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New Mexico Living Wills Laws
More Information on Living Wills
| Code Section | 24-7A-1, et seq. Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act |
| Specific Powers, Life-Prolonging Acts | Any medical treatment or procedure without which the individual is likely to die within a short time |
| Legal Requirements for Valid Living Will | (1) Of sound mind; (2) age of majority; (3) written or oral; (4) dated; (5) 2 adult witnesses; (6) effective when patient no longer able to make own health-care decisions. |
| Revocation of Living Will | Revocable at any time in any way that communicates an intent to revoke. |
| Validity from State-to-State | Document Uniformly applied and construed among states enacting Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. |
| If Physician Unwilling to Follow Durable Power of Attorney | Physician must take appropriate steps to transfer the patient to another qualified physician and provide continuing care to patient until transfer. |
| Immunity for Attending Physician | No civil or criminal liability or professional discipline for acting pursuant to statute in good faith |
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