New Mexico Register / Volume XXX, Issue 24 / December 31, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Protective Services Division (PSD) of the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) is extending the written public comment period for the proposed changes to the 8.26.4 NMAC—Licensing Requirements for Foster and Adoptive Homes, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10^th, 2020. Notice of Public Hearing was published in issue 20 of the New Mexico Register and a rule hearing was held on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.

A free electronic copy of the proposed changes can be found at https://cyfd.org/for-providers/rfp. A hard copy of the proposed changes 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.

Written comments can be provided via e-mail to Serra Dittel-Payne at serra.dittel-payne@state.nm.us or by mail to CYFD, Serra Dittel-Payne, Protective Services Division, PO Drawer 5160, Santa Fe, NM 87502. All written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 10^th, 2020.

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.