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Money Follows the Person Act - New Mexico
03/19/2006 | Requests *Summary
The New Mexico legislature has passed the "Money Follows the Person Act" (MFP) allowing people with disabilities of all ages to choose community living. The passage of MFP dove-tails with federal legislation signed into law by President Bush in the Omnibus Budget bill. The New Mexico legislation will allow a person in a nursing facility to choose community living, and have the money that has supported the person in the facility to follow the person to the community.
Author
Available Files
Keywords
Nursing Facility Transition; House Bill 353;
Topic
Aging Issues, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Money Follows the Person, Physical Disabilities
Type/Tool
Announcement/Press release, Legislation
Source
Grantee produced, New Mexico
State
New Mexico, All States/Territories
Date Created
03/21/2006
Contact
Jim Parker
Aging & Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD)
Jim.Parker@state.nm.us
505-476-4884
Aging & Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD)
Jim.Parker@state.nm.us
505-476-4884
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)