New Mexico Statutes Chapter 24. Health and Safety § 24-7B-15. Effect of the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act

A. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not create a presumption concerning the intention of an individual who has not made or who has revoked an advance directive for mental health treatment.

B. Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of health care in accordance with the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not for any purpose:

C. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not authorize mercy killing, assisted suicide, euthanasia or the provision, withholding or withdrawal of health care, to the extent prohibited by other statutes of this state.

D. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not authorize or require a health care provider or mental health treatment facility to provide health care contrary to generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care provider or mental health treatment facility.

E. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not authorize an agent to consent to the admission of an individual to a mental health treatment facility. If the individual's written advance directive for mental health treatment expressly permits treatment in a mental health treatment facility, the agent may present the individual to a facility for evaluation for admission.

F. The Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act does not affect other statutes of this state governing treatment for mental illness of an individual admitted to a mental health treatment facility, including involuntary commitment to a mental health treatment facility for mental illness.