Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 24 - Health and Safety. > Article 1 - Public Health, 24-1-1 through 24-1-32. > Section 24-1-13.1 - Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.

Section 24-1-13.1 - Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.

24-1-13.1. Pregnancy; prenatal, delivery and postnatal treatment to a female minor; capacity to consent.

A health care provider shall have the authority, within the limits of his license, to provide prenatal, delivery and postnatal care to a female minor. A female minor shall have the capacity to consent to prenatal, delivery and postnatal care by a licensed health care provider.