As used in the Primary Care Capital Funding Act:

A. "authority" means the New Mexico finance authority;

B. "capital project" means repair, renovation or construction of a facility; purchase of land; acquisition of capital equipment of a long-term nature; or acquisition of capital equipment to be used in the delivery of primary care, telehealth or hospice services;

C. "department" means the department of health;

D. "eligible entity" means:

(1) a community-based nonprofit primary care clinic or hospice that operates in a rural or other health care underserved area of the state, that is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation for federal income tax purposes and that is eligible for funding pursuant to the Rural Primary Health Care Act [24-1A-1 to 24-1A-3, 24-1A-4 NMSA 1978];

(2) a school-based health center that operates in a public school district and that meets department requirements or that is funded by the federal department of health and human services;

(3) a primary care clinic that operates in a rural or other health care underserved area of the state, that is owned by a county or municipality and that meets department requirements for eligibility; or

(4) a telehealth site that is operated by an entity described in this subsection;

E. "fund" means the primary care capital fund; and

F. "primary care" means the first level of basic or general health care for an individual's health needs, including diagnostic and treatment services and including services delivered at a primary care clinic, a telehealth site or a school-based health center; "primary care" includes the provision of mental health services if those services are integrated into the eligible entity's service array.

History: Laws 1994, ch. 62, § 9; 2000, ch. 75, § 1; 2005, ch. 54, § 1; 2019, ch. 276, § 1.

Compiler's notes. — The reference to "501(c)(3)" in Subsection D refers to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).

The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, revised the definition of "eligible entity" as used in the Primary Care Capital Funding Act; in Subsection D, added a new Paragraph D(3) and redesignated former Paragraph D(3) as Paragraph D(4), and in Paragraph D(4), after "by an", deleted "eligible", and after "entity", deleted "pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (2) of" and added "described in".

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, defined "capital project" to include the acquisition of capital equipment to deliver primary care, telehealth or hospice services; modified the definition of "eligible entity" to include community-based nonprofit clinics and hospices regardless of the value of their assets if they are eligible for funding under the act, school-based health centers and telehealth sites operated by an eligible entity and defined "primary care" to include services delivered at a primary care clinic, telehealth site or school-based health center.

The 2000 amendment, effective May 17, 2000, in Subsection B, extended the definition of "capital project" to include the acquisition of long-term capital equipment.