N.M. Stat. § 27-4-2

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 27-4-2 - Definitions

As used in the Special Medical Needs Act:

A. "department" or "division" means the income support division of the health care authority;

B. "board" means the division;

C. "aged person" means a person who has attained the age of sixty-five years and does not have a spouse financially able, according to rules of the division, to furnish support;

D. "person with a disability" means a person who has attained the age of eighteen years and is determined to have a permanent and total disability, according to rules of the division; and

E. "blind person" means a person who is determined to be blind according to rules of the division.

NMS § 27-4-2

1953 Comp., § 13-15-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 311, § 2; 1977, ch. 252, § 20; 2007, ch. 46, § 20.

Amended by 2024, c. 39,s. 98, eff. 7/1/2024.