N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.4.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Client" means a person with developmental disabilities who is
receiving supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities
by a service provider certified by or funded in whole or in part with state
funds administered by the authority through contracts or agreements.
B.
"Complainant" means a client
or their legal guardian who files a complaint pursuant to this
regulation.
C.
"Days"
means calendar days.
D.
"Developmental disabilities" means a severe chronic disability of
a person that:
(1) is attributable to a
mental or physical impairment, including the result from trauma to the brain,
or a combination of mental and physical impairments;
(2) is manifest before the person reaches the
age 22 years;
(3) is expected to
continue indefinitely;
(4) results
in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas
of major life activity:
(a)
self-care;
(b) receptive and
expressive language;
(c)
learning;
(d) mobility;
(e) self-direction;
(f) capacity of independent living;
and
(g) economic
self-sufficiency.
E.
"Director" means the
director, developmental disabilities division or the director's
designee.
F.
"Division" means the developmental disabilities division of the
authority.
G. "Emergency" means a
circumstance in which the health or safety of the client or another person is
in immediate and serious jeopardy and must be protected immediately to stop or
prevent harm.
H.
"Facilities" means institutions operated by the
authority.
I.
"Guardian" means the parent of an individual with developmental
disabilities if the client is a minor or a legal guardian appointed or
recognized pursuant to the Uniform Probate Code, Section
45-5-101. et. Seq. NMSA 1978 (1993
Repl.).
J.
"Office"
means the office of quality assurance or a regional office within the
developmental disabilities division.
K.
"Plan" means the individual
service plan for services, treatment or habilitation developed by the
interdisciplinary team.
L.
"Service provider" means a private entity that has entered into a
contact or provider agreement with the authority or that is certified by the
authority for the purpose of providing supports and services to individuals
with developmental disabilities. When the context requires, the service
provider means the executive director or administrator having authority to bind
the service provider. Service provider does not include facilities operated by
the authority.
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