New Mexico Statutes 34-2-17. Working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders; created
A. The supreme court shall establish the “working interdisciplinary network of guardianship stakeholders” to provide ongoing evaluation of New Mexico laws, services and practices related to adult guardianship and conservatorship.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 34-2-17
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
B. The network shall consist of the following members appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court in a manner that reflects a geographic balance:
(1) one or more members of the judiciary;
(2) the secretary of aging and long-term services or the secretary’s designee; (3) the executive director of the developmental disabilities planning council or
the executive director’s designee;
(4) the chief executive officer of the interagency behavioral health purchasing collaborative or the chief executive officer’s designee;
(5) the state auditor or the state auditor’s designee;
(6) the attorney general or the attorney general’s designee; (7) one or more members of the legislature;
(8) the chief executive officer of disability rights New Mexico or the chief executive officer’s designee;
(9) a professional guardian; (10) a professional conservator; (11) a family guardian;
(12) a family member, who is not a guardian or conservator, of a protected person;
(13) an attorney;
(14) a health care provider with experience in working with patients in need of guardianship;
(15) one or more members of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partly in New Mexico;
(16) two protected persons;
(17) a representative of the administrative office of the courts;
(18) a representative of the American association of retired persons; and
(19) any other stakeholder the chief justice deems appropriate.
C. The chief justice shall appoint the network chair and an executive committee from the network membership.
D. After the initial appointments, members shall serve staggered four-year terms and may be reappointed. Initial appointments shall be for terms of at least two years.
E. The network shall meet at least four times each year. Members may be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8- 1 to 10-8-8 N.M. Stat. Ann.]. The network shall provide reasonable accommodations to make the meetings accessible to its members.