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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10: Public Officers and Employees
Article 7F: Hazardous Duty Officers' Employer-Employee Relations, 10-7F-1 through 10-7F-9
Section 10-7F-2: Definitions.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 10-7F-2 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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10-7F-2. Definitions.

As used in the Hazardous Duty Officers' Employer-Employee Relations Act:

A. "emergency medical technician" means an individual who has been licensed by the department of health as an emergency medical technician;

B. "firefighter" means an individual who is employed as a non-volunteer firefighter and who has taken the oath prescribed for firefighters;

C. "hazardous duty officer" or "officer" means an individual who is employed full-time by the state or a political subdivision of the state as a firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic, provided that "hazardous duty officer" does not include an individual who has not completed the probationary period established by the individual's employer as a condition of employment; and

D. "paramedic" means an individual who has been licensed by the department of health as a paramedic.

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