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Published: 20 July 2018 20 July 2018

SANTA FE — The Legislative Health and Human Services Committee (LHHS) will hold its third meeting of the 2018 interim on Monday, August 6, through Thursday, August 9, 2018, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day. The meeting will take place at the new North Wing of the Domenici Center for Health and Sciences Education on the North Campus of the University of New Mexico, located at the corner of Stanford Drive NE and Tucker Avenue NE in Albuquerque.

A tentative agenda, directions and parking information are posted online on the legislature's website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Committee/Interim_Committee?CommitteeCode=LHHS.

On Monday, August 6, and Tuesday, August 7, the LHHS will hold a joint meeting with the Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee. Topics for the joint meeting include an update on guardianships and conservatorships; health care for incarcerated individuals; child protective services and juvenile justice; gun violence as a public health concern; and domestic violence prevention and services.

The LHHS will continue to meet at the same time and the same location on Wednesday, August 8, and Thursday, August 9. Topics for this portion of the week's meeting will include the developmental disabilities supports and services waiver; an update from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; child well-being; sexual assault and persons with disabilities; pharmaceutical industry regulation and purchasing; movement disorders; and grief counseling."