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Section 32A-6A-6 - Rights related to treatment and habilitation; scope.

NM Stat § 32A-6A-6 (2019) (N/A)
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The rights set forth in the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act shall apply to a child who is physically present and receiving treatment or habilitation services in New Mexico. A child who receives treatment or habilitation services shall have rights with respect to such treatment or habilitation, regardless of where services are provided.

History: Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 6.

Cross references. — For right to treatment applicable to the Adult Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, see 43-1-7 NMSA 1978.

For right to habilitation applicable to the Adult Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, see 43-1-8 NMSA 1978.

For provisions of the 1995 Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act, relating to treatment and habilitation, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 (32A-6-8 and 32A-6-9) on NMOneSource.com.

Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 162 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.

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