The corrections department shall identify geriatric, permanently incapacitated and terminally ill inmates eligible for geriatric or medical parole based on rules established by the board. The department shall forward an application and documentation in support of parole eligibility to the board within thirty days of receipt of an application from an inmate. The documentation shall include information concerning the inmate's age, medical history and prognosis, institutional behavior and adjustment and criminal history. The inmate or inmate's representative may submit an application to the board.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 21, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For powers and duties of board in regard to medical and geriatric parole program, see 31-21-25.1 NMSA 1978.