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NM Stat § 27-6A-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 6A - Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance|Section 27-6A-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act: A. "department" means the human services department; and B. "utility" means any individual, firm, partnership, company, district, including but not limited to solid waste district, water and sanitation district and special district, cooperative, association, public or private corporation, lessee, trustee or receiver appointed by any court, municipality and municipal utility as defined in the Municipal Code [3-3-1 NMSA 1978], incorporated county or county that may or does own, operate, lease or control any plant, property or facility for: (1) the supply, storage, distribution or furnishing of water to or for the public; (2) the supply and furnishing of sanitary sewer service to or for the public; or (3) the supply and furnishing of collection, transportation, treatment or disposal of solid waste to or for the public. "Utility" does not include a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the New Mexico public service commission [public regulation commission]. History: Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler. It was not enacted by the legislature and is not part of the law. The New Mexico public service commission was a predecessor of the public utility commission, which was succeeded by the public regulation commission. Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 80 provided that references to the public utility commission be construed as references to the public regulation commission.
NM Stat § 27-6A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 6A - Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance|Section 27-6A-4 - Low income assistance rates.

A utility may provide assistance in the form of reduced or subsidized rates to or on behalf of those individuals who meet the eligibility criteria of one or more need-based assistance programs administered by the department and who are not living in nursing homes or intermediate care facilities or not living in circumstances that do not require them to pay, directly or indirectly, for water, sewer or solid waste service. History: Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 4.
NM Stat § 27-6A-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 6A - Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance|Section 27-6A-5 - Department cooperation.

Subject to state and federal statutes and regulations governing the sharing of confidential information, the department shall cooperate with a participating utility in identifying those persons eligible for assistance pursuant to the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 5.
NM Stat § 27-7-1 to 27-7-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-1 to 27-7-13 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 20 repealed 27-7-1 through 27-7-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1982, ch. 36, §§ 1, 2, and 4 to 13, and as amended by Laws 1987, ch. 72, § 1, relating to adult protective services, effective June 16, 1989. For present comparable provisions, see 27-7-14 NMSA 1978 et seq.
NM Stat § 27-7-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-14 - Short title.

Sections 27-7-14 through 27-7-31 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Adult Protective Services Act". History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 1; 1990, ch. 79, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For criminal records screening for caregivers employed by care providers, see 29-17-2 to 29-17-5 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 41 Am. Jur. 2d Incompetent Persons § 31 et seq. 57 C.J.S. Mental Health §§ 45 et seq., 108 et seq.
NM Stat § 27-7-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-15 - Legislative findings; purpose.

A. The legislature recognizes that many adults in the state are unable to manage their own affairs or protect themselves from abuse, neglect or exploitation. The legislature further recognizes that the state should protect adults by providing for the detection, correction and elimination of abuse, neglect or exploitation through a program of short-term services for adults in need of protective services or protective placement. B. It is the purpose of the Adult Protective Services Act to establish a system of protective services and protective placement and to ensure the availability of those services or placement to all adults in need of them. It is also the purpose of the Adult Protective Services Act to authorize only the least possible restriction on the exercise of personal and civil rights and religious beliefs consistent with the adult's need for protective services or protective placement and to require that due process be followed in imposing those restrictions. C. Nothing in the Adult Protective Services Act shall be construed to mean an adult, including an incapacitated adult or a protected adult, is abused, neglected, or exploited if the adult relies upon or is being furnished with spiritual treatment through prayer alone in accordance with the express or implied intent of the adult; nor shall anything in that act be construed to authorize or require any medical care or treatment in contravention of the express or implied wish of that adult. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 2; 1997, ch. 132, § 1; 2007, ch. 91, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, inserted "and religious beliefs" in Subsection B and added Subsection C. The 2007 amendment, effective July 2, 2007, recognizes that the state should protect adults by providing for the detection, correction and elimination of abuse, neglect or exploitation and for protective placement.
NM Stat § 27-7-17 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-17 - Adult protective services system.

A. Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall develop a coordinated system of protective services or protective placement for incapacitated or protected adults who have been abused, neglected or exploited. In planning this system, the department shall obtain the advice of agencies, corporations, boards and associations involved in the provision of social, health, legal, nutritional and other services to adults, as well as of organizations of adults. B. The department shall ensure that the adult protective services system for incapacitated or protected adults who have been abused, neglected or exploited includes: (1) a process for the collection and analysis of data relating to adult protective services or protective placement and for the provision of an annual findings and recommendations report to the governor and the appropriate interim committee; (2) the establishment and use of multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment strategies, ensure maximum coordination with existing community resources and provide comprehensive assessment and case consultation on difficult or complex cases, provided that the adults' privacy and confidentiality rights in such cases are protected; (3) coordination among the various state or local agencies that serve incapacitated or protected adults; and (4) an emphasis on the need for prevention of abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults. C. Upon establishment of the adult protective services system, the department shall be responsible for continuing coordination and supervision of the system. In carrying out these duties, the department shall: (1) adopt rules necessary to implement and operate the system; (2) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the system; and (3) use to the extent available grants from federal, state and other public and private sources to support the system. D. The department shall administer a public information program regarding the problem of abuse, neglect and exploitation of adults; reporting and prevention of adult abuse, neglect or exploitation; and the availability of treatment and protective services or protective placement for those adults. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 4; 1997, ch. 132, § 3; 2007, ch. 91, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 2, 2007, added a new Subsection B that required the department to develop a system of protective placement for adults who have been abused, neglected or exploited and to ensure that the protective services system includes information gathering, use of multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment and coordination of resource and agencies, and prevention of abuse, neglect and exploitation of adults. The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, inserted "or protected" in the first sentence of Subsection A.
NM Stat § 27-7-18 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-18 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 5; 1997, ch. 132, § 4; repealed Laws 2005, ch. 321, § 14.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2005, ch. 321, § 14 repealed 27-7-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 5, relating to creation of adult protective services advisory board, effective June 17, 2005. For provisions of former section, see the 2004 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 27-7-20 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-20 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 7; 1990, ch. 79, § 3; 1997, ch. 132, § 6; 2007, ch. 91, § 14.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 91, § 14 repealed 27-7-20 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 7, relating to protective services agencies, effective July 2, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 27-7-21 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-21 - Nature of protective services; costs.

A. Protective services are short-term services furnished by the department or under arrangement through the department to an incapacitated or protected adult who has been abused, neglected or exploited and with the adult's consent or appropriate legal authority. B. The protective services furnished in a protective services system may include social, psychiatric, health, legal and other services provided on a short-term basis that, if appropriate, transition to other ongoing or long-term services outside the protective services system and that detect, correct or eliminate abuse, neglect or exploitation consistent with the Adult Protective Services Act. The adult protective services system established by the department may include outreach, public information and education, prevention programs, referral for health or legal services and other activities consistent with the Adult Protective Services Act. C. The costs of providing protective services shall be borne by the department or other appropriate agency, unless the adult agrees to pay for them or a court authorizes the provider or the department or other agency to receive reasonable reimbursement from the adult's assets after a finding that the adult is financially able to make payment. As appropriate and as permitted by law, the department may bill the adult or a third party to receive reasonable reimbursement for protective services rendered. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 8; 1990, ch. 79, § 4; 1997, ch. 132, § 7; 2007, ch. 91, § 5. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 2, 2007, provided that protective services are short-term services that detect, correct or eliminate abuse, neglect or exploitation and authorizes the department to bill the adult or a third party for reimbursement for protective services. The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, deleted "but are not limited to" preceding "social case" in Subsection B; deleted "but is not limited to" preceding "outreach" in Subsection C; and inserted "or the department or other agency" in Subsection D.
NM Stat § 27-7-22 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-22 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 9; 1990, ch. 79, § 5; 2007, ch. 91, § 14.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 91, § 14 repealed 27-7-22 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 9, relating to protective placement evaluations, effective July 2, 2007. For provisions of former section, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 27-7-23 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-23 - Voluntary protective services; protective placement; penalty.

A. Any adult who has been abused, neglected or exploited and is in need of protective services or protective placement as determined by the department and who consents to those services or placement shall receive them. If the adult withdraws or refuses consent, voluntary protective services or protective placement shall not be provided. No legal rights are relinquished as a result of acceptance of voluntary protective services or protective placement. B. A person who interferes with the provision of protective services or protective placement to an adult who consents to receive those services or placement is guilty of a misdemeanor. In the event that interference occurs, the department may petition the court to enjoin that interference, may impose a civil penalty or, at the department's discretion, may request criminal prosecution. C. The department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation against a person that violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section. The department may assess and collect the penalty after notice and an opportunity for hearing, before a hearing officer designated by the department to hear the matter, upon a determination that a person willfully interfered with the department pursuant to this subsection. The hearing officer has the power to administer oaths on request of any party and issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum. Additionally, if the violation is against a person covered by the Personnel Act [10-9-1 NMSA 1978], the department shall refer the matter to the agency employing the person for disciplinary action. Any party may appeal a final decision by the department to the court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 10; 1997, ch. 132, § 8; 2007, ch. 91, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 2, 2007, added a new Subsection C that authorized the department, after a hearing, to assess a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 against a person who violates provisions of this section. The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, added "Protective Placement" in the section heading; in Subsection A, inserted "or protective placement" in the first and second sentences, and added the third sentence; in Subsection B, in the first sentence, inserted "or protective placement" and added "or placement", and added the language beginning "or, at the" in the second sentence.
NM Stat § 27-7-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-25.1 - Emergency protective placement by a law enforcement officer without a court order.

