N.M. Admin. Code § 10.29.10.7

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 10.29.10.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Absence" means a break in employment with a public safety agency as a full time certified public safety telecommunicator.

B. "Academy" means the New Mexico law enforcement academy.

C. "Board" means the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.

D. "Certified" means meeting the training standards established by statute and rules as determined by the New Mexico law enforcement academy board, and fulfilling any in-service training requirements as set forth by the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.

E. "Decertified" means the removal of certification from an individual for failure to comply with the public safety telecommunicator training act and the rules set forth by the New Mexico law enforcement academy board.

F. "Director" means the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy.

G. "FEMA" means federal emergency management agency.

H. "ICS" means incident command system,

I. "Public safety agency" means a unit of state or local government, a special purpose district or a private business that provides police, firefighting or emergency medical services.

J. "Telecommunicator" means an employee or volunteer of a public safety agency who:

(1) receives calls or dispatches the appropriate personnel or equipment in response to calls for police, fire or medical services; and

(2) makes decisions affecting the life, health or welfare of the public or public safety agency employees.

K. "Separation" means a break in employment with a public safety agency as a full time certified public safety telecommunicator after being employed for a minimum period of five years and having left the public safety agency in good standing.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.29.10.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 12, June 27, 2017, eff. 6/27/2017