New Mexico § 23-9-7 - Adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility administration
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 23-9-7 — Adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility administration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-9-7. Adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility administration
A. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility
shall be under the administration and control of the department of health. The secretary of health shall ensure that the adolescent treatment hospital becomes
accredited by an appropriate hospital accreditation organization within the limits
of its appropriations and, notwithstanding that accreditation, shall also seek and
maintain licensure under the appropriate state standards. B. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility
may establish and maintain administrative units and services for administration, medical
and mental health care treatment, nursing, dietetics, education, recreation, social
work and related services as may be necessary to carry out the purposes for which
the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility are
established. C. Employees of the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment
facility shall be subject to the State Personnel Act. 1 D. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility
may develop and implement a reasonable schedule of fees for adolescents not in the
custody of the state and not otherwise eligible for services paid for or supported
by the state. All fee payments shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the
general fund. E. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility
may accept donations, gifts or bequests of land, money or things of value for the
establishment, maintenance and advancement of the adolescent treatment hospital and
adolescent residential treatment facility. Title to lands acquired shall be vested in the state. Donations, gifts and bequests of money shall be deposited to the credit of the adolescent
treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility if required as a
condition of the donation, gift or bequest. 1
NMSA 1978, § 10-9-1 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-9-7 ("Adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility administration") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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