2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 43 - Commitment Procedures
Article 1B - Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Section 43-1B-13 - Failure to comply with assisted outpatient treatment.
A. If a qualified professional determines that a respondent has materially failed to comply with the assisted outpatient treatment as ordered by the court, such that the qualified professional believes that the respondent's condition is likely to result in serious harm to self or likely to result in serious harm to others and that immediate detention is necessary to prevent such harm, the qualified professional shall certify the need for detention and transport of the respondent for emergency mental health evaluation and care pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (4) of Subsection A of Section 43-1-10 NMSA 1978.
B. A respondent's failure to comply with an order of assisted outpatient treatment is not grounds for involuntary civil commitment or a finding of contempt of court, or for the use of physical force or restraints to administer medication to the respondent.
History: Laws 2016, ch. 84, § 13.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 84, §§ 1 through 14 were originally enacted as new sections of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, but were renumbered by the compiler.
Repeals. — Laws 2020, ch. 44, § 3, effective May 20, 2020, repealed Laws 2016, ch. 84, § 17, which would have repealed §§ 43-1B-1 to 43-1B-14 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2021.
Effective dates. — Laws 2016, ch. 84, § 18 made Laws 2016, ch. 84 effective July 1, 2016.
