2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 17B - Long-Term Care
Section 24-17B-2 - Definitions.
As used in the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act:
A. "department" means the department of health;
B. "direct care service" means services provided to long-term care facility residents that maintain or improve the health and quality of life of the residents;
C. "direct care service staff member" means a person:
(1) employed by or contracted with a long-term care facility, either directly or through a third-party agreement, to provide in-person direct care services to long-term care facility residents; or
(2) contracted with a long-term care facility, either directly or through a third-party agreement, to provide at least ten hours per week in direct care services by video, audio or telephonic means; and
D. "long-term care facility" means every long-term care facility licensed by the state.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 111, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 111 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
