New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 7 - (APPENDIX A) INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING PROCESS
Section 8.371.7.20 - ACTIVITY 6: DISTRIBUTION OF LIST OF ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS

A. At the first meeting between the case manager and the individual, and the case manager and the parent/guardian(s), the case manager shall explain the basic community service models, including alternatives to traditional service providers; explain the selection of community service provider(s); and provide the individual and the parent/ guardian(s) with a listing of eligible community service provider agencies serving the individual's probable area of relocation. The case manager will encourage a timely selection of community service provider(s).

B. Community service providers could be selected as early as the facility IDT meeting (see above), if the individual and parent/guardian(s) are familiar with community service provider agencies in the area of relocation. Community service providers must be selected no later than 30 days after the parent/ guardian(s) initial meeting with the case manager (Activity 5, above). The Jackson transition representative (JTR) may supplement the list of eligible community service providers at any time. The Jackson transition representative (JTR) shall assist the individual and the parent/guardian with the information necessary for them to make an informed selection. The case manager shall review with the parent/guardian and the individual all possible community service providers in the chosen area of relocation during Activities 3 and 5.