New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 9 - HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter 2 - AGE
Part 17 - LEGAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Section 9.2.17.10 - SELECTION OF PROVIDERS

A.Staff with expertise in those specific areas of law affecting older individuals in greatest economic and greatest social need, such as income, public benefits, institutionalization and alternatives to institutionalization, defense of guardianships, protective services, age discrimination, health care, long-term care, nutrition, housing, utilities and abuse and neglect.

B. The ability to develop and implement outreach efforts designed to identify and serve targeted populations.

C. The ability to provide administrative and judicial representation in the specific areas of law affecting older individuals in greatest economic and greatest social need.

D. The ability to provide legal services to institutionalized, isolated and homebound older individuals.

E. The ability to provide legal assistance in the principal language spoken by clients in those areas of the state where a significant number of clients do not speak English as their principal language.

F. The ability to provide support and advice to the long-term care ombudsman program.

G. The ability to provide support to aging network elder rights initiatives.

H.The ability to provide support to other advocacy efforts, adult protective services, and protection and advocacy and public guardianship programs; and.

I.A commitment to the statewide aging network, including participation in aging network training sessions; coordination with, and referrals to and from, other service providers; involvement in local and statewide publicity efforts to identify the availability of legal assistance services; and training local service providers, site managers, staff, and the like as to the availability and extent of legal assistance services.