New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI,
Issue 18 / September 23, 2025
TITLE 9 HUMAN
RIGHTS
CHAPTER 2 AGE
PART 14 STATE-FUNDED
FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM
9.2.14.1 Issuing agency: New Mexico Aging and
Long-Term Services Department (NMALTSD).
[9.2.14.1 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.1 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.2 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 population.
[9.2.14.2 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.2 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.3 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.
[9.2.11.3 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.3 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.4 Duration: Permanent.
[9.2.14.4 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.4 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.5 Effective date: September 23, 2025,
unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[9.2.14.5 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.5 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.6 Objective: The objective of
this rule is to establish standards for the state-funded foster grandparent
programs administered by the aging and long-term services department.
[9.2.14.6 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.6 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.7 DefinitionS: The foster grandparent
program provides contracts to qualified organizations for the dual purposes of
engaging persons 55 and older, particularly those with limited incomes, in
volunteer service to meet critical community needs and of providing
high-quality experiences that will enrich the lives of the volunteers. Foster grandparents provide supportive,
person-to-person services to children who have exceptional needs, or who are in
circumstances that limit their academic, social, or emotional development. State-funded foster grandparents may receive
stipends to support their volunteer work.
[9.2.14.7 NMAC - Rp,
9.2.14.7 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.8 Legal referenceS: Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. Sections 4950 to 5085; 42 U.S.C. Section 12651,
Foster Grandparent Program, 45 C.F.R Section 2552.
[9.2.14.8 NMAC -
Rp, 9.2.14.8 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.9 Corporation for national and community service
HANDBOOK:
A. The
department adopts the most current corporation for national and community service
(CNCS) foster grandparent program handbook as the operating rules and
procedures with which state-funded foster grandparent programs must comply.
B. Eligibility
for state-funded foster grandparent 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.
[9.2.14.9
NMAC - Rp, 9.2.14.9 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.10 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) 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.
[9.2.14.10
NMAC - Rp, 9.2.14.10 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
9.2.14.11 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.
[9.2.14.11
NMAC - Rp, 9.2.14.11 NMAC, 09/23/2025]
HISTORY OF 9.2.14 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The
material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State
Records Center:
SAA Rule No. 95-14, State Funded Foster Grandparent Program,
filed 4/13/1995.
History of Repealed Material:
SAA Rule No.
95-14, (filed 4/13/1995) - Repealed 6/30/2015.
9.2.14 NMAC, State Funded Foster Grandparent Program filed 6/17/2015
Repealed effective 09/23/2025.
Other: 9.2.14 NMAC, State Funded Foster Grandparent Program filed 6/17/2015
Replaced by 9.2.14
NMAC, State Funded Foster Grandparent
Program effective 09/23/2025.