New Mexico § 24A-10-10 Behavioral health audit and evaluation requirements

New Mexico Statutes

§ 24A-10-10 — Behavioral health audit and evaluation requirements

New Mexico § 24A-10-10

Ch. 24AHealth Care Code

Art. 10Behavioral Health Reform and Investment

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24A-10-10 (2026).

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A.The health care authority shall regularly monitor and audit contracts and grantees subject to the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act to ensure that behavioral health service quality standards are met and to ensure financial and programmatic compliance during the duration of an active regional plan. The health care authority shall complete a statewide gap analysis of adult behavioral health services every two fiscal years, beginning on July 1, 2027, that shall be used to inform regional plans and sequential intercept mapping. Any data requests made by the health care authority to a local government body related to the local government body's behavioral health programs, including financial information, shall be provided within thirty days of the written request and shall be share

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A. The health care authority shall regularly monitor and audit contracts and grantees subject to the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act to ensure that behavioral health service quality standards are met and to ensure financial and programmatic compliance during the duration of an active regional plan. The health care authority shall complete a statewide gap analysis of adult behavioral health services every two fiscal years, beginning on July 1, 2027, that shall be used to inform regional plans and sequential intercept mapping. Any data requests made by the health care authority to a local government body related to the local government body's behavioral health programs, including financial information, shall be provided within thirty days of the written request and shall be shared with the administrative office of the courts and the legislative finance committee. The health care authority shall review regional plans for reasonableness of budget and service delivery to optimize infrastructure and behavioral health services throughout the state. B. The legislative finance committee, in consultation with the health care authority, shall conduct or contract for program evaluations and reviews of the sufficiency of regional plans' program design and implementation plans to ensure that they can meet the stated objectives, including: (1) review and assessment of the sufficiency of the regional plan, time lines and resources; (2) review of the adequacy of functional, technical and operational requirements, capabilities and resources; (3) identification of gaps and deficiencies in the regional plan; and (4) review of the sufficiency of staff, other resources and partnerships. C. During implementation of the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act, the legislative finance committee or a contractor retained by the legislative finance committee shall report on the following services and progress to the appropriate interim legislative committees, administrative office of the courts and the health care authority: (1) ongoing, real-time review of project progress and deliverables; (2) ongoing, real-time review of gaps, resources and deficiencies; and (3) ongoing verification of critical features, operations and program viability of grantees subject to that act.