Legislation Detail
SB 113 TAOS MEDICAL FACILITY
Actions: [1] SCC/SHPAC/SFC-SCC [2]germane-SHPAC [4] DP-SFC
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Senate Bill 113 (SB 113) appropriates fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for a medical facility in Taos.Legislation Overview:
Senate Bill 113 (SB 113) appropriates fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) from the General Fund (GF) to the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) for expenditure in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and subsequent FYs to plan, design, construct and equip a medical facility in Taos. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a FY will not revert to the GF.Current Law:
The only hospital operating in Taos New Mexico currently is Holy Cross Hospital begun in 1936. Because of the wide variety of services, including telemedicine, offered, it is now the Holy Cross Medical Center serving northern New Mexico. This past year, there was a ballot question that would give a portion of the gross receipts tax to the hospital as opposed to the schools. According to the CEO, the center needs about 35 million in capital dollars to renovate and improve the facility and also for high-end medical equipment, which some medical professionals now consider essential to provide satisfactory health care. https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/northern-new-mexico-hospital-looking-to-make-improvements/ https://holycrossmedicalcenter.org/locations/holy-cross-hospital/