2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 28: Human Rights
Article 16A: Developmental Disabilities, 28-16A-1 through 28-16A-19
Section 28-16A-3: Definitions.

28-16A-3. Definitions.

As used in the Developmental Disabilities Act [28-16A-1 to 28-16A-18 NMSA 1978]:

A. "assessment" means a process for measuring and determining a person's strengths, needs and preferences to determine eligibility for support and services and to develop or modify an individual support and service plan;

B. "case management" means a process that assists a person with a developmental disability to know and understand his choices and rights, to obtain support and services that the person is eligible to receive and that is reflected in the individual support and service plan and monitors the provision of support and services received by the person;

C. "department" means the department of health;

D. "diagnostic evaluation" means an empirical process that determines if, and to what degree, a person has a developmental deficiency and the type of intervention and services that are needed for the person and that person's family;

E. "inclusive" means using the same community resources that are used by, and available to, all citizens and developing relationships with nonpaid caregivers or recipients of support and services for persons with developmental disabilities;

F. "individual support and service plan" means a plan developed by an interdisciplinary team and agreed to by a person with a developmental disability, or a parent of a minor or legal guardian, as appropriate, that describes the combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment or other support and services that are needed and desired by a person with a developmental disability;

G. "interdisciplinary team" means a group of persons drawn from or representing professions that are relevant to identifying the needs of a person with a developmental disability and designing a program to meet that person's needs. The team shall include the person with a developmental disability, the parent of a minor child or legal guardian, as appropriate; and

H. "service provider" means a nonprofit corporation, tribal government or trival [tribal] organization, unit of local government or other organization that has entered into a contract or provider agreement with the department for the purpose of providing developmental disabilities support and services.