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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 43 - Commitment Procedures
Article 1 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Section 43-1-25 - Cost of care.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 43-1-25 (2018)
43-1-25. Cost of care.
Clients who are indigent may receive care and treatment at state-operated facilities without charge. The governing authorities of such facilities may require payment for the cost of care and treatment from all others pursuant to established fee schedules based on ability to pay.
History: 1953 Comp., § 34-2A-24, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 161, § 15.
Reimbursement from county under Indigent Hospital Claims Act. — Individuals committed to private or county-operated facilities under statutory involuntary commitment procedures are responsible for their hospital expenses, and eligible hospitals treating indigent patients may look to the applicable county for reimbursement under the Indigent Hospital Claims Act. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-35.
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