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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-3A-2. Definitions

Current as of May 06, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

As used in the Safe Harbor for Nurses Act:

A. “assignment” means the designated responsibility for the provision or supervision of nursing care for a defined work period in a defined work setting, including the specified functions, duties, practitioner orders, supervisory directives and amount of work designated as an individual nurse's responsibility; provided that changes in a nurse's assignment may occur at any time during the work period;

B. “good faith” means taking action supported by a sincere belief with a reasonable factual or legal basis other than the nurse's moral, religious or personal beliefs;

C. “health care facility” means an entity licensed by the department of health that provides health care on its premises and has three or more nurses;

D. “nurse” means a nurse licensed pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse; and

E. “safe harbor” means a process that:

(1) protects a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse from adverse action by the health care facility where the nurse is working when the nurse makes a good faith request to be allowed to reject an assignment, which request is based on the nurse's:

(a) assessment of the nurse's own education, knowledge, competence or experience; and

(b) immediate assessment of the risk for patient safety or potential violation of the Nursing Practice Act or board of nursing rules; and

(2) provides for further assessment of the situation.

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