Any person regardless of age has the capacity to consent to an examination, preventive care and treatment by a licensed health care provider for any sexually transmitted infection.
§ 24-1-9 NMSA 1978
Capacity to consent to examination, preventive care and treatment for a sexually transmitted infection
Known as the Public Health Act
The act spans §§ 24–24 (72 sections).
1953 Comp., § 12-34-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 359, § 9; 1993, ch. 341, § 3; 2017, ch. 87, § 9; 2023, ch. 99, § 6.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.