Section 7. Definitions

A. “Appellant” means a person who is served a notice of contemplated action for imposition of a civil monetary penalty pursuant to the Act at Section 12-10A-19 NMSA 1978, who timely submits a request for hearing, in accordance with this rule, to contest the proposed penalty. B. “Department” means the New Mexico department of health. C. “Notice of contemplated action” means a notice that is issued by the department to a person pursuant to the Section 12-10A-19, NMSA 1978. D. “Person” means a living person or a legal entity. E. “Recipient” means a recipient of a notice of contemplated action. F. “Secretary” means the cabinet secretary of the New Mexico department of health.