By January 1, 2006, the department of health and the aging and long-term services department shall jointly establish and adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of the Employee Abuse Registry Act, including procedures for determining abuse, neglect and exploitation that consider the severity of the alleged abuse, neglect and exploitation and procedures for reporting for the administrative hearing process and for sanctions for failure to comply with the Employee Abuse Registry Act. History: Laws 2005, ch. 256, § 7. ANNOTATIONSCross reference. — For the department of health, see Sections 9-7-1 through 9-7-17 NMSA 1978. For the secretary of health, see Section 9-7-5 NMSA 1978. Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 256 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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