New Mexico Statutes
Article 7C - End-of-Life Options
Section 24-7C-5 - Waiting period.

A prescription for medical aid in dying medication shall:
A. not be filled until forty-eight hours after the prescription for medical aid in dying medication has been written, unless the qualified individual's prescribing health care provider has medically confirmed that the qualified individual may, within reasonable medical judgment, die before the expiration of the waiting period identified herein, in which case, the prescription may be filled once the prescribing health care provider affirms that all requirements have been fulfilled pursuant to Section 3 [24-7C-3 NMSA 1978] of the End-of-Life Options Act; and
B. indicate the date and time that the prescription for medical aid in dying medication was written and indicate the first allowable date and time when it may be filled.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 132, § 5.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 132 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Severability. — Laws 2021, ch. 132, § 11 provided that if any part or application of the End-of-Life Options Act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.

Structure New Mexico Statutes