Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 24 - Health and Safety. > Article 1 - Public Health, 24-1-1 through 24-1-32. > Section 24-1-9 - Capacity to consent to examination and treatment for a sexually transmitted disease.

Section 24-1-9 - Capacity to consent to examination and treatment for a sexually transmitted disease.

24-1-9. Capacity to consent to examination and treatment for a sexually transmitted disease.

Any person regardless of age has the capacity to consent to an examination and treatment by a licensed physician for any sexually transmitted disease.