2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety.
Article 10 - Consent to Medical Care; Emergency Care; Transfusions
Section 24-10-2 - Consent for emergency attention by person in loco parentis.
24-10-2. Consent for emergency attention by person in loco parentis.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, in cases of emergency in which a minor is in need of immediate hospitalization, medical attention or surgery and the parents of the minor cannot be located for the purpose of consenting thereto, after reasonable efforts have been made under the circumstances, consent for the emergency attention may be given by any person standing in loco parentis to the minor.
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