HOUSE BILL 274

44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999

INTRODUCED BY

J. "Andy" Kissner

AN ACT

RELATING TO EMERGENCY CARE; CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 24-10-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chapter 59, Section 2) is amended to read:

"24-10-4. EMERGENCY DEFINED.--As used in [~~this act~~] Sections 24-10-3 and 24-10-4 NMSA 1978, "emergency" means an unexpected occurrence [~~involving injury or illness to persons, including motor vehicle accidents and collisions, disasters and other accidents and events of similar nature~~] of injury or illness occurring in public or private places to a person that results from:

A. motor vehicle accidents and collisions;

B. acts of God;

C. the commission of a felony; and

D. other accidents and events of similar nature."

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