0001| SENATE BILL 416 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| BEN D. ALTAMIRANO | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO COUNTY FUNDS; PERMITTING CERTAIN FUNDS TO BE USED | 0012| FOR BURIAL OF INDIGENTS. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. Section 24-13-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1939, | 0016| Chapter 224, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: | 0017| "24-13-3. EXPENSES FOR BURIAL.--The expenses for the | 0018| burial or cremation of an indigent person may be paid by the | 0019| county out of the general fund or from the county indigent | 0020| hospital claims fund in an amount up to six hundred dollars | 0021| ($600) for the burial of any adult or minor." | 0022| Section 2. Section 27-5-7.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, | 0023| Chapter 321, Section 16) is amended to read: | 0024| "27-5-7.1. COUNTY INDIGENT HOSPITAL CLAIMS FUND-- | 0025| AUTHORIZED USES OF THE FUND.-- | 0001| A. The fund shall be used: | 0002| (1) to meet the county's contribution for | 0003| support of sole community provider payments as calculated by | 0004| the department for that county; and | 0005| (2) to pay all claims that have been approved | 0006| by the board that are not matched with federal funds under the | 0007| state medicaid program. | 0008| B. The fund may be used to meet the county's | 0009| obligation under Section 27-10-4 NMSA 1978. | 0010| C. The fund may be used to pay the burial costs of | 0011| indigent persons. | 0012| [C.] D. Until June 30, 1996, the cash reserves | 0013| from the fund may be used to meet the county's obligation under | 0014| Section 27-10-4 NMSA 1978." | 0015|  | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997 SB 416/a | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| February 21, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| Mr. President: | 0024| | 0025| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0001| referred | 0002| | 0003| SENATE BILL 416 | 0004| | 0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0007| | 0008| 1. On page 1, lines 20 and 21, strike "six hundred | 0009| dollars ($600)" and insert in lieu thereof "one thousand two | 0010| hundred dollars ($1,200)"., | 0011| | 0012| and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0013| | 0014| Respectfully submitted, | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| __________________________________ | 0019| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0020| | 0021| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0022| Adopted_______________________ | 0023| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0024| | 0025| Date ________________________ | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0004| Yes: 5 | 0005| No: 0 | 0006| Excused: Adair, Garcia, Vernon, Smith | 0007| Absent: None | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| S0416PA1 .117602.1 | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0013| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| February 27, 1997 | 0017| | 0018| Mr. President: | 0019| | 0020| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0021| | 0022| SENATE BILL 416, as amended | 0023| | 0024| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0025| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0001| | 0002| Respectfully submitted, | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| __________________________________ | 0008| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0013| Adopted_______________________ | 0014| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| Date ________________________ | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0022| Yes: 6 | 0023| No: None | 0024| Excused: Carraro, Eisenstadt, Ingle, Lyons, McKibben | 0025| Absent: None | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| S0416FC1 | 0004| State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| March 18, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0017| whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| SENATE BILL 416, as amended | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0023| | 0024| Respectfully submitted, | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Max Coll, Chairman | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Adopted Not Adopted | 0008| | 0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0010| | 0011| Date | 0012| | 0013| The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against | 0014| Yes: 13 | 0015| Excused: Abeyta, Picraux, Salazar, Taylor,J.P. | 0016| Absent: None | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\S0416 |