N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.18.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Applicant" means the individual who, or organization which,
applies for a license; if the applicant is an organization, then the individual
signing the application on behalf of the organization must have authority from
the organization; the applicant must be the owner.
B.
"Certified registered nurse
anesthetist" means an advanced practice professional registered nurse
permitted by law to provide anesthesia care; in an interdependent role as a
member of a health care team in which medical care of the patient is directed
by a medical physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or podiatrist licensed
in the state of New Mexico; the certified registered nurse anesthetist shall
collaborate with the medical physician, osteopathic physician, dentist or
podiatrist concerning the anesthesia care or the patient; collaboration means
the process in which each health care provider contributes their respective
expertise.
C.
"Deficiency" means a violation of or failure to comply with a
provision(s) of these regulations.
D.
"Dentist" means a person
licensed to practice dentistry in the state of New Mexico under the Dental Act,
Sections 61-5-1 to 61-522 NMSA 1978.
E.
"Facility" means a building
or buildings in which outpatient medical services are provided to the public
and which is licensed pursuant to this rule.
F.
"Governing body" means the
governing authority of a facility which has the ultimate responsibility for all
planning, direction, control and management of the activities and functions of
a facility licensed pursuant to these regulations.
G.
"License" means the document
issued by the licensing authority pursuant to these regulations granting the
legal right to operate for a specified period of time, not to exceed one
year.
H.
"Licensed practical
nurse" means a person licensed as a trained practical nurse under the
Nursing Practice Act, Section
61-3-19 NMSA 1978.
I.
"Licensee" means the
person(s) who, or organization which, has an ownership, leasehold, or similar
interest in the facility and in whose name a license for a facility has been
issued and who is legally responsible for compliance with these
regulations.
J.
"Licensing
authority" means the New Mexico health care authority.
K.
"NMSA" means the New Mexico
Statutes Annotated, 1978 compilation, and all the revisions and compilations
thereof.
L.
"Physician"
means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy by the New Mexico
board of medical examiners, pursuant to Section
61-6-10 NMSA 1978 or the
osteopathic medical examiners board pursuant to Sections
61-10-1 through
61-10-21, NMSA 1978.
M.
"Physician's assistant" means
a person licensed as a physician's assistant by the New Mexico board of medical
examiners, in accordance with Section
61-6-6 NMSA 1978.
N.
"Plan of correction" means
the plan submitted by the licensee or representative of the licensee addressing
how and when deficiencies identified at time of a survey will be
corrected.
O.
"Policy"
means a statement of principle that guides and determines present and future
decisions and actions.
P.
"Premises" means all parts of buildings, grounds, and equipment of
a facility.
Q.
"Procedure" means the action(s) that must be taken in order to
implement a policy.
R.
"Registered nurse" means a person who holds a certificate of
registration as a registered nurse under the Nursing Practice Act, Sections
61-3-1 to 61-330 NMSA
1978.
S.
"Resident" as
defined in Section 3 (I) of the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act means any person
who receives treatment from a health facility.
T.
"U/L approved" means approved
for safety by the national underwriters laboratory.
U.
"Variance" means an act on
the part of the licensing authority to refrain from pressing or enforcing
compliance with a portion or portions of these regulations for an unspecified
period of time where the granting of a variance will not create a danger to the
health, safety, or welfare of patients or staff of a facility, and is at the
sole discretion of the licensing authority.
V.
"Waive or waiver" means to
refrain from pressing or enforcing compliance with a portion or portions of
these regulations for a limited period of time provided the health, safety, or
welfare of the patients and staff are not in danger; waivers are issued at the
sole discretion of the licensing authority.
Notes
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