As used in the New Mexico Telehealth and Health Information Technology Commission Act:

1. A. "commission" means the New Mexico telehealth and health information technology commission;
2. B. "health information technology" means products, devices or systems that allow for the secure electronic collection, storage, exchange or management of patient information; and
3. C. "telehealth" means the use of electronic information, imaging and communication technologies, including interactive audio, video and data communications as well as store-and-forward technologies, to provide and support health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data and education.

History: Laws 2005, ch. 55, § 3; 2007, ch. 14, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed the name of the "New Mexico Telehealth Commission Act" to the "New Mexico Telehealth and Health Information Technology Commission Act"; in Subsection A, changed the "telehealth commission" to the "telehealth and health information technology commission"; added Subsection B to define "health information technology"; and deleted "when distance separates the patient and the health care provider" at the end of Subsection C.