Consistent with the federal Social Security Act and subject to the appropriation and availability of federal and state funds, each administering department or agency shall by rule provide a program permitting a consumer or surrogate to direct personal assistance services through the hiring, supervision and training of an attendant or attendants paid through a fiscal intermediary under contract with the department.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 27-13-4

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.