New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 321 - SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Part 8 - ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE SERVICES
Section 8.321.8.19 - ADMISSION TO ALCOHOL/DRUG TREATMENT FACILITY OF ADULTS FOUND ABLE TO CONSENT
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.321.8.19
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
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.
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