicaid waiver programs;

(3) three million eight hundred thousand dollars ($3,800,000) to the children, youth and families department for attendant care, adult daycare, home care and adult protective services; and

(4) seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) to the children, youth and families department for various in-home services for elderly persons living on the Navajo Nation.

B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the general fund.