A child or kinship guardian may appeal a decision made by the department pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act related to a subsidized guardianship. The department shall develop an appeal procedure whereby a child or kinship guardian may contest a decision by the department to establish, deny, reduce or discontinue guardianship assistance payments.
History: 1978 Comp., § 40-10B-21, as enacted by Laws 2020, ch. 51, § 9.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 51 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 2020, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.