N.M. Stat. § 24-1H-2
Definitions.
As used in the Bernalillo County Off-Reservation Native American Health
Commission Act:
A. "commission" means the off-reservation Native American health commission;
B. "department" means the department of health;
C. "New Mexico tribe" means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New
Mexico;
D. "off-reservation Native American" means a member of a federally recognized
tribe or an Alaskan native who lives in an off-reservation urban area and is a resident;
E. "off-reservation nonprofit organization" means a corporate nonprofit entity that
provides research, advocacy or health care services for the purpose of improving health
care services or the overall health of Native Americans who are not living on
reservations or pueblos;
F. "off-reservation urban area" means an area of land that is within Bernalillo county
but not under the jurisdiction of a New Mexico tribe;
G. "resident" means a person who lives in and is domiciled in New Mexico; and
H. "secretary" means the secretary of health.