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N.M. Stat. § 61-13-13 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 13 / Section 61-13-13
§ 61-13-13. Refusal, suspension or revocation of license
Status: in_force

The board may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, any license in accordance with the procedures contained in the Uniform Licensing Act, on the grounds that the licensee or applicant:

A. is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure or renew a license to practice as a nursing home administrator;

B. is convicted of a felony;

C. is guilty of gross incompetence;

D. is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs or is addicted to any vice to such a degree as to render him unfit to practice as a nursing home administrator;

E. is guilty of failing to comply with any of the provisions of the Nursing Home Administrators Act or any rules or regulations of the board adopted and filed in accordance with the State Rules Act;

F. has been declared mentally incompetent by regularly constituted authorities; provided that the revocation shall only be in effect during the period of such incompetency; or

G. is guilty of conduct that substantially deviates from reasonable standards of acceptable practice of nursing home administration, including but not limited to the following:

(1) he has been convicted of a misdemeanor substantially relating to the practice of nursing home administration;

(2) he has been found by a court of law, the board, an agency responsible for the certification and licensure of nursing homes, a state medicaid fraud and abuse unit or any other duly recognized state agency to be responsible for the neglect or abuse of nursing home residents or the misappropriation of their personal funds or property;

(3) he has been found by a state nursing home licensing board, an agency responsible for the certification and licensure of nursing homes or any other duly recognized state agency as responsible for substandard care in a nursing home;

(4) he has been found to have falsified records related to the residents or employees of a nursing home on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap in violation of federal or state laws; or

(5) he has had a license revoked, suspended or denied by another state for any of the reasons contained in this section.
N.M. Stat. § 21-13-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 13 / Section 21-13-11
§ 21-13-11. Standards and accrediting of community colleges
Status: in_force

A. The community college board shall prescribe the course of study for the community college and shall define, in conjunction with the higher education department, official standards of excellence in all matters relating to the administration, course of study and quality of instruction, except that the prescribed standards may not be less in quality or quantity than those prescribed for other state institutions of higher learning by the regional accrediting agency that accredits other colleges and universities of the state.

B. The department shall annually inspect, or investigate through the requirement of reports prescribed by the department, each community college. The inspection or investigation by report shall be conducted upon the facilities and program of each community college to determine the extent of compliance with the rules promulgated by the department. A report of each inspection or final investigation by report shall be made to the department.

C. In the event of any serious deviation from established practices and procedures or any deficiencies that impair the quality of the instructional program in any community college, the department shall first call these to the attention of the president of the community college and the community college board.

D. In the case of repeated failure to meet the standards provided for in Subsection A of this section, the department may take action discontinuing the approval of any community college so delinquent. Upon a showing that the unsatisfactory conditions have been remedied, the department may reinstate its approval of a disapproved community college.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21 / Section 21-21-25
§ 21-21-25. Collection of student loans; contracts authorized
Status: in_force

The board of educational finance [commission on higher education [higher education department]] may contract with one or more attorneys or law firms or with any other private business concern to assist the board [commission [department]] in collecting any defaulted loan made pursuant to the Student Loan Act or the Student Loan Guarantee Act. No contract shall be entered into pursuant to this section unless proposals have been sought from two or more qualified firms.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-24A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 24A / Section 59A-24A-16
§ 59A-24A-16. Rules and regulations; procedures
Status: in_force

Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Medicare Supplement Act shall be subject to the provisions of Section 59A-2-9 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 23-1-13 — NM Code / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 23-1-13
§ 23-1-13. New medical center names
Status: in_force

A. Henceforth, the New Mexico state hospital at Las Vegas and the meadows home for the aged will be known as the “New Mexico behavioral health institute at Las Vegas”. This center may offer general hospital care, extended care, intermediate care, skilled nursing services and out-patient care, as well as services now required by statute.

B. Henceforth, the Los Lunas hospital and training school at Los Lunas will be known as the “Los Lunas medical center”. This center may offer general hospital care, extended care, skilled nursing services and out-patient care, as well as services now required by statute.

