No person or patient shall be denied admission to or discharged from a facility or be otherwise discriminated against or retaliated against because of a choice to authorize installation and use of a monitoring device. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the provisions of Section 28-17-19 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, ยง 11.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act
Section 24-26-1 - Short title.
Section 24-26-2 - Definitions.
Section 24-26-3 - Monitoring device; authorization and use.
Section 24-26-4 - Monitoring device option; installation; accommodation by facility.
Section 24-26-5 - Consent; waiver.
Section 24-26-6 - Authorization form; contents.
Section 24-26-7 - Immunity; unauthorized use.
Section 24-26-8 - Notice to current patients.