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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

01/29/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Nursing Home Care for the Elderly Film

SB 374

ANALYST Geisler

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$100.0 Non-Recurring

General

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Health (DOH)

Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 374 would appropriate $100,000 from the general fund to the Department of Health

(DOH) during FY09 to fund an educational film about nursing home care for free distribution to

families to help families make informed decisions regarding nursing home services. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2009 shall revert to the

general fund.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

DOH notes that project envisioned by SB 374 is not part of the Governor’s executive budget

request. Most likely the department would need to establish a Request for Proposals (RFP)

process, in order to contract for the film.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

ALTSD notes that citizens of New Mexico would benefit from a film to help families in making

nursing home care decisions. At times, care decisions must be made with little or no warning. An

educational film with helpful hints would be of great value. ALTSD notes that their Long-Term

Senate Bill 374 – Page

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Services Department's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Pro-gram is the most appropriate program

to lead this effort. This program is the primary advocate for nursing home resident rights.

AMENDMENT

ALTSD notes that they and DOH have come to a verbal agreement that this effort would be

better led by ALTSD staff with advisory input from DOH staff. As such, it is jointly

recommended by both DOH and ALTSD that this legislation be amended on line 17 so that the

appropriation be made to the Aging and Long-Term Services Department rather than the

Department of Health.

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