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OVER 60% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. DRNM CONTINUES TO WORK ON INDIVIDUAL CASES AND SYSTEMIC LEGAL RIGHTS ISSUES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM PADD STAFF PROVIDED 8 TRAININGS AND STAFFED 10 INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS. THERE WERE 268 PERSONS THAT RECEIVED TRAINING. SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT DRNM WORKED ON THIS PERIOD WERE: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RESTRICTIVE GUARDIANSHIP/REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE ISSUES 3. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUALS ADVOCACY 4. COMPETITIVE, INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT, THAT ELIMINATES SUB-MINIMUM WAGE. 5. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER TITLE I ADA 6. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 7. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 8. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS 416714 29840 PAIMI - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: IN THIS PROGRAM, DRNM PROVIDED ADVOCACY TO 106 INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. OVER 62% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED AREAS AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS WERE IN RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES AT THE TIME. PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THESE CASES INCLUDED ALLEGED ABUSE, NEGLECT, (INCLUDING LACK OF ADEQUATE OR APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SERVICES), OR OTHER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DUE TO A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. DRNM CONDUCTED AT LEAST 28 PUBLIC TRAININGS AND STAFFED 6 OUTREACH EVENTS FOR PAIMI IN AROUND THE STATE. DRNM STAFF WORKED ON THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES: 1. MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 3. SECLUSION/RESTRAINT (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINT) 4. GUARDIANSHIP AND TREATMENT GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES 5. APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE PLANNING 6. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN IN-PATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES 7. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 8. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY 9. BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES MONITORING 356029 PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY: DRNM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE UNDER TWO GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. UNDER THE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY (PABSS) GRANT, DRNM ASSISTS BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO RETURN TO WORK. THE GOAL OF PABSS IS TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES WITH THOSE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM RETAINING OR RETURNING TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. DRNM HELPS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE THE SSA SYSTEM, APPEAL OVERPAYMENT ISSUES, AND TRANSITION TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TICKET-TO-WORK PROGRAM. UNDER THE SECOND GRANT, WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE SSA REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ARE FREE FROM FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. THE PABSS PROGRAM, DRNM ASSISTED 42 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, DUGGAN V. ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WITH OTHER LITIGATION PARTNERS, DRNM REPRESENTED 237 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAD BEEN PAID SUB-MINIMUM WAGES WHEN EMPLOYED BY ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THIS CLASS LAWSUIT WAS SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED WITH CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR MULTIPLE YEARS OF UNDERPAID WAGES. DRNM STAFF PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL OFFICES OF NEW MEXICO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (NMDVR). DRNM PROVIDED THREE TRAININGS AT VARIOUS OFFICES IN THE STATE. NMDVR AVERAGED THIRTY NEW HIRES AT EACH TRAINING. DRNM ALONG WITH NATIVE AMERICAN DISABILITY LAW CENTER SPONSORED A FOUR CORNERS SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY. THERE WERE OVER 125 PARTICIPANTS AT THIS EVENT LEARNING ABOUT PABBS AND TRANSITION SERVICES. DRNM COLLABORATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST ASA CENTER TO PROVIDE A TRAINING REGARDING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE TO STEWARDS FROM THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA. THE TRAINING WAS ATTENDED BY 15 UNION STEWARDS. UNDER THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, DRNM CONDUCTED 26 REVIEWS THAT ARE IN COMPLETED, CLOSE OUT, OR IN THE FINAL STAGES OF REGIONAL OFFICE (RO) REVIEW. APPROXIMATELY 3 REVIEWS WERE IN SCHEDULING OR INTERVIEW STATUS AT THE CLOSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE REP PAYEES DRNM HAS REVIEWED HAVE MINOR DEFICIENCIES THAT INCLUDE RECORDKEEPING ISSUES, DATA DISCREPANT FROM SSA RECORDS, UNREPORTED CHANGES IN BENEFICIARY CONTACT INFORMATION, AND MISSING DOCUMENTATION FOR RENT, BILLS PAID, LARGE EXPENDITURES, ETC. A SMALL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES HAD ISSUES SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOTE SUSPICION OF MISUSE. ONE AGENCY THAT PROVIDED REP PAYEE/GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WAS RECENTLY DETERMINED TO BE UNSUITABLE BY THE SSA BECAUSE OF DRNMS FINDINGS. 