HB 643 — TRANSFER OVERSIGHT OF VETERANS' HOME

HOUSE BILL 643 54TH LEGISLATURE - STATEOFNEWMEXICO- FIRST SESSION, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Rodolpho "Rudy" S.

Martinez and Harry Garcia and William B.

Pratt and Debra M.

Sariñana and Deborah A.

Armstrong Pursuant to House Rule 24-1, this document incorporates amendments that have been adopted prior to consideration of this measure by the House.

It is a tool to show the amendments in context and is not to be used for the purpose of amendments.

TRANSFERRING OVERSIGHT OF THE h NEW MEXICO STATE VETERANS' HOME FROM THE VETERANS' SERVICES g o DEPARTMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

t6 hr g e i k h r i s BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

h , t, SECTION 1.

Section 9-22-12.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2017, e u g e b l e e h Chapter 84, Section 7) is amended to read:

n d d i = = o h "9-22-12.1.

HEALTH CARE COORDINATION DIVISION.--The l ] b ,d i a º e health care coordination division shall:

r i = r t e w d m a n o A.

develop and coordinate veterans programs and doutreach, mincluding :transitional living, housing and health care programs;

b e d s º o t n = .212962.2GLG s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d outreach, including transitional living, housing and healthB. care programs;

and [B.

provide oversight of the New Mexico state veterans' home;

and C.] B.

All property, appropriations and cash balances now held in the name of the following institutional facilities, or by any state agency for the indicated facilities, the use of which is not limited by the terms of any trust or constitutional provision, and staff employed by HB 643/a the following institutional facilities, are transferred to Page 1 the department of h health:

g o t hr (1) New Mexico behavioral health institute at g e i k Las Vegas;

h r i s (2) Los Lunas medical center;

h , t, (3) Fort Bayard medical center veterans' unit;

e u g e b l e e h (4) Villa Solano;

n d d i = = o h (5) Fort Stanton hospital;

l ] b ,d i a º e (6) Turquoise lodge;

[and ] r i = r t e w d m a n o (7) Pecos lodge;

and d(8) mNew :Mexico state veterans' home.

b e d s º o t n = .212962.2GLG s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d (8) New Mexico state veterans' home.

The "Fort Bayard medical center veterans' HB 643/a Page 2 unit", a separate and distinct unit of the Fort Bayard medical center, h located near Silver City, New Mexico, is declared to be a state g o t hr home for veterans of service in the armed forces of the United g e i k States.

h r i s C.

There is created the "New Mexico veterans' home h , t, advisory board".

The advisory board shall consist of nine e u g e b l e e h members as follows:

n d d i = = o h (1) the secretary of health or the secretary's l ] b ,d i a º e designee;

r i = r t e w d m a n o HHHCº (2) the directorsecretary of theveterans' healthservices careor dthe msecretary’s :designee;

b e d s º o t n = .212962.2GLG s k m e - 3 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d coordination division of the veterans' services department;»HHHC HHHCº(2) the secretary of veterans' services or the secretary's designee;»HHHC (3) the secretary of aging and long-term services or the secretary's designee;

(8) the state commander of disabled American h veterans or the state commander's designee;

and g o t hr (9) a member of any other congressionally gHB e643/a iPage k3 recognized veteran service organization.

h r i s D.

The governor shall appoint the members h , t, e u g designated in Paragraphs (4), (5) and (9) of Subsection C of e b l e e h this section, and their terms shall be for three years each.

n d d i = = o h E.