0001| HOUSE BILL 1060 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| RICK MIERA | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT; PROVIDING FOR REGULATION | 0012| OF ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF METHADONE CLINICS. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. METHADONE CLINICS--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | 0016| REGULATION.--The department of health shall regulate the | 0017| establishment and continuance of methadone clinics in New | 0018| Mexico in accordance with its powers and duties as the state's | 0019| public health agency pursuant to the Public Health Act and the | 0020| state's drug abuse agency pursuant to the Drug Abuse Act. In | 0021| regulating methadone clinics, the department shall perform an | 0022| assessment of the need for the clinic and shall consider the | 0023| appropriateness of the clinic location and the nearness of | 0024| other clinics. The department may consider such other factors | 0025| it deems necessary to ensure the provision of drug abuse | 0001| treatment services and the protection of the health and safety | 0002| of New Mexico citizens. For the purposes of this section, | 0003| "methadone clinic" means a public or private facility for the | 0004| detoxification treatment or maintenance treatment of narcotic | 0005| addicts. | 0006|  State of New Mexico | 0007| House of Representatives | 0008| | 0009| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0010| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| March 1, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Mr. Speaker: | 0017| | 0018| Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0019| whom has been referred | 0020| | 0021| HOUSE BILL 1060 | 0022| | 0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0024| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0025| | 0001| 1. On page 1, line 16, after "The" insert "federal | 0002| government requires the state to approve the establishment of all | 0003| new methadone clinics. In an effort to maintain compliance with | 0004| the federal requirement, the". | 0005| | 0006| 2. On page 1, line 22, after "and" strike the remainder of | 0007| the line, strike line 23 up to the period and insert in lieu | 0008| thereof "develop clinical and administrative standards as | 0009| required by federal law"., | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0013| COMMITTEE. | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| Gary King, Chairman | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Adopted Not Adopted | 0025| | 0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0002| | 0003| Date | 0004| | 0005| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0006| Yes: 6 | 0007| Excused: Heaton, Rios, Vaughn, Vigil | 0008| Absent: None | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| 117952.1 | 0012| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1060 State of New Mexico | 0013| House of Representatives | 0014| | 0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| March 8, 1997 | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Mr. Speaker: | 0023| | 0024| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0025| whom has been referred | 0001| | 0002| HOUSE BILL 1060, as amended | 0003| | 0004| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0005| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0006| | 0007| Respectfully submitted, | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| Max Coll, Chairman | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Adopted Not Adopted | 0017| | 0018| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0019| | 0020| Date | 0021| | 0022| The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against | 0023| Yes: 13 | 0024| Excused: Buffett, Coll, Marquardt, Watchman | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H1060 |