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NMSA 9-7A-3. Purpose
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The Act’s purpose is to create one department to administer environment-related laws and functions previously handled by the health and environment department.
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NMSA 9-7A-4. Department established
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The department of environment is created in the executive branch and must function as a cabinet department.
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NMSA 9-7A-5. Secretary of environment; appointment
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The governor appoints the secretary of environment with the senate’s consent.
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NMSA 9-7A-6. Secretary; duties and general powers
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The secretary must manage the department, enforce the laws assigned to the department, and carry out specified supervisory, staffing, rulemaking, hearing, notice, and filing duties.
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NMSA 9-7A-7. Organizational units of the department; powers and duties
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Department units and officers keep the powers and duties given by law, but the secretary supervises their exercise and keeps final decision-making authority; the department may access non-confidential records and information from other state bodies.
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NMSA 9-7A-8. Directors
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The secretary must appoint division directors with the governor’s approval, and those appointed positions are exempt from the Personnel Act.
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NMSA 9-7A-9. Bureaus; chiefs
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The secretary must create necessary bureaus in each division and appoint a chief for each bureau.
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NMSA 9-8-1. Short title
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This section gives Chapter 9, Article 8 NMSA 1978 the short title "Health Care Authority Act."
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NMSA 9-8-10. Bureaus; chiefs
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The secretary must create bureaus in each division as needed and hire a chief for each bureau. The chief and subsidiary employees are covered by the Personnel Act unless another law says otherwise.
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NMSA 9-8-11. Advisory committees
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The governor must appoint advisory committees for the authority’s income support division and may appoint other committees as needed.
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NMSA 9-8-12. Cooperation with the federal government; authority of
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The authority may cooperate with the federal government, and the secretary may enter agreements with federal agencies, to administer health care and human services programs, subject to funding and state-law limits.
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NMSA 9-8-13. Repealed
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This section is repealed.
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NMSA 9-8-14. Repealed
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This section is marked repealed.
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NMSA 9-8-2. Definitions
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This section defines “authority” and “secretary” for the Health Care Authority Act.
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NMSA 9-8-3. Purpose
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The Act’s purpose is to create one unified department to administer laws and carry out health facility licensure and health care purchasing and regulation functions.
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NMSA 9-8-4. Authority established
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The health care authority is created in the executive branch.
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NMSA 9-8-5. Secretary of health care authority; appointment
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The governor appoints the secretary of health care authority with the senate’s consent.
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NMSA 9-8-6. Secretary; duties and general powers
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The secretary runs the authority, can issue rules and orders, and must carry out background checks and related compliance steps for covered personnel.
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NMSA 9-8-7. Organizational units of authority; powers and duties
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Specified organizational units and their officers have the powers and duties given to them by law, and the secretary keeps final decision-making authority.
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NMSA 9-8-7.1. Behavioral health services division; powers and duties of
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Subject to appropriation, the authority must carry out several behavioral health duties, including contracting for services, setting standards, ensuring compliance, coordinating adult services, building an intervention framework for incarcerated people and offenders, setting eligibility criteria, and maintaining an inf
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