The department may designate "federally recognized" planning and service areas under the auspices of the Older Americans Act and may designate "non-federally recognized" planning and service areas under state authority. Non-federally recognized planning and service areas may duplicate or overlap with federally recognized planning and service areas and shall be established in order to address special service needs or target populations and to facilitate the distribution of state funds.
N.M. Admin. Code § 9.2.4.10