The Developmental Disabilities Act authorizes the authority to plan, provide and coordinate support and services to persons with developmental disabilities. History: Laws 1993, ch. 50, § 2; 2021, ch. 61, § 2; 2024, ch. 39, § 121. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, replaced the department of health with the health care authority as the as the agency authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Act to plan, provide and coordinate support and services to persons with developmental disabilities; and after "authorizes the" deleted "department" and added "authority". Temporary provisions. — Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 131 provided: A. On July 1, 2024: (1) functions, employees, money, appropriations, records, equipment and other property of the department of health pertaining to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau are transferred from the department of health to the health care authority; (2) all contractual obligations pertaining to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority; and (3) statutory references to the developmental disabilities supports division, health improvement division and health facility licensing and certification bureau or other functions transferred from the department of health to the health care authority shall be deemed to be references to the health care authority. B. On July 1, 2024, functions, employees, money, appropriations, records, equipment and other property of the office of the superintendent of insurance pertaining to the administration of the health care affordability fund are transferred to the health care authority. Contractual obligations of the office of the superintendent of insurance pertaining to the health care affordability fund shall be deemed to be contractual obligations of the health care authority. The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, removed a provision stating the purpose of the legislature in enacting the Developmental Disabilities Act; and deleted former Subsection A and former subsection designation "B". Purpose of act. — The Developmental Disabilities Act expresses a clear state policy in favor of integrating disabled students into communities. Although this act is directed at assisting individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism or mental retardation, this important state policy applies with equal force to individuals with any form of disability or handicap. Hill v. Community of Damien of Molokai , 1996-NMSC-008, 121 N.M. 353, 911 P.2d 861.
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