N.M. Stat. § 24-8-5
§ 24-8-5. Prohibition against imposition of standards and requirements as prerequisites for receipt of requested family planning services
Year: 2026Length: 123 words
Neither the state, its local governmental units nor any health facility furnishing family planning services shall subject any person to any standard or requirement as a prerequisite to the receipt of any requested family planning service except for:
A. a requirement of referral to a physician or a physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife working within that person's scope of practice when the requested family planning service is something other than information about family planning or nonprescription items;
B. any requirement imposed by law or regulation as a prerequisite to the receipt of a family planning service; or
C. payment for the service when payment is required in the ordinary course of providing the particular service to the person involved.