1019436 489948 PAIR - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS: THE PAIR PROGRAM AT DRNM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OTHER THAN MENTAL ILLNESS OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM ASSISTED 92 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (I&R) TO 137 CALLERS IN THIS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR, ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, BARRIERS IN ACCESSING NEEDED HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. PAIR STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED TRAININGS ON DISABILITY SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. DRNM HAD A TOTAL OF 590 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAINING OR INFORMATION ON LEGAL RIGHTS. DRNM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RIGHTS BASED ADVOCACY 3. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 4. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 5. PUBLIC ACCESS UNDER ADA 6. APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO MEDICAID SELF-DIRECTED PROGRAMS 7. ACCESS TO ACCESSIBLE HOUSING 8. EMPLOYMENT AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, M.G. V. ARMIJO (NM HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY). ON BEHALF OF 250 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE N.M. MEDICALLY- FRAGILE MEDICAID WAIVER, DRNM SUED NEW MEXICOS HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ITS FAILURE TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ALLOW CHILDREN, OFTEN BORN WITH TERMINAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS, THE DIGNITY TO LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEING INSTITUTIONALIZED IN FACILITIES. FEDERAL MEDICAID RULES REQUIRE THAT NEW MEXICO OFFERS PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES, BUT FOR MANY YEARS THE STATE HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FUND THESE POSITIONS. THIS CASE IS CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION. DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, KEVIN S., ET AL. V. BLALOCK, ET AL. (NM CYFD AND NM HSD). ON BEHALF OF 4,700 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY, DRNM AND PARTNERS SUED CYFD AND HSD FOR ITS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE, STABILITY, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE EXPERIENCES OF THE KEVIN S. PLAINTIFFS PAINFULLY ILLUSTRATED THAT CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY IN NEW MEXICO ARE REPEATEDLY RE-TRAUMATIZED BY BEING UPROOTED AND CYCLED IN AND OUT OF SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY PLACEMENTS, SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS. THIS GROUNDBREAKING CASE WAS SETTLED, WITH MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION BY ALL PARTIES CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THROUGH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA) FUNDING, DRNM CONTINUED TO WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT BY PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR VOTER ACCESSIBILITY, PROVIDING OUTREACH AND TRAININGS TO BOTH ELECTION OFFICIALS AND VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, AND WORKING WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY. THE DRNM TEAM CONDUCTED 18 SURVEYS FOR BOTH SANDOVAL AND SANTA FE COUNTIES. WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEAMS FROM THESE COUNTIES. 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THE PRINCIPAL ISSUES ADDRESSED BY THESE ACTIVITIES WERE THE PROCESS FOR DEALING WITH CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS WHOSE COMPETENCE TO STAND TRIAL IS QUESTIONED, AND POTENTIAL DIVERSION INTO TREATMENT; PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM; AUTHORIZING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING IN STATE LAW; PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CRITERIA FOR INVOLUNTARY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT; CONSIDERATION OF A NEW WAIVER PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR BRAIN INJURY IN ORDER TO EXPAND AVAILABLE SERVICES; CLARIFYING LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE THE SUBJECT OF MORE LIMITED LOBBYING INCLUDED PROVISION OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR MINORS, DATA REPORTING FOR PERSONAL CARE SERVICES, AND A PROHIBITION ON CO-PAYS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 330800 330800 669989 185328 484661 11285 9216 2069 817530 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 59 59 X 2987754 86887 86887 2900867 2900867 2659726 2659726 2659726 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X DRNM QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR THE INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X false false false false false false false false false GARY D HOUSEPIAN CEO 155050 7753 21383 184186 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 ONE VOLUNTEER INTERN HELPED WITH INTAKE AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. A GROUP OF FIVE VOLUNTEERS FROM EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL HELP