This act [24-8-1 to 24-8-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Family Planning Act”. History: 1953 Comp., § 12-30-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 107, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 12 Am. Jur. 2d Birth Control §§ 1 et seq. Validity of regulations as to contraceptives or the […]
As used in the Family Planning Act: A. “contraceptive procedures” means any medically accepted procedure to prevent pregnancy; B. “family planning services” includes contraceptive procedures and services (diagnosis, treatment, supplies and follow-up), social services, educational and informational services; C. “health facility” means a hospital, clinic, nursing home, intermediate care facility or pharmacy; D. “medically indigent” […]
A. The legislature finds that: (1) family planning has been recognized as an essential component of standard health care and has been recognized nationally and internationally as a universal human right; (2) continuing population growth causes or aggravates many social, economic and environmental problems, both in this state and in the nation; (3) family planning […]
The Family Planning Act does not prohibit or inhibit any person from refusing to provide any family planning service on the grounds that there are valid medical reasons for the refusal and that those reasons are based upon the judgment of a physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working […]
Neither the state, its local governmental units nor any health facility furnishing family planning services shall subject any person to any standard or requirement as a prerequisite to the receipt of any requested family planning service except for: A. a requirement of referral to a physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or […]
A. No health facility shall include in its bylaws or other governing policy statement a statement that: (1) interferes with the physician-patient relationship in connection with the provision of any family planning service; or (2) establishes or authorizes any standard or requirement in violation of Section 5 [24-8-5 NMSA 1978] of the Family Planning Act, […]
To the extent that public funds are available, in any family planning services program operated by the state and its governmental units and in any family planning services program in which public funds are expended: A. family planning services consisting only of information about family planning shall be furnished to persons free of charge; and […]
Any family planning services program developed or operated by the state or its local governmental units shall be developed and operated in coordination with other public and private family planning services programs existing in the state. History: 1953 Comp., § 12-30-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 107, § 8.
