New Mexico Statutes Chapter 40. Domestic Affairs § 40-7A-3. Definitions

A. “child” means an individual under the age of eighteen years;

B. “child placement agency” means any individual, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation undertaking to place a child in a home in this or any other state for the purpose of foster care or adoption of the child;

C. “department” means the children, youth and families department;

D. “division” means the protective services division of the department;

E. “foster home” means a home maintained by an individual having the care and control, for periods exceeding twenty-four hours, of a child who is not placed for adoption;

F. “person” means any individual, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation; and

G. “secretary” means the secretary of children, youth and families.