New Mexico Register / Volume XXIX, Issue 9 / May 15, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Protective Services Division (PSD) of the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) will hold a public hearing in Santa Fe on Thursday June 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the PERA Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, room, Santa Fe, NM Room #227, to take comments regarding the proposed changes to 8.26.6 NMAC, Placement Services.

Proposed changes are to establish standards for the provision of foster care adoption services for children in PSD custody and for families who are seeking to foster and adopt, or current foster parents who want to adopt those children, this includes adding language surrounding a grievance policy for children and youth in foster care.

A free electronic copy of the proposed changes can be found at https://cyfd.org/for-providers/rfp. A copy of the proposed changes also may be reviewed between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the PSD Director’s office, Room 254, in the PERA building in Santa Fe. Copies of the proposed changes may be purchased (for the cost of copying).

Written comments can be provided in person at the public hearing or via e-mail to Maya McKnight at maya.mcknight@state.nm.us or by mail to CYFD, Maya McKnight, Protective Services Division, PO Drawer 5160, Santa Fe, NM 87502. All written comments must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Written comments provided carry the same weight as comments received during the public hearings.

Subsection D of Section 9-2A-7 NMSA 1978 states “The secretary may make and adopt such reasonable and procedural rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the department and its divisions” which provides the authority authorizing the proposed rule and the adoption of the proposed rule.

The PERA building is accessible to people with disabilities. Documents can be available in different formats to accommodate a particular disability upon request by calling 505-827-8400. If assistance is required to attend the hearing, please call 505-827-8400 to arrange accommodation.