New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 18 / September 23, 2025
TITLE 9 HUMAN
RIGHTS
CHAPTER 2 AGE
PART 16 STATE-FUNDED
RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
9.2.16.1 Issuing agency: New Mexico Aging and
Long-Term Services Department (NMALTSD).
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9.2.16.2 Scope: These rules apply to
members of the public and organizations that participate in the delivery of
services to New Mexico’s aging and disability populations.
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9.2.16.3 Statutory authority: Aging and Long-Term Services Department Act, Sections 9-23-1 to 9-23-12 NMSA 1978; Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. Sections
3001 to 3058, and implementing regulations.
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9.2.16.4 Duration: Permanent.
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9.2.16.5 Effective date: September
23,/2025, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
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9.2.16.6 Objective: The objective of
this rule is to establish standards for the state-funded retired senior
volunteer programs administered by the aging and long-term services department.
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9.2.16.7 Definitions:
The retired senior volunteer program
(RSVP) provides contracts to qualified organizations and local and tribal governments
for the dual purposes of engaging older individuals in volunteer service to
meet critical community needs and of providing high quality experiences that
will enrich the lives of the volunteers.
RSVP matches older individuals with community projects and organizations
needing volunteer talent, abilities and skills.
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9.2.16.8 Legal references: Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. Sections 4950 to 5085; 42 U.S.C. Section 12651; Senior Volunteer Program, 45
C.F.R. Section 2551.
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9.2.16.9 CORPORATION
FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE HANDBOOK:
A. The department
adopts the most current corporation for national and community service (CNCS)
retired senior volunteer program handbook as the operating rules and procedures
with which state-funded retired senior volunteer programs must comply.
B. Eligibility for
state-funded retired senior volunteer programs is the same as for the CNCS
program. However, the department
secretary may waive any provisions of the CNCS handbook except those which will
jeopardize a program’s continued federal sponsorship.
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9.2.16.10 department responsibilities: The department
shall:
A. allocate
funds appropriated by the state legislature;
(1) to
current contractors to maintain or enhance levels of operation; and
(2) to
expand services based on determined need;
B. contract
with new organizations to the extent that funds are available;
C. conduct
at least one assessment of each contractor every two years; and
D. provide
training and technical assistance to volunteers and employees of contract
organizations.
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9.2.16.11 contractor responsibilities: Contractors shall:
A. comply
with federal and state regulations and policies, except to the extent that the
department has granted a waiver of any federal policies;
B. submit
an annual budget proposal and work plan in the format established by the
department;
C. submit
monthly financial expenditure reports and requests for reimbursement to the
department as requested;
D. submit
reports to the department in the form and manner required and specified by the
department in the contract scope of work;
E. submit
an annual financial audit as requested by the department;
F. coordinate
with other aging network providers, particularly in the areas of
transportation, outreach and supportive services;
G. attend
required meetings and training sessions; and
H. budget
sufficient state funds to allow at least one representative to attend the
annual New Mexico conference on aging and one state aging network training
session.
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HISTORY OF 9.2.16 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The
material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State
Records Center:
SAA Rule No. 95-16, State Funded Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program, filed 4/13/1995.
History of Repealed Material:
SAA Rule No. 95-1,
filed 4/13/1995 - Repealed 6/30/2015.
9.2.16 NMAC, State Funded Retired and Senior Volunteer Program filed
6/17/2015 Repealed effective 09/23/2025.
Other: 9.2.16 NMAC, State Funded Retired and Senior Volunteer Program filed
6/17/2015 Replaced by 9.2.16
NMAC, State Funded Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program effective 09/23/2025.