# N.M. Stat. § 61-13-2: Definitions

> New Mexico · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-2

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 61-13-2
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 13 / Section 61-13-2

## Text

As used in the Nursing Home Administrators Act:

A. “board” means the board of nursing home administrators;

B. “nursing home administrator” means any individual who is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling the operation of a nursing home or who shares such functions with one or more persons in operating a nursing home;

C. “nursing home” means any nursing institution or facility required to be licensed under state law as a nursing facility by the public health division of the department of health, whether proprietary or nonprofit, including skilled nursing home facilities, and whether a separate entity or a part of a medical institutional facility; and

D. “practice of nursing home administration” means the planning, organizing, directing and control of the operation of a nursing home.

## Nearby sections

- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-1 § 61-13-1. Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-2 § 61-13-2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-2.md)
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- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-5 § 61-13-5. Organization of board; meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-5.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-6 § 61-13-6. Duties of the board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-6.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-7 § 61-13-7. Compensation of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-7.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-8 § 61-13-8. Licensure of nursing home administrators](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-8.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-9 § 61-13-9. Educational programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-9.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-10 § 61-13-10. Licensure by examinations by board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-10.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-11 § 61-13-11. Expedited licensure without examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-11.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-12 § 61-13-12. License and renewal fees; board expenditures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-12.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-13 § 61-13-13. Refusal, suspension or revocation of license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-13.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 61-13-14 § 61-13-14. Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C61_A13_S61-13-14.md)

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