A. The 'aging and long-term services department' is created. The department is a cabinet department and includes the following divisions: (1) administrative services division; (2) consumer and elder rights division; (3) aging network services division; (4) long-term care division; and (5) adult protective services division. B. The secretary may organize the department and the divisions specified in Subsection A of this section and may transfer or merge functions between divisions in the interest of efficiency and economy. History: Laws 2004, ch. 23, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2004, ch. 23 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 19, 2004, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature. Cross references. — For implementation of medicaid programs, see 27-15-1 NMSA 1978 et seq., Money Follows the Person in New Mexico Act.
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