SHRED PAPER THREE TO FOUR TIMES A MONTH. BOARD MEMBERS SERVE IN A VOLUNTARY CAPACITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PADD - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: IN THIS PROGRAM AREA, DRNM PROVIDED LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES TO 159 INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR THEIR FAMILIES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE SERVICES THEY NEEDED; TO INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE ABUSE OR NEGLECT, OR ADDRESS OTHER VIOLATIONS OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. OVER 60% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY OR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. DRNM CONTINUES TO WORK ON INDIVIDUAL CASES AND SYSTEMIC LEGAL RIGHTS ISSUES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM PADD STAFF PROVIDED 8 TRAININGS AND STAFFED 10 INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS AT CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS. THERE WERE 268 PERSONS THAT RECEIVED TRAINING. SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT DRNM WORKED ON THIS PERIOD WERE: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RESTRICTIVE GUARDIANSHIP/REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE ISSUES 3. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUALS ADVOCACY 4. COMPETITIVE, INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT, THAT ELIMINATES SUB-MINIMUM WAGE. 5. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS UNDER TITLE I ADA 6. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 7. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 8. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PAIMI - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: IN THIS PROGRAM, DRNM PROVIDED ADVOCACY TO 106 INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. OVER 62% OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED AREAS AND ABOUT TWO-THIRDS WERE IN RESIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES AT THE TIME. PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THESE CASES INCLUDED ALLEGED ABUSE, NEGLECT, (INCLUDING LACK OF ADEQUATE OR APPROPRIATE TREATMENT SERVICES), OR OTHER RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DUE TO A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. DRNM CONDUCTED AT LEAST 28 PUBLIC TRAININGS AND STAFFED 6 OUTREACH EVENTS FOR PAIMI IN AROUND THE STATE. DRNM STAFF WORKED ON THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES: 1. MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY MONITORING 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 3. SECLUSION/RESTRAINT (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINT) 4. GUARDIANSHIP AND TREATMENT GUARDIANSHIP ISSUES 5. APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE PLANNING 6. RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN IN-PATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES 7. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 8. RIGHTS BASED INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY 9. BOARD AND CARE FACILITIES MONITORING FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY: DRNM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE UNDER TWO GRANTS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. UNDER THE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY (PABSS) GRANT, DRNM ASSISTS BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY WHO HAVE DISABILITIES. THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO RETURN TO WORK. THE GOAL OF PABSS IS TO ASSIST BENEFICIARIES WITH THOSE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM RETAINING OR RETURNING TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. DRNM HELPS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATE THE SSA SYSTEM, APPEAL OVERPAYMENT ISSUES, AND TRANSITION TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WITH THE TICKET-TO-WORK PROGRAM. UNDER THE SECOND GRANT, WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE SSA REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ARE FREE FROM FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. THE PABSS PROGRAM, DRNM ASSISTED 42 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FUNDING SUPPORTED DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, DUGGAN V. ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. WITH OTHER LITIGATION PARTNERS, DRNM REPRESENTED 237 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAD BEEN PAID SUB-MINIMUM WAGES WHEN EMPLOYED BY ADELANTE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THIS CLASS LAWSUIT WAS SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED WITH CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR MULTIPLE YEARS OF UNDERPAID WAGES. DRNM STAFF PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL OFFICES OF NEW MEXICO DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (NMDVR). DRNM PROVIDED THREE TRAININGS AT VARIOUS OFFICES IN THE STATE. NMDVR AVERAGED THIRTY NEW HIRES AT EACH TRAINING. DRNM ALONG WITH NATIVE AMERICAN DISABILITY LAW CENTER SPONSORED A FOUR CORNERS SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY. THERE WERE OVER 125 PARTICIPANTS AT THIS EVENT LEARNING ABOUT PABBS AND TRANSITION SERVICES. DRNM COLLABORATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST ASA CENTER TO PROVIDE A TRAINING