Referral process
Known as the Voluntary Placement and Family Services Act
The act spans §§ 32A-3A-1 to 32A-3A-9 (25 sections).
1978 Comp., § 32A-3A-4, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 66; 1995, ch. 206, § 18; 2005, ch. 189, § 28.
A. The department shall, subject to the availability of resources, design and implement a referral process to assist a child or family in accessing appropriate services.
B. When the child involved in the referral process is an Indian child, the assessment and referral process shall include contact with the Indian child's tribe for the purpose of consulting and exchanging information.
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.