What if a consumer is in need of emergency medications before the court has appointed a treatment guardian?
New Mexico’s Mental Health Code states that emergency medications may be initiated by the licensed physician if it is necessary to protect the consumer from serious harm which would occur while the treatment guardian is being sought. Emergency medication may be administered for no longer than three (3) consecutive days while the hearing on the treatment guardian petition is pending. Emergency medications may be provided to minors if a licensed physician believes that the administration of psychotropic medication is necessary to protect the minor from serious harm while the petition for treatment guardian is pending. This time period is also limited to three (3) consecutive days. The Mental Health Code requires that the physician document in the minor’s medical record the nature of the emergency and the reason less drastic treatment would not have been appropriate. Are treatment guardians legally protected? The mental health code states that treatment guardians cannot be held liable in
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