As used in the Allied Health Student Loan for Service Act:
A. "allied health profession" means physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, pharmacy, nutrition, respiratory care, laboratory technology, radiologic technology, dental hygiene, mental health services, emergency medical services or a licensed or certified health profession as defined by the department;
B. "department" means the higher education department;
C. "loan" means a grant of money to defray the costs incidental to an allied health profession education, under a contract between the department and an allied health profession student, requiring repayment with services or repayment of principal and interest; and
D. "student" means a resident of New Mexico who is enrolled in an accredited program for one of the allied health professions.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 57, § 5; 1995, ch. 144, § 13; 2007, ch. 77, § 1.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, included dental hygiene in "allied health profession".
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, in Subsection A, deleted "practice" preceding "laboratory technology", inserted "or a licensed or certified health profession as defined by the commission", and made a minor stylistic change.
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