The commission on aging [aging and long-term services department] shall establish and maintain a comprehensive statewide program designed to meet the social service needs of the state’s aged population. Not by way of limitation, the commission [department] shall: A. strengthen and coordinate services of state and local public bodies for the benefit of the aged; […]
The commission on aging shall mean the aging services bureau of the social services division of the human services department [aging and long-term services department]. History: 1953 Comp., § 13-1-59.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 252, § 17. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of […]
The commission [department]: A. may receive on behalf of the state any gifts, donations or bequests from any source, to be used in carrying out its duties; and B. is designated as the state agency for handling all programs of the federal government related to the aging, except those designated by law as the responsibility […]
There is created as an entity of state government the “state agency on aging,” [“aging and long-term services department”] which shall be administratively attached to the human services department. The administrative head of the agency shall be the director, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. History: Laws 1979, […]
The state agency on aging [aging and long-term services department] shall establish and maintain a comprehensive statewide program designed to meet the social service needs of the state’s aged population, including but not limited to the following: A. strengthen and coordinate services of state and local public bodies for the benefit of the aged; B. […]
A. The state agency on aging [aging and long-term services department]: (1) may receive on behalf of the state any gifts, donations or bequests from any source to be used in carrying out its duties; and (2) is designated as the state agency [department] for handling all programs of the federal government related to the […]
The director shall hire such staff as is necessary, all of whom shall be subject to the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1979, ch. 203, § 4.
The state agency on aging [aging and long-term services department] shall submit reports on its work for the preceding year to the governor and the legislature at least forty-five days prior to each regular legislative session. The reports shall contain recommendations on present and future needs of the aged. History: Laws 1979, ch. 203, § […]
The governor shall appoint an eleven-member advisory committee to the state agency on aging [aging and long-term services department] in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Reorganization Act [9-1-1 to 9-1-10 NMSA 1978]. In establishing the committee, the governor shall take note of any federal requirements regarding membership and shall appoint members for staggered […]
