N.M. Code R. § 9.2.22.7 - DEFINITIONS
The following terms are used in this rule:
A.
"assessed party" means a
person or entity that has been issued a civil penalty assessment by the state
long-term care ombudsman;
B.
"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 applicable
department regulations;
C.
"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.);
D.
"hearing officer" means an
impartial person designated by the secretary to preside over proceedings under
this rule. A hearing officer may be an employee of the department (except for
an employee of the long-term care ombudsman program), a policy advisory
committee member, or any other impartial person. A hearing officer may be, but
is not required to be, an attorney at law;
E.
"long-term care ombudsman
program" means the program administered by the state long-term care
ombudsman;
F.
"parties" mean the assessed party and the state long-term care
ombudsman;
G.
"secretary" means the secretary of the department; and
H.
"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.
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