New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24. Health and Safety § 24-10A-2.1. Definitions

A. “bureau” means the emergency medical systems bureau of the department;

B. “committee” means the statewide emergency medical services advisory committee appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-10B-7 NMSA 1978;

C. “department” means the department of health;

D. “fund” means the emergency medical services fund;

E. “local recipient” means a publicly owned or contracted ambulance or air ambulance service, medical rescue service, fire department rescue service, regionalized emergency medical service agency; or other prehospital emergency medical service care provider based in the state:

F. “municipality” means an incorporated city, town or village;

G. “regionalized emergency medical service agency” means a rural or frontier emergency medical service agency composed of multiple geographic districts with response area populations of fewer than two hundred fifty people per square mile;

H. “secretary” means the secretary of health; and

I. “tribe” means a federally recognized Native American nation, tribe or pueblo located wholly or partially in the state.