The object of the New Mexico behavioral health institute at Las Vegas is the observation, diagnosis, treatment, care and maintenance of the mentally ill.
History: 1953 Comp., § 34-1-11.1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 360, § 1. 2005, ch. 313, § 6.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, see Chapter 43, Article 1 NMSA 1978.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the name of the Las Vegas medical center to the New Mexico behavioral institute at Las Vegas.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Civil liability for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 8 A.L.R.4th 464.
Hospital's liability for mentally deranged patient's self-inflicted injuries, 36 A.L.R.4th 117.