New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 9 - HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter 2 - AGE
Part 17 - LEGAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Section 9.2.17.9 - ALLOWABLE SERVICES
Universal Citation: 9 NM Admin Code 9.2.17.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.Providers of legal assistance, funded by the department, must provide such services to New Mexicans age sixty (60) or older and others as described in contracts supported by state funds. Allowable services include, but are not limited to:
(1)
Direct service delivery programs using staff attorneys, paralegals, law
students and/ or other non-lawyers under the direct supervision of an
attorney;
(2) Legal clinics which
combine education addressing specific legal issues or topics of concern to
older individuals, outreach and intake efforts that target those in greatest
social and economic need, and the direct provision of legal advice,
representation, and follow-up services to individuals in attendance;
(3) Interactive workshops at which the
individuals in attendance are counseled and provided with direct legal
assistance with regard to legal and elder rights issues;
(4) Referral programs enlisting the services
of a panel of volunteer attorneys to provide direct pro bono
legal assistance;
(5)
Impact case work, for example, lawsuits that benefit entire classes of clients,
nursing home reform efforts, and Medicaid advocacy;
(6) The production and provision of
educational materials and other legal resources for the benefit of New Mexicans
age sixty (60) or older and others as described in contracts supported by state
funds; and
(7) Any programs using
any combinations of the activities described above.
B.Legal assistance services cannot include legal representation in any fee generating case, unless other adequate representation is unavailable or there is an emergency requiring immediate legal action.
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