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New Mexico Health Care Decisions and Advance Directives
New Mexico Statutes
The NM statutory law governing health care decisions is the Uniform Care Decisions Act of 1995, NMSA 24-7A-1 through 24-7A-18.
New Mexico Cases
A summary (digest) of reported cases decided in New Mexico with cites to full cases can be found in the print version of the New Mexico Statutes.
The West Key Number for this topic is Physicians & Surgeons 45 (Competent patients; living wills and other prior indications).
Possible Search Terms to Electronic Resources
- “living wills”
- "uniform care decisions”
- “advance directives”
New Mexico Forms
English and Spanish versions of the New Mexico Advance Directive for Health Care form and the Values History form are available from the UNM Health Sciences Center's Institute for Ethics.
Book
Rudd, Merri, Life Planning In New Mexico. Albuquerque: Abogada Press, 2004
Library Book Locations of Life Planning In New Mexico
Law Ref. KFN 3740 R83 2004
Law New Mex KFN 3740 R83 2004 c.2
Law PRO SE KFN 3740 R83 2004 c.3
