{"data":{"id":"us-nm/24-7a-9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"24-7A-9","heading":"Immunities.","body":"A. A health-care provider or health-care institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health-care standards applicable to the health-care provider or health-care institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for:\n(1) complying or attempting to comply with a health-care decision of a person apparently having authority to make a health-care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care or make an anatomical gift;\n(2) declining to comply with a health-care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority;\n(3) complying or attempting to comply with an advance health-care directive and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked or terminated;\n(4) declining to comply with a health-care directive as permitted by Subsection E or F of Section 24-7A-7 NMSA 1978; or\n(5) complying or attempting to comply with any other provision of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.\nB. An individual acting as agent, guardian or surrogate under the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for health-care decisions made in good faith.","path":["Chapter 24 - Health and Safety","ARTICLE 7A Uniform Health-Care Decisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18524/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"05f81ec7a4461a0f54e87e724823234aa3d3590ccb064fa192a81684cd79fdcc","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/24-7a-8","next":"us-nm/24-7a-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}