2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24: Health and Safety
Article 10D: Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care, 24-10D-1 through 24-10D-5
Section 24-10D-2: Definitions.

24-10D-2. Definitions.

As used in the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care Act [24-10D-1 NMSA 1978]:

A. "department" means the department of health;

B. "emergency care for sexual assault survivors" means medical examinations, procedures and services provided by a hospital to a sexual assault survivor following an alleged sexual assault;

C. "emergency contraception" means a drug approved by the federal food and drug administration that prevents pregnancy after sexual intercourse;

D. "hospital" means a facility providing emergency or urgent health care;

E. "medically and factually accurate and objective" means verified or supported by the weight of research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods and standards; published in peer-reviewed journals; and recognized as accurate and objective by leading professional organizations and agencies with relevant expertise in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, such as the American college of obstetricians and gynecologists;

F. "sexual assault" means the crime of criminal sexual penetration; and

G. "sexual assault survivor" means a female who alleges or is alleged to have been sexually assaulted and who presents as a patient to a hospital.