The purpose of the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act is to provide meaningful deterrents and remedies for the abuse, neglect or exploitation of care facility residents and to provide an effective system for reporting instances of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
§ 30-47-2 NMSA 1978
Purpose
Known as the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act
The act spans §§ 30–30 (10 sections).
Laws 1990, ch. 55, § 2.
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