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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/31/07

HB 642

SHORT TITLE Senior Citizen Services in Eddy County

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$315.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HB 131

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Aging and Long Term Care Department (ALTCD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 642 appropriates $315.0 to the Local Government Division of DFA for adult day care

and home delivered meal services for senior citizens in Eddy County.

The contractor for senior services in Eddy County is Southeast New Mexico Community Action

Corporation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $315.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the

General Fund.

House Bill 642 – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to the Aging and Long Term Care Department, Southeast New Mexico Community

Action Corporation is constructing a facility in Artesia adjacent to the meal site for the provision

of Adult Day Care Services. The facility is in the final stages of building and licensing

inspections and anticipates becoming operational by April 2007. The facility will provide

services to approximately 42 older individuals.

Current available funding for operation and staffing of the Artesia Adult Day Care program is

limited and non-recurring. The majority of the requested funds would be directed towards full

staffing and operations of the Day Care program in FY 08.

In Capital Outlay – House Bill 622 -- 2006 Legislative Session, Southeast NM Community

Action Corporation has been awarded funding to construct an Adult Day Care and Respite

Facility in Carlsbad, Eddy County. This is a separate from the request for operational funding

for the Artesia site.

Adult Day Care is a cost effective way to support caregivers in their care of their loved ones.

Caregivers can take a loved one to a day setting outside of the home where they will be cared for

and can participate in a wide range of activities. Adult Day Care programs provide respite or

relief from care giving duties and help to prevent burnout and promote good mental and physical

health of the caregiver.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Southeast New Mexico Community Action Corporation has partial funding requested in House

Bill 131 Senior Citizens Programs for maintenance and expanding of home-delivered meal

services. The partial funding is based on the review and recommendation from Area Agencies

on Aging to the Aging and Long-Term Services Department based on need and performance.

The request for the Adult Day Care services operational funding was not included in House Bill

131.

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