New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 11 - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Part 4 - ADULT SERVICES
Section 8.11.4.19 - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING

A. If services are modified or terminated prior to the expiration date of the service plan and an administrative review has not resolved the matter, the aggrieved party may submit a written appeal of the administrative reviewer's decision to the secretary within 15 calendar days after the decision is issued, in accordance with 8.11.4.18 NMAC.

B. If the aggrieved party timely appeals the reviewer's administrative decision pursuant to 8.11.4.18 NMAC, the office of the secretary shall docket the appeal on the date received and shall provide notice of the appeal within 15 days of its receipt to the aggrieved party and the adult protective services division director. The secretary may hear the appeal or designate a hearing officer to hear the appeal and make a recommended decision to the secretary.

C. The secretary or the secretary's designee shall prepare a notice of hearing setting forth the date, time and place of the hearing. The notice of hearing shall be sent to the parties by regular mail within 15 days of the department sending notice of appeal to them. The hearing shall be held no sooner than 15 days and no later than 30 days of the date the notice of hearing is mailed to the parties. Either party may request a continuance of the hearing for good cause. If a hearing is continued it shall be rescheduled at the earliest date and time available to the parties.