Section 6-26-5 - Department; authority; rules. - New Mexico Statutes

6-26-5. Department; authority; rules.

The department, in conjunction with the authority, shall adopt rules to administer and implement the provisions of the Behavioral Health Capital Funding Act [6-26-1 NMSA 1978], including provisions:

A.     establishing procedures and forms for applying for loans for capital projects;

B.     specifying the documentation required to be provided by the applicant to justify the need for the capital project;

C.     specifying the documentation required to be provided by the applicant to demonstrate that the applicant is an eligible entity;

D.     establishing procedures for review, evaluation and approval of loans, including the programmatic, organizational and financial information necessary to review, evaluate and approve an application;

E.     for evaluating the ability and competence of an applicant to provide efficiently and adequately for the completion of a proposed capital project;

F.     for the approval of loan applications, including provisions that accord priority attention to areas with the greatest need for behavioral health services;

G.     that ensure fair geographic distribution of  loans;

H.     establishing requirements for repayment of loans, including payment schedules, interest rates, loan terms and other requirements;

I.     for ensuring the state's interest in any capital project by the filing of a lien equal to the total of the state's financial participation in the project; and

J.     for such other requirements deemed necessary by the department and the authority to ensure that the state receives the behavioral health services for which the legislature appropriates money and that the state's interest in a capital project is protected.