New Mexico Code § 24-7D-2

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As used in the Supported Decision-Making Act:
A. "adult" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age;
B. "decision-maker" means an adult who seeks to enter, or has entered, into a
supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters pursuant to the
Supported Decision-Making Act;
C. "decision-making support" means assistance in understanding the options,
responsibilities and consequences of a decision-maker's life decisions without making
those decisions on behalf of the decision-maker;
D. "supported decision-making agreement" means an agreement entered into
between a decision-maker and a supporter pursuant to the provisions of the Supported
Decision-Making Act; and
E. "supporter" means an adult who has entered into a supported decision-making
agreement with a decision-maker pursuant to the Supported Decision-Making Act.
History: Laws 2025, ch. 84, § 10.

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