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| SPONSOR: | Taylor, J.P. | DATE TYPED: | 01/28/99 | HB | 196 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Farm Workers Health Care | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Burkhart | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 150.0 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SUMMARY
House Bill 196 appropriates 150.0 to the Department of Health from the general fund for expenditure by the border health office for the purpose of providing outreach resource services to assist farm workers to obtain appropriate health care and human service assistance.
Significant Issues
House Bill 196 will provide assistance to farm workers so they may obtain appropriate health care and assistance. If enacted, the bill will have the added effect of enrolling persons on medicaid. This is especially important for children and the fact New Mexico has such large numbers of children who are eligible for health insurance but are not enrolled.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The Department of Health has the necessary expertise to provide fiscal oversight and control of these monies.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Administration of these monies is within the budgeted capacity of this department.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1. How was the 150.0 amount determined?
2. Will the border health office enroll persons for insurance and medicaid directly or will they refer individuals to the local income support office?
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