Section 41-13-2 - Definitions.

41-13-2. Definitions.

As used in the Governmental Immunity Act:   

A.     "employment" includes services provided by an immune contractor;   

B.     "governmental entity" means the state or a local public body;   

C.     "immune contractor" means a person that:   

(1)     is an independent contractor; and   

(2)     contracts with a governmental entity to provide:   

(a)     care for children in the custody of the human services department, corrections department or department of health, as a licensed foster parent, excluding foster parents certified by a licensed child placement agency; or   

(b)     services to the children, youth and families department or the corrections department as a licensed medical, psychological or dental arts practitioner;   

(3)     is a member of:   

(a)     a state or local selection panel established pursuant to the Juvenile Community Corrections Act [33-9A-1 NMSA 1978];   

(b)     a state or local selection panel established pursuant to the Adult Community Corrections Act [33-9-1 NMSA 1978];   

(c)     the board of directors of the New Mexico comprehensive health insurance pool;   

(d)     a medical review board, a committee or panel established by the educational retirement board or the retirement board of the public employees retirement association;   

(e)     the board of directors of the New Mexico educational assistance foundation; or   

(f)     the board of directors of the New Mexico student loan corporation; or   

(4)     is a volunteer, employee or board member of a court-created special advocate program;   

D.     "local public body" means a political subdivision of the state and its agencies, instrumentalities and institutions and a water and natural gas association organized pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 28 NMSA 1978;   

E.     "public employee" means a natural person that is an officer or employee of a governmental entity; and   

F.     "state" means the state of New Mexico or any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards, instrumentalities or institutions.