A. There is established within the children, youth and families department a residential treatment program for youths. The program shall be for the purpose of providing residential treatment or therapeutic group home care to youths. Residential treatment services shall be provided to youths who are determined to be in need of such services pursuant to Section 43-1-16 or 43-1-16.1 NMSA 1978.
B. Services shall be provided through a grant or contract with local community providers who have demonstrated the capability of providing such services. All program facilities used for provision of residential treatment or therapeutic group home care shall meet all applicable licensing requirements.
C. Contracts may be let to out-of-state providers only upon a finding by the secretary of children, youth and families that appropriate in-state providers are not available.
D. The secretary of human services and the secretary of children, youth and families shall execute an agreement specifying the manner in which clients and funds in the custody of the human services department shall be transferred to the children, youth and families department for treatment and the ongoing responsibilities of each agency toward the clients served.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 227, § 1; 1983, ch. 93, § 1; 1992, ch. 57, § 37; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 32A-12-1 by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 213.
Cross references. — For children, youth and families department, see 9-2A-1 NMSA 1978.
Compiler's notes. — Sections 43-1-16 and 43-1-16.1 NMSA 1978, referred to in Subsection A, were repealed in 1993. For present comparable provisions, see 32A-6-12 and 32A-6-13 NMSA 1978.
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