N.M. Admin. Code § 7.2.3.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 7.2.3.7 - DEFINITIONS

As used in these regulations:

A. "Bureau" means the bureau of vital records and health statistics, which was formerly and in statute referred to as the vital statistics bureau. (Vital Statistics Act, Section 24-14-1 et sequens NMSA 1978 as amended)

B. "Putative father registry" is a registry of the fathers who affirmatively assume or who have been ordered by the court to assume responsibility for children they have fathered and whose names and other information have been entered into the registry pursuant to Section 32A-5-20 NMSA 1978.

C. "State registrar" means the person appointed under Section 24-14-4 NMSA 1978 of the Vital Statistics Act to fulfill the duties defined in Section 24-14-5 of the Act.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.2.3.7

9/7/94, 10/31/96; Recompiled 10/31/01