New Mexico Statutes

§ 23-9-6 — Hospital admissions; treatment

New Mexico § 23-9-6
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 23State Health Institutions
Art. 9Adolescent Treatment Hospital

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 23-9-6 (2026).

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A.Adolescents shall be admitted to the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility only in accordance with the provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [Chapter 43, Article 1 NMSA 1978] or the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act. The coordinated treatment panel may make recommendations on admissions.
B.The secretary shall, in consultation with the board, define admittance criteria; provided that the criteria may not exclude adolescents in the custody of other agencies who might otherwise meet the criteria for services provided through the adolescent treatment hospital.
C.The Mental Heath [Health] and Developmental Disabilities Code or the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act shall a

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Legislative History

Laws 1992, ch. 60, § 6; 1998, ch. 28, § 2.

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