New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24. Health and Safety § 24-1-28. Behavioral health planning council created; powers and duties; membership

(1) consumers of behavioral health services and consumers of substance abuse services, as follows:

(2) Native American representatives from a pueblo, an Apache Tribe, the Navajo Nation and an urban Native American population;

(3) providers;

(4) state agency representation from agencies responsible for:

(5) such other members as the governor may appoint to ensure appropriate cultural and geographic representation; and

(6) advocates.

(1) advocate for adults, children and adolescents with serious mental illness or severe emotional, neurobiological and behavioral disorders, as well as those with mental illness or emotional problems, including substance abuse and co-occurring disorders;

(2) report annually to the governor and the legislature on the adequacy and allocation of mental health services throughout the state;

(3) encourage and support the development of a comprehensive, integrated, community-based behavioral health system of care, including mental health and substance abuse services, and services for persons with co-occurring disorders;

(4) advise state agencies responsible for behavioral health services for children and adults, as those agencies are charged in Section 9-7-6.4 NMSA 1978;

(5) meet regularly and at the call of the chair, who shall be selected by the council membership from among its members;

(6) establish subcommittees, to meet at least quarterly, as follows:

(7) review and make recommendations for the comprehensive mental health state block grant and the substance abuse block grant applications, the state plan for medicaid services and any other plan or application for federal or foundation funding for behavioral health services; and

(8) replace the governor's mental health planning council and act in accordance with Public Law 102-321 of the federal Public Health Service Act.