C. Henceforth, the Fort Bayard hospital will be known as the “Fort Bayard medical center”. This center may offer general hospital care, extended care, skilled nursing services and out-patient care, as well as services now required by statute.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-29 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-29
§ 52-1-29. Notice of accident to employer; employer to post clear notice of requirement
Status: in_force

A. Any worker claiming to be entitled to compensation from any employer shall give notice in writing to his employer of the accident within fifteen days after the worker knew, or should have known, of its occurrence, unless, by reason of his injury or some other cause beyond his control, the worker is prevented from giving notice within that time, in which case he shall give notice as soon as may reasonably be done and at all events not later than sixty days after the occurrence of the accident. No written notice is required to be given where the employer or any superintendent or foreman or other agent in charge of the work in connection with which the accident occurred had actual knowledge of its occurrence.

B. Each employer shall post, and keep posted in conspicuous places upon his premises where notices to employees and applicants for employment are customarily posted, a notice that advises workers of the requirement specified in Subsection A of this section to give the employer notice in writing of an accident within fifteen days of its occurrence. The notice shall be prepared or approved by the director. The failure of an employer to post the notice required in this subsection shall toll the time a worker has to give the notice in writing specified in Subsection A of this section up to but no longer than the maximum sixty-day period.

C. The notice required in Subsection B of this section shall include as an attachment to it a preprinted form, which shall be approved by the director, that allows the worker to note and briefly describe the accident and sign his name. The employer, any superintendent or foreman, or any agent of the employer in charge of the work where the accident occurred shall also sign the preprinted form that describes the accident. That signature shall not be a concession by the employer of any rights or defenses. It merely acknowledges receipt by the employer or his agent of the form signed by the worker. The preprinted form shall be prepared in duplicate so that both the worker and the employer can retain copies.
N.M. Stat. § 1-5-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1-5-22
§ 1-5-22. Unlawful disposition of voter file; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Unlawful disposition of voter file consists of the willful selling, loaning, providing access to or otherwise surrendering of the voter file, duplicates of the file or a part of the file by a data processor; a data processor's agent or employee; a state or county officer; or a state or county officer's deputy, assistant, employee or agent to anyone not authorized by the Voter Records System Act to have possession of the file.

B. For purposes of this section, a file maintenance list shall be considered a voter file or a part of a voter file.

C. Any data processor, officer, deputy, assistant, agent or employee who commits unlawful disposition of a voter file is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-34.2 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-34.2
§ 47-8-34.2. Personal property and security deposit of deceased resident; contact person
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section, “ contact person ” means the person designated by a resident in writing as the person to contact and release property to in the event of the resident's death.

B. The owner may request in writing, including by a requirement in the rental agreement, that the resident:

(1) provide the owner with the name, address and telephone number of a contact person; and

(2) sign a statement authorizing the owner in the event of the resident's death to:

(a) grant the contact person access to the dwelling unit at a reasonable time and in the presence of the owner or the owner's agent;

(b) allow the contact person to remove the resident's property from the dwelling unit; and

(c) refund the resident's security deposit, less lawful deductions, to the contact person.

C. A resident may, without request from the owner, provide the owner with the name, address and telephone number of a contact person.

D. Except as provided in Subsection E of this section, in the event of the death of a resident who is the sole occupant of a rental dwelling, the owner:

(1) shall turn over possession of property in the dwelling unit to the contact person or to any other person lawfully entitled to the property if the request is made prior to the property being discarded pursuant to Paragraph (5) of this subsection;

(2) shall refund the resident's security deposit, less lawful deductions, including the cost of removing and storing the property, to the contact person or to any other person lawfully entitled to the refund;

(3) may remove and store all property found in the dwelling unit;

(4) may require any person who removes property from the resident's dwelling unit to sign an inventory of the property being removed; and

(5) may discard property removed by the owner from the resident's dwelling unit if:

(a) the owner has mailed a written request by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the contact person, requesting that the property be removed;

(b) the contact person failed to remove the property within thirty days after the request is mailed; and

(c) the owner, prior to the date of discarding the property, has not been contacted by anyone claiming the property.

E. An owner and a resident may agree to a procedure different than the procedure in this section for removing, storing or disposing of property in the dwelling unit of a deceased resident in a written rental agreement or other agreement.

F. If, after a written request by an owner, a resident does not provide the owner with the name, address and telephone number of a contact person, the owner shall have no responsibility after the resident's death for removal, storage, disappearance, damage or disposition of property in the resident's dwelling.

