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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gonzales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2-2-06
HJM 47
SHORT TITLE
Workers' Compensation Task Force
SB
ANALYST Lucero
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA)
Department of Health (DOH)
Development Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC)
Aging and Long Term Care Department (ALTSD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 47 identifies that New Mexico contracts with many private, not-for-profit
agencies to deliver health and human services which have limited funding available for pro-
grammatic and personnel costs. HJM47 also recognizes that workers’ compensation premiums
have increased dramatically which has further limited the available funding.
HJM47 proposes that health and human service agencies may be assigned to the workers’ com-
pensation high-risk pool due to erroneously classified non-classified employees and subcontrac-
tors which has resulted in increased premiums.
House Joint Memorial 47 requests that the workers’ compensation administration be requested to
convene a task force to study workers’ compensation practices and fee structures.
The task force should include:
1.
Representatives of the insurance division of the Public Regulation Commission
2.
The Department of Health
3.
The Children, Youth and Families Department
4.
The Human Services Department,
5.
Not-for-profit community based providers of developmental disability services
6.
Providers of disabled and elderly services
7.
Providers of mental health services and
8.
Other health and human service programs