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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 26 - Patient Care Monitoring Act
Section 24-26-5 - Consent; waiver.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 24-26-5 (2018)
24-26-5. Consent; waiver.
A. Consent to the authorization for the installation and use of a monitoring device may be given only by the patient or the surrogate.
B. Consent to the authorization for the installation and use of a monitoring device shall include a release of liability for the facility for a violation of the patient's right to privacy insofar as the use of the monitoring device is concerned.
C. A patient or the surrogate may reverse a choice to have or not have a monitoring device installed and used at any time, after notice to the facility and to the program upon a form prescribed by the agency.
History: Laws 2004, ch. 53, § 5.
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