As used in the Health Professional Loan Repayment Act: A. “department” means the higher education department;

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B. “health professional” means a physician, optometrist, podiatrist, physician’s assistant, dentist, nurse, member of an allied health profession as defined in the Allied Health Student Loan for Service Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 21, Article 22C] or a licensed or certified health professional as determined by the department;

C. “loan” means a grant of money to defray the costs incidental to a health education, under a contract between the federal government or a commercial lender and a health professional, requiring either repayment of principal and interest or repayment in services;

D. “nurse in advanced practice” means a registered nurse, including a:

(1)     certified nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist or clinical nurse specialist, authorized pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 61, Article 3] to function beyond the scope of practice of professional registered nursing;

or

(2)     certified nurse-midwife licensed by the department of health; and

E. “osteopathic primary care physician” means an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act [N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 61, Article 6] with specialty training in family medicine, general internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology or general pediatrics.