Clients who are indigent may receive care and treatment at state-operated facilities without charge. The governing authorities of such facilities may require payment for the cost of care and treatment from all others pursuant to established fee schedules based on ability to pay.
§ 43-1-25 NMSA 1978
Cost of care
Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
The act spans §§ 43–43 (24 sections).
1953 Comp., § 34-2A-24, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 161, § 15.
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.