New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 9 - HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter 2 - AGE
Part 21 - CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENTS BY THE STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Section 9.2.21.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The following terms are used in this rule:
A. "civil penalty assessment" means a civil monetary penalty imposed on a person or entity by the state long-term care ombudsman pursuant to the terms of Section 28-17-19 NMSA 1978 and this rule;
B. "department" means the aging and long-term services department. It is the state department charged, among other things, with implementing the requirements of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. Section 3001, et seq.);
C. "long-term care ombudsman program" means the program administered by the state long-term care ombudsman; and
D. "state long-term care ombudsman" means the office established pursuant to the terms of 42 U.S.C. Section 3058 g and Section 28 - 17 - 4 NMSA 1978 to, among other things, identify, investigate and resolve complaints that are made by, or on behalf of, residents of long-term care facilities and that relate to action, inaction or decisions that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare or rights of the residents.
