New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - Public Assistance Act
Section 27-2-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Public Assistance Act:
A. "department" means the human services department;
B. "board" means the human services department;
C. "director" means the secretary of human services;
D. "local office" means the county or district office of the human services department;
E. "public welfare" or "public assistance" means any aid or relief granted to or on behalf of an eligible person under the Public Assistance Act and regulations issued pursuant to that act;
F. "applicant" means a person who has applied for assistance or services under the Public Assistance Act;
G. "recipient" means a person who is receiving assistance or services under the Public Assistance Act;
H. "federal act" means the federal Social Security Act, as may be amended from time to time, and regulations issued pursuant to that act; and
I. "secretary" means the secretary of human services.
History: 1953 Comp., § 13-17-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 376, § 2; 1977, ch. 252, § 21; 1987, ch. 78, § 1; 1991, ch. 155, § 1.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1937, ch. 18, § 1 enacted definitions for a public welfare act. Laws 1937, ch. 18, § 1 was repealed by Laws 1968, ch. 37, § 7. Laws 1968, ch. 37, § 2 enacted the health and social services department. Laws 1973, ch. 376, § 19 also repealed Laws 1937, ch. 18, § 1.
Cross references. — For the federal Social Security Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, added "or services" following "assistance" in Subsections F and G.

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