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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 1 - Public Health
Section 24-1-13.1 - Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 24-1-13.1 (2018)
24-1-13.1. Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.
A health care provider shall have the authority, within the limits of his license, to provide prenatal, delivery and postnatal care to a female minor. A female minor shall have the capacity to consent to prenatal, delivery and postnatal care by a licensed health care provider.
History: Laws 2001, ch. 314, § 1 and Laws 2001, ch. 327, § 1.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2001, ch. 314, § 1 and Laws 2001, ch. 327, § 1 enacted identical new sections of law, effective June 15, 2001. The section was set out as enacted by Laws 2001, ch. 327, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For age of majority, see 28-6-1 NMSA 1978.
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