New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS › Part 18 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INFIRMARIES › Section 8.370.18.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
"Applicant"
means the individual who, or organization which,
				applies for a license; if the applicant is an organization, then the individual
				signing the application on behalf of the organization must have authority from
				the organization; the applicant must be the owner.
B.
"Certified registered nurse
				anesthetist"
means an advanced practice professional registered nurse
				permitted by law to provide anesthesia care; in an interdependent role as a
				member of a health care team in which medical care of the patient is directed
				by a medical physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or podiatrist licensed
				in the state of New Mexico; the certified registered nurse anesthetist shall
				collaborate with the medical physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or
				podiatrist concerning the anesthesia care or the patient; collaboration means
				the process in which each health care provider contributes their respective
				expertise.
C.
"Deficiency"
means a violation of or failure to comply with a
				provision(s) of these regulations.
D.
"Dentist"
means a person
				licensed to practice dentistry in the state of New Mexico under the Dental Act,
				Sections 61-5-1 to 61-522 NMSA 1978.
E.
"Facility"
means a building
				or buildings in which outpatient medical services are provided to the public
				and which is licensed pursuant to this rule.
F.
"Governing body"
means the
				governing authority of a facility which has the ultimate responsibility for all
				planning, direction, control and management of the activities and functions of
				a facility licensed pursuant to these regulations.
G.
"License"
means the document
				issued by the licensing authority pursuant to these regulations granting the
				legal right to operate for a specified period of time, not to exceed one
				year.
H.
"Licensed practical
				nurse"
means a person licensed as a trained practical nurse under the
				Nursing Practice Act, Section 61-3-19 NMSA 1978.
I.
"Licensee"
means the
				person(s) who, or organization which, has an ownership, leasehold, or similar
				interest in the facility and in whose name a license for a facility has been
				issued and who is legally responsible for compliance with these
				regulations.
J.
"Licensing
				authority"
means the New Mexico health care authority.
K.
"NMSA"
means the New Mexico
				Statutes Annotated, 1978 compilation, and all the revisions and compilations
				thereof.
L.
"Physician"
means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy by the New Mexico
				board of medical examiners, pursuant to Section 61-6-10 NMSA 1978 or the
				osteopathic medical examiners board pursuant to Sections 61-10-1 through
				61-10-21, NMSA 1978.
M.
"Physician's assistant"
means a person licensed as a physician's
				assistant by the New Mexico board of medical examiners, in accordance with
				Section 61-6-6 NMSA 1978.
N.
"Plan of correction"
means the plan submitted by the licensee or
				representative of the licensee addressing how and when deficiencies identified
				at time of a survey will be corrected.
O.
"Policy"
means a statement of
				principle that guides and determines present and future decisions and
				actions.
P.
"Premises"
means all parts of buildings, grounds, and equipment of a facility.
Q.
"Procedure"
means the
				action(s) that must be taken in order to implement a policy.
R.
"Registered nurse"
means a
				person who holds a certificate of registration as a registered nurse under the
				Nursing Practice Act, Sections 61-3-1 to 61-330 NMSA 1978.
S.
"Resident"
as defined in
				Section 3 (I) of the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act means any person who
				receives treatment from a health facility.
T.
"U/L approved"
means approved
				for safety by the national underwriters laboratory.
U.
"Variance"
means an act on
				the part of the licensing authority to refrain from pressing or enforcing
				compliance with a portion or portions of these regulations for an unspecified
				period of time where the granting of a variance will not create a danger to the
				health, safety, or welfare of patients or staff of a facility, and is at the
				sole discretion of the licensing authority.
V.
"Waive or waiver"
means to
				refrain from pressing or enforcing compliance with a portion or portions of
				these regulations for a limited period of time provided the health, safety, or
				welfare of the patients and staff are not in danger; waivers are issued at the
				sole discretion of the licensing authority.