N.M. Admin. Code § 9.2.17.9
Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025
Section 9.2.17.9 - ALLOWABLE SERVICESA.Providers of legal assistance, funded by the department, must provide such services to New Mexicans age sixty (60) or older and others as described in contracts supported by state funds. Allowable services include, but are not limited to: (1) Direct service delivery programs using staff attorneys, paralegals, law students and/ or other non-lawyers under the direct supervision of an attorney;(2) Legal clinics which combine education addressing specific legal issues or topics of concern to older individuals, outreach and intake efforts that target those in greatest social and economic need, and the direct provision of legal advice, representation, and follow-up services to individuals in attendance;(3) Interactive workshops at which the individuals in attendance are counseled and provided with direct legal assistance with regard to legal and elder rights issues;(4) Referral programs enlisting the services of a panel of volunteer attorneys to provide direct pro bono legal assistance;(5) Impact case work, for example, lawsuits that benefit entire classes of clients, nursing home reform efforts, and Medicaid advocacy;(6) The production and provision of educational materials and other legal resources for the benefit of New Mexicans age sixty (60) or older and others as described in contracts supported by state funds; and(7) Any programs using any combinations of the activities described above.B.Legal assistance services cannot include legal representation in any fee generating case, unless other adequate representation is unavailable or there is an emergency requiring immediate legal action.N.M. Admin. Code § 9.2.17.9
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 12, June 30, 2015, eff. 6/30/2015