A. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility shall be under the administration and control of the department of health. The secretary of health shall ensure that the adolescent treatment hospital becomes accredited by an appropriate hospital accreditation organization within the limits of its appropriations and, notwithstanding that accreditation, shall also seek and maintain licensure under the appropriate state standards.
B. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility may establish and maintain administrative units and services for administration, medical and mental health care treatment, nursing, dietetics, education, recreation, social work and related services as may be necessary to carry out the purposes for which the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility are established.
C. Employees of the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility shall be subject to the State Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978].
D. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility may develop and implement a reasonable schedule of fees for adolescents not in the custody of the state and not otherwise eligible for services paid for or supported by the state. All fee payments shall be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the general fund.
E. The adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility may accept donations, gifts or bequests of land, money or things of value for the establishment, maintenance and advancement of the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility. Title to lands acquired shall be vested in the state. Donations, gifts and bequests of money shall be deposited to the credit of the adolescent treatment hospital and adolescent residential treatment facility if required as a condition of the donation, gift or bequest.
History: Laws 1992, ch. 60, § 7.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.