Section 27-7-25 – Ex-parte orders for emergency protective services or emergency protective placement; notice; petition.
A. Upon petition by the department, the court may issue an order authorizing the provision of involuntary protective services or protective placement on an emergency basis to an adult under the criteria set forth in Subsection B of this section. B. At the time a petition is filed or any time thereafter, the court may […]
Section 27-7-25.1 – Emergency protective placement by a law enforcement officer without a court order.
A. When, from personal observation of a law enforcement officer, it appears probable that an incapacitated adult will suffer immediate and irreparable physical injury or death if not immediately placed in a facility, that the adult is unable to give consent and that it is not possible due to the emergency nature of the circumstances […]
Section 27-6A-4 – Low income assistance rates.
A utility may provide assistance in the form of reduced or subsidized rates to or on behalf of those individuals who meet the eligibility criteria of one or more need-based assistance programs administered by the department and who are not living in nursing homes or intermediate care facilities or not living in circumstances that do […]
Section 27-6A-5 – Department cooperation.
Subject to state and federal statutes and regulations governing the sharing of confidential information, the department shall cooperate with a participating utility in identifying those persons eligible for assistance pursuant to the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 5.
Section 27-7-1 to 27-7-13 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 20 repealed 27-7-1 through 27-7-13 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1982, ch. 36, §§ 1, 2, and 4 to 13, and as amended by Laws 1987, ch. 72, § 1, relating to adult protective services, effective June 16, 1989. For present comparable provisions, see 27-7-14 NMSA […]
Section 27-7-14 – Short title.
Sections 27-7-14 through 27-7-31 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Adult Protective Services Act”. History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 1; 1990, ch. 79, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For criminal records screening for caregivers employed by care providers, see 29-17-2 to 29-17-5 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — […]
Section 27-7-15 – Legislative findings; purpose.
A. The legislature recognizes that many adults in the state are unable to manage their own affairs or protect themselves from abuse, neglect or exploitation. The legislature further recognizes that the state should protect adults by providing for the detection, correction and elimination of abuse, neglect or exploitation through a program of short-term services for […]
Section 27-7-16 – Definitions.
As used in the Adult Protective Services Act: A. “ability to consent” means an adult’s ability to understand and appreciate the nature and consequences of proposed protective services or protective placement, including benefits, risks and alternatives to the proposed services or placement and to make or communicate an informed decision; B. “abuse” means: (1) knowingly, […]
Section 27-7-17 – Adult protective services system.
A. Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall develop a coordinated system of protective services or protective placement for incapacitated or protected adults who have been abused, neglected or exploited. In planning this system, the department shall obtain the advice of agencies, corporations, boards and associations involved in the provision of social, health, […]
Section 27-7-18 – Repealed.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 5; 1997, ch. 132, § 4; repealed Laws 2005, ch. 321, § 14. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2005, ch. 321, § 14 repealed 27-7-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 389, § 5, relating to creation of adult protective services advisory board, effective June 17, 2005. For […]