HOUSE BILL 344

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

Joni Marie Gutierrez

AN ACT

AUTHORIZING PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT.

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

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Public Assistance Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY--PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.--Consistent with the federal act, the department shall provide a statewide program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, consisting of acute and long-term care services, to eligible individuals fifty-five years of age or older."

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