Informed consent shall be obtained from a legal guardian or other person authorized by law when the person is not competent. A minor shall have the capacity to give informed consent to have the human immunodeficiency virus test performed on himself.
§ 24-2B-3 NMSA 1978
Substituted consent
Known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Test Act
The act spans §§ 24–24 (12 sections).
Laws 1989, ch. 227, § 3.
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.