New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 13 - NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16.13.1.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
				"
AAHSA
" means the American association of homes and services for
				the aging.
B. "
ACHCA
"
				means the American college of health care administrators.
C. "
ACHCE
" means the American
				college of health care executives
D. "
AUPHA
" means the association
				of university programs in health care administration.
E.
[RESERVED]
F. "
Administrator
" means the
				chief executive officer.
G.
				"
Applicant
" means a person who has applied for a
				license.
H. "
Approval
"
				means the review and acceptance of a specific activity.
I. "
Approval body"
means the
				agency, institution, or organization with the authorization to award continuing
				education credit.
J.
				"
Audit
" means an examination and verification of continuing
				education documents.
K.
[RESERVED]
L.
				"
Board
" means the New Mexico nursing home administrators
				board.
M. "
CE"
means
				continuing education.
N.
[RESERVED]
O.
				"
Continuing Education Unit (CEU)
" means 10 contact hours
				(60-minute clock hours) of participation in an organized continuing education
				experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified
				instruction.
P. "
Contact
				hours
" means a unit of measurement to describe an approved, organized
				learning experience. One contact hour equals one 60-minute clock
				hour.
Q. "
Continuing
				Education
" means a learning experience which enhances professional
				development.
R.
[RESERVED]
S.
				"
Expired license
" means a license which has not been renewed or
				placed on inactive status on or before the expiration deadline, as provided in
				16.13.10 NMAC.
T. "
Hospital
				Administrator
" means the chief executive officer of an acute care
				facility.
U. "
Inactive
				Status
" means a license which is in good standing but not current, as
				provided in 16.13.9 NMAC.
V.
				"
Initial license
" means the process of achieving the legal
				privilege to practice within a professional category upon the completion of
				educational and other requirements and receiving a passing score on the
				national licensing examination.
W.
				"
Institution of higher learning
" means a college or
				university.
X.
[RESERVED]
Y.
				"
Lapsed license
" means an expired or inactive status license which
				has not been reactivated within the time limitations set forth in these rules,
				as provided in 16.13.9 NMAC.
Z.
				"
License
" means a document identifying the legal privilege and
				authorization to practice within a professional category.
AA. "
Manager
" means the
				individual who is responsible for the planning, organizing, directing, and
				controlling of the operations within a department or unit of a nursing
				home.
BB. "
Must
" means
				required.
CC. "
NAB
"
				means the national association of long-term care administrator
				boards.
DD. "
NCERS
"
				means the national continuing education review service.
EE. "
NHA
" means nursing home
				administrator.
FF.
				"
NMAC
" means the New Mexico administrative code.
GG. "
New Mexico Administrative
				Code
" means the organizing structure for rules filed by New Mexico State
				agencies. The NMAC is also the body of filed rules and the published versions
				thereof. The NMAC is structured by title, chapter, and part.
HH. "
NMHCA
" means the New Mexico
				health care association.
II.
				"
NMHHSA
" means the New Mexico hospitals and health systems
				association.
JJ.
				"
NMSA
" means New Mexico statutes annotated.
KK.
"National licensing
				examination
" means any examination for licensure as provided by the
				national association of long-term care administrator boards (NAB).
LL. "
Nursing home administrator
"
				means any individual responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and
				controlling the operation of a nursing home.
MM.
[RESERVED]
NN. "
PES
" means the professional
				examination service.
OO.
				"
Reactivation
" means the process of making current a license which
				has been expired as a result of failure to comply with the necessary renewal
				requirements. This process does not usually require board action at any
				juncture.
PP. "Expedited license"
				means a provisional license that confers the same rights, privileges and
				responsibilities as a regular license issued by the board.
QQ. "
Reinstatement
" means the
				process whereby a license, which has been subject to revocation or suspension,
				is returned to its former status. The reinstatement process always requires
				board action.
RR.
				"
Relicensure
" means the process of renewal, reactivation, or
				reinstatement of a New Mexico nursing home administrator's license.
SS. "
Shall
" means mandatory; a
				requirement.
TT.
				"
Should
" means a suggestion or recommendation; not a
				requirement.
UU.
[RESERVED]
VV.
				"
Verification of continuing education
" means an official
				certificate issued at a continuing education activity which provides proof of
				attendance.
WW. "
Violation of
				practice
" means a violation of the New Mexico Nursing Home
				Administrators Act and the rules and regulations duly adopted by the
				board.