The fact that a child has received treatment or habilitation services or has been accepted at or admitted to a hospital or institutional facility shall not constitute a sufficient basis for a finding of incompetence or the denial of a right or benefit of any nature that the child would otherwise have. History: Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 5. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For competence applicable to the Adult Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, see 43-1-5 NMSA 1978. For provisions of the 1995 Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act, relating to legal representation of children, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 (32A-6-4) on NMOneSource.com. Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 162 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
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