G. An owner who violates Subsection D of this section shall be liable to the estate of the deceased resident for actual damages.
N.M. Stat. § 57-30-3 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 30 / Section 57-30-3
§ 57-30-3. Notice to sellers
Status: in_force

A. A secondhand metal dealer shall at all times maintain in a prominent place in the dealer's place of business, in open view to a seller of regulated material, a notice in two-inch lettering that:

(1) includes the following language:

“A PERSON ATTEMPTING TO SELL REGULATED MATERIAL MUST PRESENT SUFFICIENT IDENTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.

WARNING: STATE LAW PROVIDES A CIVIL FINE FOR A PERSON WHO INTENTIONALLY PROVIDES A FALSE DOCUMENT OF IDENTIFICATION OR OTHER FALSE INFORMATION TO A SECONDHAND METAL DEALER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SELL REGULATED MATERIAL.”; and

(2) states the secondhand metal dealer's usual business hours.

B. The notice required by this section may be contained on a sign that contains another notice if the secondhand metal dealer is required to display another notice pursuant to applicable law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1C-6 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1C / Section 58-1C-6
§ 58-1C-6. De novo branching and acquisition of individual branches not permitted
Status: in_force

Interstate branching, either de novo or by acquisition of one or more branches, not involving all or substantially all of the assets and branches of a New Mexico bank is prohibited.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3-23.4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3 / Section 61-3-23.4
§ 61-3-23.4. Clinical nurse specialist; qualifications; endorsement; expedited licensure
Status: in_force

A. The board may license for advanced practice as a clinical nurse specialist an applicant who furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:

(1) is a registered nurse;

(2) has a master's degree or doctoral degree in a defined clinical nursing specialty;

(3) has successfully completed a national certifying examination in the applicant's area of specialty; and

(4) is certified by a national nursing organization.

B. Clinical nurse specialists may:

(1) perform an advanced practice that is beyond the scope of practice of professional registered nursing;

(2) make independent decisions in a specialized area of nursing practice using expert knowledge regarding the health care needs of the individual, family and community, collaborating as necessary with other members of the health care team when the health care need is beyond the scope of practice of the clinical nurse specialist; and

(3) carry out therapeutic regimens in the area of specialty practice, including the prescription and distribution of dangerous drugs.

C. A clinical nurse specialist who has fulfilled the requirements for prescriptive authority in the area of specialty practice is authorized to prescribe, administer and distribute therapeutic measures, including dangerous drugs and controlled substances included in Schedules II through V of the Controlled Substances Act within the scope of specialty practice, including controlled substances pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act that have been prepared, packaged or fabricated by a registered pharmacist or doses of drugs that have been prepackaged by a pharmaceutical manufacturer in accordance with the Pharmacy Act and the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.

D. Clinical nurse specialists who have fulfilled the requirements for prescriptive authority in the area of specialty practice may prescribe in accordance with rules, guidelines and formularies based on scope of practice and clinical setting for individual clinical nurse specialists promulgated by the board.

E. Clinical nurse specialists licensed by the board shall maintain certification in their specialty area.

F. The board shall issue an expedited license to an applicant without an examination if the person has been duly licensed as a clinical nurse specialist in another licensing jurisdiction and is in good standing with the licensing board in that licensing jurisdiction. The board shall expedite the issuance of the license in accordance with Section 61-1-31.1 NMSA 1978 within thirty days. If the board issues an expedited license to a person whose prior licensing jurisdiction did not require examination, the board may require that person to pass an examination before applying for license renewal. An applicant licensed under the laws of a territory or foreign country shall demonstrate proficiency in English.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-41 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-41
§ 19-10-41. Remitting moneys for oil and gas royalty suspense fund; investment of fund; disposition of investment income
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands is directed to remit all such royalties to the state treasurer, with the proper memorandum of distribution of such funds attached thereto and such moneys shall be placed in a special suspense fund by the state treasurer, to be known as “the oil and gas royalty suspense fund,” and such fund shall be segregated from all other funds in the hands of the state treasurer; all moneys of such fund shall from time to time be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as the permanent school fund is now required to be invested or such funds may be placed on time deposit in qualified state depositories under the provisions of Chapter 92 of the Session Laws of 1929. All income accruing from such investments or deposits shall likewise be held in said special suspense fund.
N.M. Stat. § 9-11-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 11 / Section 9-11-2
§ 9-11-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Taxation and Revenue Department Act:

