Definition; health care provider

As used in Chapter 52 NMSA 1978, "health care provider" means: A. a hospital maintained by the state or a political subdivision of the state or any place currently licensed as a hospital by the department of health that has: (1) accommodations for resident bed patients; (2) a licensed professional registered nurse always on duty or call; (3) a laboratory; and (4) an operating room where surgical operations are performed; B. an optometrist licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 2 NMSA 1978; C. a chiropractic physician licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 4 NMSA 1978; D. a dentist licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 5 NMSA 1978; E. a physician licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978; F. a podiatrist licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 8 NMSA 1978; G. an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 10 NMSA 1978; H. a physician assistant licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-6-7 NMSA 1978; I. a certified nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to Section 61-3-23.2 NMSA 1978; J. a physical therapist licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 12 NMSA 1978; K. an occupational therapist licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 12A NMSA 1978; L. a doctor of oriental medicine licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 14A NMSA 1978; M. an athletic trainer licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 14D NMSA 1978; N. a psychologist who is duly licensed or certified in the state where the service is rendered, holding a doctorate degree in psychology and having at least two years of clinical experience in a recognized health setting, or who has met the standards of the national register of health services providers in psychology; O. a certified nurse-midwife licensed by the board of nursing as a registered nurse and registered with the behavioral health services division of the human services department [health care authority department] as a certified nurse-midwife; P. a pharmacist licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 61, Article 11 NMSA 1978; or Q. any person or facility that provides health-related services in the health care industry, as approved by the director. History: 1978 Comp., § 52-4-1, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 116, § 1; 1989, ch. 263, § 69; 1990 (2nd S.S.), ch. 2, § 49; 1993, ch. 158, § 2; 2007, ch. 325, § 11; 2007, ch. 327, § 1; 2007, ch. 328, § 3.