§ 24-14A-2 — Definitions

New Mexico § 24-14A-2

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 24: Health and Safety
• Art. 14A: Health Information Systems

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As used in the Health Information System Act: A. "aggregate data" means data that are obtained by combining like data elements in a manner that precludes specific identification of a single client; B. "data source" or "data provider" means a person that possesses health information, including the health care authority, any public or private sector licensed health care practitioner, primary care clinic, ambulatory surgery center, ambulatory urgent care center, ambulatory dialysis unit, home health agency, long-term care facility, hospital, pharmacy, third-party payer and any public entity that has health information; C. "department" means the department of health; D. "health information" or "health data" means any data relating to health care; health status, including environmental, social and economic factors; the health system; or health costs and financing; E. "hospital" means any general or special hospital licensed by the health care authority, whether publicly or privately owned; F. "long-term care facility" means any skilled nursing facility or nursing facility licensed by the health care authority, whether publicly or privately owned; G. "record-level data" means a medical record that contains unique and nonaggregated data elements that relate to a single identifiable individual; and H. "third-party payer" means any public or private payer of health care services and includes health maintenance organizations and health insurers.

Legislative History

Laws 1989, ch. 29, § 2; 1994, ch. 59, § 3; 2009, ch. 166, § 1; 2012, ch. 15, §