New Mexico Statutes 24-10C-3. Definitions
As used in the Cardiac Arrest Response Act:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 24-10C-3
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
A. “automated external defibrillator” means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that:
(1) has received approval of its premarket modification filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 360(k), from the United States food and drug administration;
(2) is capable of recognizing cardiac arrest that will respond to defibrillation, ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining whether defibrillation should be performed; and
(3) upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges and is capable of delivering an electrical impulse to an individual’s heart;
B. “automated external defibrillator program” means a program of trained targeted responders registered with the department;
C. “defibrillation” means the administration of a controlled electrical charge to the heart to restore a viable cardiac rhythm;
D. “department” means the department of health;
E. “good Samaritan” means a person who lacks automated external defibrillator training but who has access to an automated external defibrillator and provides emergency automated external defibrillator services to a person in need of defibrillation, provided that the good Samaritan:
(1) acts without willful, wanton or reckless behavior that is the cause of injury or death; and
(2) acts without compensation;
F. “person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or any legal or commercial entity; and
G. “trained targeted responder” means a person trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator under emergency cardiac care guidelines.