Section 24-26-2 - Definitions.

24-26-2. Definitions.

As used in the Patient Care Monitoring Act:

A.     "agency" means the state agency on aging;

B.     "facility" means a long-term care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-1-5 NMSA 1978, other than an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, and may also include:

(1)     a skilled nursing facility;

(2)     an intermediate care nursing facility;

(3)     a nursing facility;

(4)     an adult residential shelter care home;

(5)     a boarding home;

(6)     any adult care home or adult residential care facility; and

(7)     any swing bed in an acute care facility or extended care facility;

C.     "monitoring device" means a surveillance instrument that broadcasts or records activity, but does not include a still camera;

D.     "patient" means a person who is a resident of a facility;

E.     "program" means the New Mexico long-term care ombudsman program; and

F.     "surrogate" means a legal guardian or a legally appointed substitute decision-maker who is authorized to act on behalf of a patient.