A. When, from personal observation of a law enforcement officer, it appears probable that an incapacitated adult will suffer immediate and irreparable physical injury or death if not immediately placed in a facility, that the adult is unable to give consent and that it is not possible due to the emergency nature of the circumstances to follow the procedures of Section 27-7-25 NMSA 1978, the law enforcement officer making that observation may transport the adult to a facility. No court order is required to authorize the law enforcement officer to act upon the officer's observation pursuant to this section. B. A law enforcement officer who transports an incapacitated adult to a facility pursuant to the provisions of this section shall immediately notify the department of the placement. C. The department shall file a petition pursuant to Subsection A of Section 27-7-25 NMSA 1978 within two working days after the placement of the adult by the law enforcement officer has occurred unless the department determines that the criteria for emergency removal and placement have not been met or that there is no further need for involuntary protective services or protective placement. D. Upon receipt of notice from a law enforcement officer that an adult has been placed in a facility pursuant to the authority of this section, the department shall give notice pursuant to Subsection G of Section 27-7-25 NMSA 1978 within two working days after the placement of the adult has taken place. E. The court shall hold a hearing on the petition filed by the department as a result of the law enforcement officer's emergency placement within ten days of the filing of the petition, pursuant to the provisions of Section 27-7-27 NMSA 1978, to determine whether the conditions creating the need for the emergency placement have been removed and whether the adult should be released from the protective placement. History: 1978 Comp., § 27-7-25.1, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 79, § 7; 1997, ch. 132, § 11; 2007, ch. 91, § 9. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 2, 2007, provided for emergency protective placement. The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, added the language beginning "unless the department" in Subsection C.
NM Stat § 27-7-28 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-28 - Legal proceedings; filing.

For all legal proceedings called for in the Adult Protective Services Act, attorneys for the department or the district attorney's office shall file all proceedings on behalf of the petitioner. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 15.
NM Stat § 27-7-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-30 - Duty to report; penalty.

A. Any person, including financial institutions, having reasonable cause to believe that an incapacitated adult is being abused, neglected or exploited shall immediately report that information to the department. B. The report required in Subsection A of this section may be made orally or in writing. The report shall include the name, age and address of the adult, the name and address of any other person responsible for the adult's care, the nature and extent of the adult's condition, the basis of the reporter's knowledge and other relevant information. C. Any person failing or refusing to report, or obstructing or impeding any investigation, as required by Subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. D. The department may assess a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation against a person that violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section or obstructs or impedes any investigation as required pursuant to Subsection A of this section. The department may assess and collect the penalty, after notice and an opportunity for hearing before a hearing officer designated by the department to hear the matter, upon a determination that a person violated the provisions of Subsection A of this section or obstructed or impeded any investigation as required pursuant to this section. The hearing officer has the power to administer oaths on request of any party and issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum. Additionally, if the violation is against a person covered by the Personnel Act [10-9-1 NMSA 1978], the department shall refer the matter to the agency employing the person for disciplinary action. Any party may appeal a final decision by the department to the court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 17; 1990, ch. 79, § 10; 1997, ch. 132, § 15; 2007, ch. 91, § 13. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective July 2, 2007, included financial institutions as a "person" and authorized the department in new Subsection D, after a hearing, to assess a civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 against a person who violates provisions of this section. The 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, in Subsection A, inserted "incapacitated" and "immediately", and deleted "or other appropriate agency" following "department"; and inserted "or obstructing or impending any investigation" in Subsection C.
NM Stat § 27-7-31 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7 - Adult Protective Services|Section 27-7-31 - Immunity.

Any person making a report pursuant to Section 27-7-30 NMSA 1978, testifying in any judicial proceeding arising from the report or participating in a required evaluation pursuant to the Adult Protective Services Act or any law enforcement officer carrying out his responsibilities under that act or any person providing records or information as required under that act shall be immune from civil or criminal liability on account of that report, testimony or participation, unless the person acted in bad faith or with a malicious purpose. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 18; 1997, ch. 132, § 16. ANNOTATIONSThe 1997 amendment, effective June 20, 1997, substituted "Section 27-7-30 NMSA 1978" for "Section 17 of the Adult Protective Services Act", substituted "the Adult Protective Services" for "that", and inserted "or any person providing records or information as required under that act".
NM Stat § 27-7A-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 27 - Public Assistance|Article 7A - Employee Abuse Registry Act|Section 27-7A-1 - Short title.

This act [27-7A-1 to 27-7A-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Employee Abuse Registry Act". History: Laws 2005, ch. 256, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 256 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.