N.M. Stat. § 28-8-1

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 28-8-1 - Definitions

As used in this act [28-8-1 to 28-8-7 NMSA 1978]:

A. "disabled condition" means the condition of being unconscious, semiconscious, incoherent or otherwise incapacitated to communicate;

B. "disabled person" means a person in a disabled condition;

C. "the emergency symbol" means the caduceus inscribed within a six-barred cross used by the American Medical Association to denote emergency information;

D. "identifying device" means an identifying bracelet, necklace, metal tag or similar device bearing the emergency symbol and the information needed in an emergency; and

E. "medical practitioner" means a person licensed or authorized to practice medicine or osteopathy.

NMS § 28-8-1

1953 Comp., § 12-31-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 265, § 1.