The corrections department shall identify geriatric, permanently incapacitated and terminally ill inmates eligible for geriatric or medical parole based on rules established by the board. The department shall forward an application and documentation in support of parole eligibility to the board within thirty days of receipt of an application from an inmate. The documentation shall include information concerning the inmate's age, medical history and prognosis, institutional behavior and adjustment and criminal history. The inmate or inmate's representative may submit an application to the board.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 21, § 2.
Cross references. — For powers and duties of board in regard to medical and geriatric parole program, see 31-21-25.1 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure
Article 21 - Sentence, Pardons and Paroles
Section 31-21-3 - Short title.
Section 31-21-4 - Construction and purpose of act.
Section 31-21-5 - Definitions.
Section 31-21-6 - Protection of records.
Section 31-21-7 - Duties of director.
Section 31-21-9 - Presentence and prerelease investigations.
Section 31-21-10 - Parole authority and procedure.
Section 31-21-10.1 - Sex offenders; period of parole; terms and conditions of parole.
Section 31-21-12 - Conditional release.
Section 31-21-13 - Information from prison officials.
Section 31-21-13.1 - Intensive supervision programs.
Section 31-21-14 - Return of parole violator.
Section 31-21-15 - Return of probation violator.
Section 31-21-17 - Executive clemency; investigation and reports.
Section 31-21-17.1 - Administration by department.
Section 31-21-18 - Application to persons now on probation or parole.
Section 31-21-19 - Participation of the United States and other states.
Section 31-21-20 - Information from courts.
Section 31-21-21 - Conditions of probation.
Section 31-21-22 - Short title.
Section 31-21-25 - Powers and duties of the board.
Section 31-21-26 - Transitional provisions.
Section 31-21-27 - Reentry drug court program for inmates; district court supervision.