New Mexico § 24-7D-2 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 24-7D-2 — Definitions

New Mexico § 24-7D-2

Ch. 24Health and Safety

Art. 7DSupported Decision-Making

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-7D-2 (2026).

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As used in the Supported Decision-Making Act: A. "adult" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age; B. "decision-maker" means an adult who seeks to enter, or has entered, into a supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters pursuant to the Supported Decision-Making Act; C. "decision-making support" means assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities and consequences of a decision-maker's life decisions without making those decisions on behalf of the decision-maker; D. "supported decision-making agreement" means an agreement entered into between a decision-maker and a supporter pursuant to the provisions of the Supported Decision-Making Act; and E. "supporter" means an adult who has entered into a supported decision-making agreement with a decision-m

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As used in the Supported Decision-Making Act: A. "adult" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age; B. "decision-maker" means an adult who seeks to enter, or has entered, into a supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters pursuant to the Supported Decision-Making Act; C. "decision-making support" means assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities and consequences of a decision-maker's life decisions without making those decisions on behalf of the decision-maker; D. "supported decision-making agreement" means an agreement entered into between a decision-maker and a supporter pursuant to the provisions of the Supported Decision-Making Act; and E. "supporter" means an adult who has entered into a supported decision-making agreement with a decision-maker pursuant to the Supported Decision-Making Act.