An indigent child may receive care and treatment at a state-operated facility without charge. The governing authorities of the facility may require payment for the cost of care and treatment from others pursuant to established fee schedules based on ability to pay.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 28.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For cost of care applicable to the Adult Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, see 43-1-25 NMSA 1978.
For provisions of the 1995 Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act, relating to cost of care, see the , 2006 NMSA 1978 (32A-6-20) on NMOneSource.com.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 162 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.