NM SB3

Adds statutory definitions for "serious harm to self" and "serious harm to others" to both the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act

"Serious harm to others" requires evidence that the person has recently inflicted or attempted to inflict serious bodily harm on another, or created substantial risk of such harm, and the conduct is more likely than not to be repeated in the near future

"Serious harm to self" includes likelihood of attempted suicide or intentional serious bodily harm, or demonstration that due to mental disorder the person lacks capacity to meet basic needs for nourishment, medical care, shelter, or self-protection

For incapacity-based findings, the standard requires that lack of decisional capacity will more likely than not result in death, serious bodily injury, or serious physical or mental debilitation in the near future without treatment

Amendments apply to involuntary commitment procedures under Section 43-1-3 NMSA 1978 and court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment under Section 43-1B-2 NMSA 1978