2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 1C - Primary Care Capital Funding
Section 24-1C-3 - Definitions.
As used in the Primary Care Capital Funding Act:
A. "authority" means the New Mexico finance authority;
B. "capital project" means repair, renovation or construction of a facility; purchase of land; acquisition of capital equipment of a long-term nature; or acquisition of capital equipment to be used in the delivery of primary care, telehealth or hospice services;
C. "department" means the department of health;
D. "eligible entity" means:
(1) a community-based nonprofit primary care clinic or hospice that operates in a rural or other health care underserved area of the state, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation for federal income tax purposes and is eligible for funding pursuant to the Rural Primary Health Care Act [24-1A-1 through 24-1A-3, 24-1A-4 NMSA 1978];
(2) a school-based health center that operates in a public school district and that meets department requirements or that is funded by the federal department of health and human services; or
(3) a telehealth site that is operated by an eligible entity pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
E. "fund" means the primary care capital fund; and
F. "primary care" means the first level of basic or general health care for an individual's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services and including services delivered at a primary care clinic, telehealth site or a school-based health center; "primary care" includes the provision of mental health services if those services are integrated into the eligible entity's service array.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 62, § 9; 2000, ch. 75, § 1; 2005, ch. 54, § 1.
Compiler's notes. — The reference to "501(c)(3)" in Subsection D refers to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, defined "capital project" to include the acquisition of capital equipment to deliver primary care, telehealth or hospice services; modified the definition of "eligible entity" to include community-based nonprofit clinics and hospices regardless of the value of their assets if they are eligible for funding under the act, school-based health centers and telehealth sites operated by an eligible entity and defined "primary care" to include services delivered at a primary care clinic, telehealth site or school-based health center.
The 2000 amendment, effective May 17, 2000, in Subsection B, extended the definition of "capital project" to include the acquisition of long-term capital equipment.
