Consistent with the federal Social Security Act and subject to the appropriation and availability of federal and state funds, each administering department or agency shall by rule provide a program permitting a consumer or surrogate to direct personal assistance services through the hiring, supervision and training of an attendant or attendants paid through a fiscal intermediary under contract with the department.
§ 27-13-4 NMSA 1978
Consumer direction programs authorized
Known as the Consumer Direction Act
The act spans §§ 27–27 (7 sections).
Laws 2003, ch. 210, § 4.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.