REGARDING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE TO STEWARDS FROM THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA. THE TRAINING WAS ATTENDED BY 15 UNION STEWARDS. UNDER THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM, DRNM CONDUCTED 26 REVIEWS THAT ARE IN COMPLETED, CLOSE OUT, OR IN THE FINAL STAGES OF REGIONAL OFFICE (RO) REVIEW. APPROXIMATELY 3 REVIEWS WERE IN SCHEDULING OR INTERVIEW STATUS AT THE CLOSE OF THE GRANT PERIOD. A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE REP PAYEES DRNM HAS REVIEWED HAVE MINOR DEFICIENCIES THAT INCLUDE RECORDKEEPING ISSUES, DATA DISCREPANT FROM SSA RECORDS, UNREPORTED CHANGES IN BENEFICIARY CONTACT INFORMATION, AND MISSING DOCUMENTATION FOR RENT, BILLS PAID, LARGE EXPENDITURES, ETC. A SMALL NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES HAD ISSUES SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOTE SUSPICION OF MISUSE. ONE AGENCY THAT PROVIDED REP PAYEE/GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WAS RECENTLY DETERMINED TO BE UNSUITABLE BY THE SSA BECAUSE OF DRNMS FINDINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PAIR - PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS: THE PAIR PROGRAM AT DRNM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OTHER THAN MENTAL ILLNESS OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. DRNM ASSISTED 92 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL (I&R) TO 137 CALLERS IN THIS PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR, ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS, HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, BARRIERS IN ACCESSING NEEDED HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL AS ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. PAIR STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED TRAININGS ON DISABILITY SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC ACCESS AND THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. DRNM HAD A TOTAL OF 590 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAINING OR INFORMATION ON LEGAL RIGHTS. DRNM PROVIDED INFORMATION AND TRAINING ON EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE/NEGLECT 2. RIGHTS BASED ADVOCACY 3. ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 4. ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES 5. PUBLIC ACCESS UNDER ADA 6. APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO MEDICAID SELF-DIRECTED PROGRAMS 7. ACCESS TO ACCESSIBLE HOUSING 8. EMPLOYMENT AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, M.G. V. ARMIJO (NM HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY). ON BEHALF OF 250 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN THE N.M. MEDICALLY- FRAGILE MEDICAID WAIVER, DRNM SUED NEW MEXICOS HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ITS FAILURE TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ALLOW CHILDREN, OFTEN BORN WITH TERMINAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS, THE DIGNITY TO LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES INSTEAD OF BEING INSTITUTIONALIZED IN FACILITIES. FEDERAL MEDICAID RULES REQUIRE THAT NEW MEXICO OFFERS PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES, BUT FOR MANY YEARS THE STATE HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FUND THESE POSITIONS. THIS CASE IS CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION. DRNM FILED A CLASS ACTION CASE, KEVIN S., ET AL. V. BLALOCK, ET AL. (NM CYFD AND NM HSD). ON BEHALF OF 4,700 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY, DRNM AND PARTNERS SUED CYFD AND HSD FOR ITS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL CARE, STABILITY, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE EXPERIENCES OF THE KEVIN S. PLAINTIFFS PAINFULLY ILLUSTRATED THAT CHILDREN IN STATE CUSTODY IN NEW MEXICO ARE REPEATEDLY RE-TRAUMATIZED BY BEING UPROOTED AND CYCLED IN AND OUT OF SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY PLACEMENTS, SUCH AS HOMELESS SHELTERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS. THIS GROUNDBREAKING CASE WAS SETTLED, WITH MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION BY ALL PARTIES CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY. THROUGH HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA) FUNDING, DRNM CONTINUED TO WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT BY PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR VOTER ACCESSIBILITY, PROVIDING OUTREACH AND TRAININGS TO BOTH ELECTION OFFICIALS AND VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, AND WORKING WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY. THE DRNM TEAM CONDUCTED 18 SURVEYS FOR BOTH SANDOVAL AND SANTA FE COUNTIES. WE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH TEAMS FROM THESE COUNTIES. BOTH COUNTIES DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND TO FULL ACCESS TO VOTING SITES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, AND THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERDIODICALLY 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. HOWEVER, PURSUANT TO ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY, INFORMATION ON SALARIES AND BENEFITS PAID FOR COMPARABLE AGENCIES IS PERIODICALLY REVIEWED, AND STAFF SALARIES ARE OCCASIONALLY ADJUSTED BASED ON SUCH REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 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 AT WWW.DRNM.ORG.