Section 24-7A-9 - Immunities. - New Mexico Statutes

24-7A-9. Immunities.

A.     A health-care provider or health-care institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health-care standards applicable to the health-care provider or health-care institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for:   

(1)     complying or attempting to comply with a health-care decision of a person apparently having authority to make a health-care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care or make an anatomical gift;   

(2)     declining to comply with a health-care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority;   

(3)     complying or attempting to comply with an advance health-care directive and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked or terminated;   

(4)     declining to comply with a health-care directive as permitted by Subsection E or F of Section 24-7A-7 NMSA 1978; or   

(5)     complying or attempting to comply with any other provision of the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.   

B.     An individual acting as agent, guardian or surrogate under the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for health-care decisions made in good faith.