New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 14 - JUVENILE JUSTICE
Part 23 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF CLIENT RECORDS
Section 8.14.23.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. "Cambiar (Change) New Mexico" refers to the name designated by the children, youth and families department (CYFD) for its juvenile justice reform initiative that focuses on rehabilitation and relationships. Clients and juvenile justice services' staff members build one-on-one relationships with each other and learn to interact in a completely different way then the old "correctional" model. Group building activities designed to build trust and communication are key components as well as family and community involvement.
B. "Client" refers to a person who is committed to the custody of the CYFD's juvenile justice services or who is receiving services from CYFD's juvenile justice services.
C. "Department" refers to the New Mexico children, youth and families department.
D. "Director" refers to the juvenile justice service director.
E. "Facility" refers to a facility operated by, or on behalf of the CYFD's juvenile justice services, or any other facility or location designated by the juvenile justice services director to house or provide care to clients committed to the custody of CYFD.
F. "HIPAA" is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that governs the release of health information.
G. "Juvenile justice services" or "juvenile justice division" refers to the organizational unit within CYFD that operates juvenile justice facilities, and provides other services under the Delinquency Act, NMSA 1978 section 32A-2-1 et seq.
H. "Juvenile probation office" or "JPO field office" refers to a CYFD department county or district office where JPO staff persons, who provide court ordered and informal supervision for clients, work from.
I. "Office of general counsel records custodian" or "OGC records custodian" is the person designated by the CYFD office of the secretary to respond to all requests from the public for information on CYFD clients, former clients, programs or services, including Inspection of Public Records Act requests.
J. "Secretary" refers to the cabinet secretary of CYFD.
K. "Staff" refers to employee(s) of CYFD.
