Chapter 43, Article 1 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code".
History: 1953 Comp., § 34-2A-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 1; 1989, ch. 128, § 2.
The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, substituted "Chapter 43, Article 1 NMSA 1978" for "Sections 1 through 19 and 21 through 23 of this act".
Assisted outpatient treatment ordinance preempted by state law. — The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, 43-1-1 NMSA 1978 et seq., and the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act, 24-7B-1 NMSA 1978 et seq., create a comprehensive scheme governing the treatment of individuals with mental illness, with or without the consent of those individuals, which together preempt home-rule municipalities from enacting a separate ordinance regulating individuals with mental illness. Protection and Advocacy Sys. v. City of Albuquerque, 2008-NMCA-149, 145 N.M. 156, 195 P.3d 1, cert. denied, 2008-NMCERT-009, 145 N.M. 257, 196 P.3d 488.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 43 - Commitment Procedures
Article 1 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Section 43-1-1 - Mental condition of criminal defendants; evaluation; treatment.
Section 43-1-4 - Legal representation of clients.
Section 43-1-6 - Personal rights of residential clients.
Section 43-1-7 - Right to treatment.
Section 43-1-8 - Right to habilitation.
Section 43-1-9 - Individualized treatment or habilitation plans.
Section 43-1-10 - Emergency mental health evaluation and care.
Section 43-1-11 - Commitment of adults for thirty-day period.
Section 43-1-12 - Extended commitment of adults.
Section 43-1-13 - Involuntary commitment of developmentally disabled adults to residential care.
Section 43-1-14 - Voluntary admission to residential treatment or habilitation.
Section 43-1-15 - Consent to treatment; adult clients.
Section 43-1-16 to 43-1-18 - Repealed.
Section 43-1-19 - Disclosure of information.
Section 43-1-20 - Special commissioner.
Section 43-1-21 - Convalescent status; rehospitalization.
Section 43-1-22 - Transportation.
Section 43-1-23 - Violation of clients' rights.