0001|                            HOUSE BILL 153
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            JOHN A. HEATON
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO HEALTH CARE; IMPROVING ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTAL
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0012|     HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.
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0014|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015|          Section 1.  DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD HEALTH
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0016|     ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO TITLE 21 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT--
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0017|     LOCATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY WORKERS.--Determinations of
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0018|     eligibility for child health assistance pursuant to an
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0019|     approved state plan under Title 21 of the Social Security Act
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0020|     shall be made by state eligibility workers.  To increase
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0021|     accessibility for eligibility determinations, the workers
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0022|     shall be located in:
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0023|               A.  local and district offices of the human
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0024|     services department;
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0025|               B.  local and district offices of the department of
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0001|     health;
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0002|               C.  local and district offices of the children,
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0003|     youth and families department;
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0004|               D.  hospitals, clinics and health centers providing
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0005|     health services to children; and
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0006|               E.  locations that are accessible to potential
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0007|     beneficiaries of child health assistance and appropriate for
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0008|     placement of eligibility workers.
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