{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-47-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-47-8","heading":"Treatment in compliance with the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.","body":"A. Nothing in the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act shall be construed to preclude health care in accordance with the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act [Chapter 24, Article 7A NMSA 1978], and it shall be an affirmative defense to any charge brought under the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act that the acts complained of were in accordance with the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.\nB. To establish an affirmative defense under Subsection A of this section, the person shall show substantial compliance with the provisions of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 47 Resident Abuse and Neglect"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"935fb410eade7eab07e7119376c50b5fbc2cd6179ce709a21041fe6e3dfb9279","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-47-7","next":"us-nm/30-47-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}