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 [health care authority 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 [Chapter 33, Article 9A NMSA 1978]; (b) a state or local selection panel established pursuant to the Adult Community Corrections Act [Chapter 33, Article 9 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 9 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. History: Laws 1999, ch. 268, § 3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2023, ch. s, instrumentalities or institutions. History: Laws 1999, ch. 268, § 3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2023, ch. 205, § 16 provided that references to the human services department shall be deemed to be references to the health care authority department. Effective dates. — Laws 1999, ch. 268 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective on June 18, 1999, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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