{"data":{"id":"us-nm/24-24-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"24-24-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Child Care Facility Loan Act:\nA. \"authority\" means the New Mexico finance authority;\nB. \"department\" means the early childhood education and care department;\nC. \"facility\" means a child care facility operated by a provider, including both family home-based and center-based programs, licensed by the department to provide care to infants, toddlers and children;\nD. \"fund\" means the child care facility revolving loan fund;\nE. \"operating capital\" means funds needed to meet short-term obligations, such as accounts payable, wages, debt servicing, lease and income tax payments; and\nF. \"provider\" means a person, entity or employer licensed by the department to provide child care to infants, toddlers and children pursuant to Section 9-2A-8 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 24 - Health and Safety","ARTICLE 24 Child Care Facility Loan"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18524/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"b6dfee883377156eb327e7389615d136cbdb4898e5c0a48724fcad5216cc8a26","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/24-24-2","next":"us-nm/24-24-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}