In order to provide care and treatment for the crippled children of New Mexico in need of long-term inpatient or outpatient care, there is hereby created the Carrie Tingley crippled children's hospital program to be administered by the board of regents of the university of New Mexico. For the purposes of this section, "crippled children" means children whose primary diagnosis is a chronic impairment which may require long-term inpatient or outpatient medical or surgical care or treatment.
History: Laws 1937, ch. 13, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 5-301; 1953 Comp., § 13-5-1; Laws 1981, ch. 275, § 1; 1989, ch. 247, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For hospital as state institution, see N.M. Const., art. XIV, § 1.
For licensure of health facilities under Public Health Act, see 24-1-5 NMSA 1978.
For Medical Malpractice Act, see Chapter 41, Article 5 NMSA 1978.
Legislative intent. — In enacting this section, the legislature plainly intended that Carrie Tingley crippled children's hospital be located in the buildings erected at Truth or Consequences. The location of Carrie Tingley cannot be changed without a change in this section. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-16 (rendered prior to 1981 amendment).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 40A Am. Jur. 2d Hospitals and Asylums §§ 1 to 26.
41 C.J.S. Hospitals § 6.