As used in the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act: A. "direct care service" means services provided to long-term care facility residents that maintain or improve the health and quality of life of the residents; B. "direct care service staff member" means a person employed by or contracted with a long-term care facility to provide in-person direct care services to long-term care facility residents. "Direct care service staff member" does not include a registered nurse licensed pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978] or a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [Chapter 61, Article 6 NMSA 1978] who has received specialized training or education in geriatric care; and C. "long-term care facility" means a long-term care facility licensed by the state that is not otherwise required to provide at least four hours of dementia care training under state or federal law. "Long-term care facility" does not include a facility licensed pursuant to the Health Care Code [Chapter 24A NMSA 1978] as an intermediate care facility for persons with intellectual disabilities. History: Laws 2021, ch. 111, § 2; 2023, ch. 163, § 1; § 24-17B-2, recompiled and amended as § 24A-6-2 by Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 49. Recompilations. — Laws 2024, ch. 39, § 49 recompiled and amended former 24-17B-2 NMSA 1978 as 24A-6-2 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2024. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, removed the definition of "department" as used in the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act, and substituted a reference to the Public Health Act with a reference to the Health Care Code; deleted former Subsection A and redesignated former Subsections B through D as Subsections A through C, respectively; and in Subsection C, after "pursuant to the" deleted "Public Health Act" and added Health Care Code". The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, revised the definitions of "direct care service staff member," and "long-term care facility"; in Subsection C, after "with a long-term care facility", deleted "either directly or through a third-party agreement", and added "'Direct care service staff member' does not include a registered nurse licensed pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act or a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act who has received specialized training or education in geriatric care", and deleted Paragraph C(2); and in Subsection D, added "that is not otherwise required to provide at least four hours of dementia care training under state or federal law. 'Long-term care facility' does not include a facility licensed pursuant to the Public Health Act as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities.".
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