Disability Rights New Mexico

“The form 990 is prepared by the independent auditor, and the draft is reviewed by the executive director, the office manager, and all board members prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed every year in january. Board members are required to complete and/or update the conflict of interest form at that time. Potential conflicts of interest are reviewed and discussed at board meetings, as applicable.”

“The board of directors periodically reviews and documents compensation levels for ceos of other similar organizations as part of due diligence with respect to compensation and benefit levels. Compensation levels for other staff are determined by the ceo, not the board, pursuant to organizational policy. However, information on salaries and benefits paid for comparable agencies is periodically reviewed and staff salaries are occasionally adjusted based on such review.”

“The organization's governing documents are available upon request. Financial information is included in the form 990, which is also available upon request. Basic information about the organization, its services, and funding sources is provided through the organization's website, www.drnm.org.”

“The board of directors serve in a volunteer capacity.”

“Planning and budgeting process this year based on a settlement agreement that resolved a lawsuit we filed previously. We provided information to legislators about the number of persons on the waiting list for dd waiver services and the length of time on the waiting list before services begin, and a bill was passed by the legislature requiring the state to provide such information on an annual basis. However, the governor vetoed that bill.”

“Offensive reference to "idiots and insane persons." we continued to work with city and county representatives as they significantly expand services to persons with mental illness in the albuquerque area. Drnm's investigative report on restraints and excessive force, as well as peer- on-peer violence, at a children's residential treatment facility in southern new mexico ("the peak") was released this year and helped lead to the imposition of a corrective action plan by the state that has produced significant improvements at the facility. We provided information to legislators about the needs of persons with mental illness and raised concerns over provisions of a proposed bill authorizing court-ordered mental health treatment since it covered persons who are competent to make their own decisions and who are not dangerous to themselves or others and not accused of a crime. Drnm staff participated on the state supreme court's mental health rules committee, addressing the process for determining competency in criminal proceedings.”

“Through the state medicaid program but rarely provided. The new process reviews all available services to determine whether they would be applicable and appropriate for each participant. Drnm staff in this program also educated policymakers about the benefits of medicaid services for persons with disabilities and the favorable economic impact of medicaid eligibility expansion. More than 255,000 individuals (nearly 13% of the state's population) are newly covered due to this expansion.”

“Client assistance program civil legal services protection and advocacy for beneficiaries of social security protection and advocacy for help america vote act protection and advocacy for traumatic brain injury protection and advocacy for assistive technology”