A. “department” means the taxation and revenue department created under the Taxation and Revenue Department Act; and

B. “secretary” means the secretary of taxation and revenue.
N.M. Stat. § 24-10C-5 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10C / Section 24-10C-5
§ 24-10C-5. Authority
Status: in_force

A person may acquire an automated external defibrillator if the person has met all the requirements of Section 24-10C-4 NMSA 1978 . Nothing in this section limits the right of a person to practice a health profession that the person is otherwise authorized to practice in accordance with the laws of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 3-50-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 50 / Section 3-50-3
§ 3-50-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Municipal Parking Law:

A. “city” means any municipality having a population of five thousand or more. “The city” means the particular city for which a particular authority is created;

B. “authority” or “parking authority” means any agent or agency of a city created pursuant to the Municipal Parking Law;

C. “governing body” means, in the case of a city, that body in which the legislative powers of the city are vested;

D. “bonds” means any obligation issued by a city pursuant to the Municipal Parking Law;

E. “obligee” includes any bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor demising to the authority or city property used in connection with a parking facility or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest, or any part thereof, and the state or the United States or any agency of either, when a party to any contract with an authority or city by which aid or a loan is given or made to the city;

F. “project” means any acquisition, improvement, construction or undertaking of any kind authorized in the Municipal Parking Law;

G. “ordinance” means ordinance or resolution which may be passed, adopted or entered into by the governing body of a city;

H. “parking facilities” means any space on the streets or off the streets used for the purpose of parking motor vehicles, and includes buildings erected above or below the land when used for the purpose of increasing accommodations for parking motor vehicles;

I. “federal government” includes the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America; and

J. “real property” includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-20 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 1 / Section 32A-1-20
§ 32A-1-20. Purchase of care from private agency by public agency
Status: in_force

A. When the legal custody of a child or the placement and care responsibility of an eligible adult is vested in a public agency, under the provisions of the Children's Code, the public agency may transfer physical custody of the child or the eligible adult to an appropriate private agency and may purchase care and treatment from the private agency if the private agency submits periodic reports to the public agency covering the care and treatment the child or eligible adult is receiving and the child's or eligible adult's responses to that care and treatment. These reports shall be made as frequently as the public agency deems necessary, but not less often than once each six months for each child or eligible adult. The private agency shall also afford an opportunity for a representative of the public agency to examine or consult with the child or eligible adult as frequently as the public agency deems necessary.

B. As used in this section, “ eligible adult ” means an individual who meets the eligibility criteria for participation in the fostering connections program established pursuant to the Fostering Connections Act.
N.M. Stat. § 16-3-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 16-3-9
§ 16-3-9. Limitation of liability of owners of land used for recreational purposes
Status: in_force

No person or corporation, or their successors in interest, who has granted a right-of-way or easement across his land to the energy, minerals and natural resources department for use in the state trails system shall be liable to any user of the trail for injuries suffered on the right-of-way or easement unless the injuries are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of the grantor.
N.M. Stat. § 11-9A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 9A / Section 11-9A-3
§ 11-9A-3. Board member; alternate; appointment
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall appoint the New Mexico member of the Rocky mountain low-level radioactive waste board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

B. The board member may, with the approval of the governor, designate an alternate to represent New Mexico in the absence of the member.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8B-16 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8B / Section 22-8B-16
§ 22-8B-16. Public education commission; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The commission shall receive applications for initial chartering and renewals of charters for charter schools that want to be chartered by the state and approve or disapprove those charter applications. The commission may approve, deny, suspend or revoke the charter of a state-chartered charter school in accordance with the provisions of the Charter Schools Act. The chartering authority for a charter school existing on July 1, 2007 may be transferred to the commission; provided, however, that if a school chartered under a previous chartering authority chooses to transfer its chartering authority, it shall continue to operate under the provisions of that charter until its renewal date unless it is suspended or revoked by the commission. An application for a charter school filed with a local school board prior to July 1, 2007, but not approved, may be transferred to the commission on July 1, 2007.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-23
§ 7-1-23. Disputing liabilities; election of remedies
Status: in_force

A taxpayer may dispute the taxpayer's liability for taxes only by protesting the assessment of taxes as provided in Section 7-1-24 NMSA 1978 without making payment or by claiming a refund as provided in Section 7-1-26 NMSA 1978 after making payment of the taxes the department asserts are owed. The pursuit of one of the two remedies constitutes an unconditional waiver of the right to pursue the other.