The interagency committee on long-term care shall take into consideration, within available resources, the following principles in the design, development and implementation of the integrated long-term care delivery system to: A. ensure the dignity and respect of consumers in the treatment and support provided; B. tailor home- and community-based long-term care services and programs to provide full access and coordination to meet the individual needs of consumers; C. develop and provide home- and community-based long-term care services and programs of the highest quality; D. provide for consumer self-determination by providing options for individual choice and consumer input in home- and community-based long-term care; E. implement a state policy that defines the state's obligation regarding long-term care by integrating applicable state and federal mandates related to long-term care services; F. diversify institutional care options that explore and enhance appropriate alternatives to institutional care; and G. integrate various funding sources to provide quality, affordable services to the consumer. History: Laws 1998, ch. 82, § 4; § 24-17A-4, recompiled as § 24A-5-4 by Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 132. Recompilations. — Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 132 recompiled former 24-17A-4 NMSA 1978 as 24A-5-4 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2024.
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