Section 21-22B-3 - Definitions.
21-22B-3. Definitions.
As used in the Nursing Student Loan for Service Act [21-22B-1 NMSA 1978]:
A. "commission" means the commission on higher education;
B. "loan" means a grant of funds to defray the costs incidental to a nursing education, under a contract between the commission and a nursing student, requiring repayment with services or repayment with interest;
C. "student" means a resident of New Mexico who is a student enrolled in a program of nursing; and
D. "program of nursing" means a nursing education program in a New Mexico institution accredited by a member of the council on post-secondary accreditation or a nursing education program approved by the New Mexico board of nursing.