2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24: Health and Safety
Article 10: Consent to Medical Care; Emergency Care; Transfusions, 24-10-1 through 24-10-6
Section 24-10-5: Transfusions; limited liability.
24-10-5. Transfusions; limited liability.
The procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing or using of human whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, human tissue or organs or any component thereof shall not give rise to any implied warranties of any type, and the doctrine of strict tort liability shall not be applicable to the transmission of hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus in the blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, human tissue or organs or any component thereof. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the liability of any person, firm, corporation or other organization for negligence or willful misconduct.
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