A. The department shall contract for maternal and child health services to implement a maternal and child health plan after the plan has been approved by the department.
B. As a condition of the department contracting for maternal and child health services, after an opportunity for county or tribal input, a county or tribe may be asked to contribute to the implementation of an approved maternal and child health plan based on the relative wealth of the county or tribe as measured by the population, the per capita income, the gross receipts tax base and the average property value.
C. The department shall contract for maternal and child health services to implement a maternal and child health plan based upon:
(1) the amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Maternal and Child Health Plan Act;
(2) the need for services as measured by:
(a) maternal and child health indicators;
(b) the teen pregnancy rate; and
(c) maternal and child health provider availability and shortages; and
(3) the demonstration that the services in the maternal and child health plan fit into the comprehensive outline of community-based maternal and child health services described in Subsection D of Section 24-1B-5 NMSA 1978.
D. Nothing in the Maternal and Child Health Plan Act shall prohibit the department from contracting for those categories of maternal and child health services that it contracted for prior to the effective date of the Maternal and Child Health Care Act or that it deems essential for public health.
A. The department shall contract for maternal and child health services to implement a maternal and child health plan after the plan has been approved by the department.
B. As a condition of the department contracting for maternal and child health services, after an opportunity for county or tribal input, a county or tribe may be asked to contribute to the implementation of an approved maternal and child health plan based on the relative wealth of the county or tribe as measured by the population, the per capita income, the gross receipts tax base and the average property value.
C. The department shall contract for maternal and child health services to implement a maternal and child health plan based upon:
(1) the amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Maternal and Child Health Plan Act;
(2) the need for services as measured by:
(a) maternal and child health indicators;
(b) the teen pregnancy rate; and
(c) maternal and child health provider availability and shortages; and
(3) the demonstration that the services in the maternal and child health plan fit into the comprehensive outline of community-based maternal and child health services described in Subsection D of Section 24-1B-5 NMSA 1978.
D. Nothing in the Maternal and Child Health Plan Act shall prohibit the department from contracting for those categories of maternal and child health services that it contracted for prior to the effective date of the Maternal and Child Health Care Act or that it deems essential for public health.
A. The department shall contract for maternal and child health services to implement a maternal and child health plan after the plan has been approved by the department.
B. As a condition of the department contracting for maternal and child health services, after an opportunity for county or tribal input, a county or tribe may be asked to contribute to the implementation of an approved maternal and child health plan based on the relative wealth of the county or tribe as measured by the population, the per capita income, the gross receipts tax base and the average property value.
C. The department shall contract for maternal and child health services to implement a maternal and child health plan based upon:
(1) the amount of funds appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Maternal and Child Health Plan Act;
(2) the need for services as measured by:
(a) maternal and child health indicators;
(b) the teen pregnancy rate; and
(c) maternal and child health provider availability and shortages; and
(3) the demonstration that the services in the maternal and child health plan fit into the comprehensive outline of community-based maternal and child health services described in Subsection D of Section 24-1B-5 NMSA 1978.
D. Nothing in the Maternal and Child Health Plan Act shall prohibit the department from contracting for those categories of maternal and child health services that it contracted for prior to the effective date of the Maternal and Child Health Care Act or that it deems essential for public health.
