HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT NEWS
The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) will be holding public listening sessions to receive feedback regarding the department’s business processes and customer satisfaction. The department is seeking input from customers, providers, employees, advocacy organizations, and members of the public about how we can improve our services to New Mexicans. Specifically, the department is requesting feedback regarding:
Medicaid and Behavioral Health Services
Child Support Services
Applying for HSD benefits and Customer Service
Additionally, members of the public are invited to respond to a brief survey seeking feedback about the Human Services Department’s customer service. The survey can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NMHSDCustomerSurvey
New Mexico Seeks Nominations For Primary Care Council
NMHSD News:
SANTA FE The New Mexico Human Services Department (NMHSD) is accepting nominations for the Primary Care Council until Friday, May 14, 2021.
In
House Bill 67, enacted during the 2021 legislative session, the Council is designed to:
“Increase access to primary care, improve the quality of primary care services, lower the cost of primary care delivery, address the shortage of primary care providers and reduce overall health care costs” statewide.
“Given that more than 48 percent of New Mexicans receive one or more services from the Human Services Department, and now over 930,000 individuals are enrolled in Medicaid, primary care has never been more important to the state,” said NMHSD Secretary David Scrase, M.D. “We hope to build on the success of our expansion of training positions to identify the best methods for building a sustainable primary care workforce, so that every New Mexican who desires an
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT NEWS
The state of New Mexico begins today accepting nominations for the Primary Care Council until Friday, May 14, 2021 announced the Human Services Department. As outlined in House Bill 67 enacted during the 2021 legislative session, the Council is designed to:
“Increase access to primary care, improve the quality of primary care services, lower the cost of primary care delivery, address the shortage of primary care providers and reduce overall health care costs” statewide.
“Given that more than 48 percent of New Mexicans receive one or more services from the Human Services Department, and now over 930,000 individuals are enrolled in Medicaid, primary care has never been more important to the state,” said Human Services Department Sec. David Scrase, M.D. “We hope to build on the success of our expansion of training positions to identify the best methods for building a sustainable primary care workforce, so that every New Mexican who desires a
Apr 28th, 2021 5 min read
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Legal Fellow, Meese Center
GianCarlo is a Legal Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Justice Thomson’s admonition that the courts ought to be vigilant against executive overreach can be seen as hollow. FotografiaBasica / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
The New Mexico Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an executive order that closed indoor dining at restaurants and breweries in response to COVID-19.
The court concluded that the order did not disrupt the balance of powers because “New Mexico has not entered a ‘new normal.’”
The court has, perhaps inadvertently, potentially initiated a dramatic shift in state administrative law.