New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative

~~“This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with behavioral health. It provides information about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with behavioral health issues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need – it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services. This Web site can greatly assist in our efforts to protect our greatest human asset – our beautiful minds’

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New Mexico House Joint Memorial 72: Disability Employment

“A joint memorial requesting that the Executive Task Force on Disability Employment develop policies, procedures and guidelines to increase the employment of persons with disabilities in state government.”

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New Mexico House Joint Memorial 72: Text (PDF)

New Mexico Interagency Behavioral Health Service Requirements and Utilization Guidelines for Supported Employment

~~This document defines supported employment and provides program, provider, staffing, documentation, and other requirements of providers of supported employment services.
“Supported Employment provides on the job supports in an integrated work setting with ongoing support services for individuals in need of intensive supported employment services in order to perform work. Activities are typically performed by a job developer, job coach and/or job specialist (case manager) to achieve a successful employment outcome.”

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New Mexico Interagency Behavioral Health Service Requirements and Utilization Guidelines for Supported Employment

New Mexico Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

The Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Research Assistance to States (MIG-RATS) Center launched a website to provide resources and support to states implementing MIGs. The website is designed to help staff find research reports and resources, learn about MIG-RATS activities and initiatives, and connect with MIG researchers. The website includes info on topics such as Medicaid Buy-In programs, outreach and marketing, and youth in transition and also provides links to tools and a calendar of events.

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New Mexico Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

New Mexico Workforce Investment Act Title I Wagner-Peyser Act (2012-2017)

Long-term strategies to improve outcomes of individuals with disabilities include the support of Disability Coordinators in Workforce Connection Centers. The purpose of the Disability Coordinator is to promote a collaborative and coordinated approach to employment services for persons with disabilities. Disability Coordinators are trained in best practices for serving persons with disabilities and are able to assist them with assistive technology. In addition, they are charged with increasing employer awareness and making a business case for hiring people with disabilities. The Disability Coordinators are merit based state staff and funded partially with Wagner Peyser 10% funds.

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New Mexico Workforce Investment Act Title I Wagner-Peyser Act (2012-2017)

New Mexico Money Follows the Person

“The goals of the New Mexico MFP are to increase the use of home and community-based services (HCBS) and reduce the use of institutionally-based services, [e]liminate barriers in State law, State Medicaid plans, and State budgets that restrict the use of Medicaid funds to let people get long-term care in settings of their choice, strengthen the ability of the Medicaid programs to provide HCBS to people who choose to transition out of institutions put procedures in place to provide quality assurance and improvement of HCBS”

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New Mexico Money Follows the Person

New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability 2014 Annual Report

Mission:

The New Mexico Governor’s Commission on disability is committed to improving the quality of life for all New Mexicans with disabilities by addressing social integration, economic self-sufficiency, political resolve, physical and program accessibility and full participation in the benefits of life and the rights of all individuals.

Objectives:

Increase awareness and knowledge of disability issues among policy-makers and the general public
Promote access to physical, sensory, programmatic, attitudinal and communication barriers
Increase opportunities for New Mexicans with disabilities to live successfully in the community, with services and supports as needed
Increasse collaboration and cooperation among disability related organizations in New Mexico

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New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability 2014 Annual Report

Mission:

The New Mexico Governor’s Commission on disability is committed to improving the quality of life for all New Mexicans with disabilities by addressing social integration, economic self-sufficiency, political resolve, physical and program accessibility and full participation in the benefits of life and the rights of all individuals.

Objectives:

Increase awareness and knowledge of disability issues among policy-makers and the general public
Promote access to physical, sensory, programmatic, attitudinal and communication barriers
Increase opportunities for New Mexicans with disabilities to live successfully in the community, with services and supports as needed
Increase collaboration and cooperation among disability related organizations in New Mexico

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New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability 2014 Annual Report

New Mexico Senate Memorial 25: Students with disabilities

A memorial requesting the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council and the University of New Mexico Center for Development and Disability to convene a task force to conduct a needs assessment and report on ways to improve the system of school-to-work transition for students with disabilities in New Mexico.

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New Mexico Senate Memorial 25: Text

New Mexico HB 61: ABLE

Relating to accounts for the support of persons with disabilities; creating the accounts for person with disabilities act; enacting enabling legislation required by the federal Achieving A Better Life Experience Act of 2014; requiring the office of the state treasurer to establish and maintain a qualified program for such accounts; declaring an emergency.

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New Mexico HB 61: Bill Text (PDF)

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