Will Laws
New Mexico
Will Laws
New Mexico
Here you will find legal terms and their application by state as this can vary depending on where you live.
Reciprocity - The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. Certain states will limit the extent to which they honor health care directives(reciprocity) from other states, meaning they will only accept them so far as they comply with their own laws. This creates a bit of a legal grey area, however, most times it doesn't become an issue.
State Law Citation and Title
NM ST ยง 45-2-101 to 45-2-122New Mexico Chapter 45, Article 2, Part 1 (Intestate Succession)
State Law Statute
24-7A-1, et seq. Uniform HealthCare Decisions Act
Specific Powers
Any medical treatment or procedure without which the individual is likely to die within a short time
Revocation Duration
A living will is revocable at any time, in any way that communicates an intent to revoke the living will.
Reciprocity
Documents are universally applied and construed among all states enacting Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.
Transfer Unwilling
Physician must take appropriate steps to transfer the patient to another qualified physician and provide continuing care to patient until transfer.