N.M. Stat. § 24-26-2

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 24-26-2 - Definitions

As used in the Patient Care Monitoring Act:

A. "department" means the aging and long-term services department;

B. "facility" means a long-term care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-5 NMSA 1978, other than an intermediate care facility for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities, and may also include:

(1) a skilled nursing facility;

(2) an intermediate care nursing facility;

(3) a nursing facility;

(4) an adult residential shelter care home;

(5) a boarding home;

(6) any adult care home or adult residential care facility; and

(7) any swing bed in an acute care facility or extended care facility;

C. "monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument that broadcasts or records activity, but does not include a still camera;

D. "patient" means a person who is a resident of a facility;

E. "program" means the New Mexico long-term care ombudsman program; and

F. "surrogate" means a legal guardian or a legally appointed substitute decision-maker who is authorized to act on behalf of a patient.

NMS § 24-26-2

Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 2.

Amended by 2023, c. 113,s. 2, eff. 6/13/2023.