N.M. Stat. § 22-14-2.1
Vocational rehabilitation; state governing authority.
A. The department is the governing authority and shall establish policies for the
conduct of all programs of the state and state plans established relating to vocational
rehabilitation, unless otherwise provided by law.
B. The department is the sole agency of the state for the administration or for the
supervision of the administration of any state plan relating to vocational rehabilitation, or
for any federal aid funds, except as may otherwise be provided by law.