N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.8.19

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 8.321.8.19 - ADMISSION TO ALCOHOL/DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY OF ADULTS FOUND ABLE TO CONSENT

A. If the individual meets the agencys admission criteria and the screening/intake/assessment shows that:

(1) the person would benefit from services provided in a treatment facility (outpatient services, residential social detoxification, medical detoxification, residential long-term rehabilitation, residential short-term rehabilitation, etc.);

(2) the treatment facility is consistent with the least drastic means principle; and

(3) that the person was able to consent to admission to an agency, then the person shall have the option of accepting or rejecting the recommendation. The person's decision to accept treatment shall be recorded by signature and shall become part of the case record. If an agency agrees to provide treatment services to the person, the person, and only that person, shall determine whether he enters the treatment facility, unless the provisions of Subsection B of 8.321.8.19 NMAC of these regulations are invoked.

B. If a screening/ assessment shows that the person would benefit from services offered, and results of the screening/ assessment showed that the person was able to consent to admission to a treatment facility, and the person objects to placement in such an agency, then the individual may enter a treatment facility, only upon involuntary commitment under Section 43-2-8 NMSA 1978.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.8.19

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024