Department; powers and duties.

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The department shall:

A. in consultation with health councils, develop benchmarks, expectations and mechanisms to ensure the long-term viability of health councils;

B. in collaboration with universities, other state agencies and other public health entities, provide training, technical assistance and other supports to health councils;

C. in collaboration with other entities, develop a system to evaluate the effectiveness of health councils and the gathering of necessary evaluation data;

D. administer funding to support the work of the health councils, including local health council staffing, training and technical assistance, and monitor and evaluate contracts for funding; and

E. adopt and promulgate rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of the County and Tribal Health Councils Act and to strengthen community-based health planning and self-determination.

History: Laws 2019, ch. 57, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 57 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.


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