New Mexico Statutes 24-1H-2. Definitions
As used in the Bernalillo County Off-Reservation Native American Health Commission Act:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 24-1H-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A. “commission” means the off-reservation Native American health commission; B. “department” means the department of health;
C. “New Mexico tribe” means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico;
D. “off-reservation Native American” means a member of a federally recognized tribe or an Alaskan native who lives in an off-reservation urban area and is a resident;
E. “off-reservation nonprofit organization” means a corporate nonprofit entity that provides research, advocacy or health care services for the purpose of improving health care services or the overall health of Native Americans who are not living on reservations or pueblos;
F. “off-reservation urban area” means an area of land that is within Bernalillo county but not under the jurisdiction of a New Mexico tribe;
G. “resident” means a person who lives in and is domiciled in New Mexico; and
H. “secretary” means the secretary of health.