New Mexico § 23-9-6 - Hospital admissions; treatment
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 23-9-6 — Hospital admissions; treatment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-9-6. Hospital admissions; treatment
A. Adolescents shall be admitted to the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent
residential treatment facility only in accordance with the provisions of the Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Code 1 or the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act. 2 The coordinated treatment panel may make recommendations on admissions. B. The secretary shall, in consultation with the board, define admittance criteria;
provided that the criteria may not exclude adolescents in the custody of other agencies
who might otherwise meet the criteria for services provided through the adolescent
treatment hospital. C. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or the Children's Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Act shall apply to inpatient treatment. 1
NMSA 1978, § 43-1-1 et seq. 2
NMSA 1978, § 32A-6A-1 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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