Each resident client receiving mental health services shall have the right to prompt treatment pursuant to an individualized treatment plan and consistent with the least drastic means principle.
§ 43-1-7 NMSA 1978
Right to treatment
Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
The act spans §§ 43–43 (24 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 117 F. Supp. 3d 1220 - A.M. ex rel. Youngers v. New Mexico Department of Health (2015)
Most recently applied in 117 F. Supp. 3d 1220 - A.M. ex rel. Youngers v. New Mexico Department of Health (July 2015)
1953 Comp., § 34-2A-6, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 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.