{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-3a-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-3A-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Safe Harbor for Nurses Act:\nA. \"assignment\" means the designated responsibility for the provision or supervision of nursing care for a defined work period in a defined work setting, including the specified functions, duties, practitioner orders, supervisory directives and amount of work designated as an individual nurse's responsibility; provided that changes in a nurse's assignment may occur at any time during the work period;\nB. \"good faith\" means taking action supported by a sincere belief with a reasonable factual or legal basis other than the nurse's moral, religious or personal beliefs;\nC. \"health care facility\" means an entity licensed by the department of health that provides health care on its premises and has three or more nurses;\nD. \"nurse\" means a nurse licensed pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act as a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse; and\nE. \"safe harbor\" means a process that:\n(1) protects a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse from adverse action by the health care facility where the nurse is working when the nurse makes a good faith request to be allowed to reject an assignment, which request is based on the nurse's:\n(a) assessment of the nurse's own education, knowledge, competence or experience; and\n(b) immediate assessment of the risk for patient safety or potential violation of the Nursing Practice Act or board of nursing rules; and\n(2) provides for further assessment of the situation.","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 3A Safe Harbor for Nurses"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"124fc8bd78082f25f5b11ba0e732712c8b2c47ca3de865125664ce30a8cae381","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-3a-1","next":"us-nm/61-3a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}