N.M. Stat. § 24-10-5

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 24-10-5 - Transfusions; limited liability

The procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing or using of human whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, human tissue or organs or any component thereof shall not give rise to any implied warranties of any type, and the doctrine of strict tort liability shall not be applicable to the transmission of hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus in the blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, human tissue or organs or any component thereof. Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the liability of any person, firm, corporation or other organization for negligence or willful misconduct.

NMS § 24-10-5

1953 Comp., § 12-12-5, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 119, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 12-25-5 by Laws 1972, ch. 51, § 9; 1978 Comp., § 24-10-5; Laws 1987, ch. 104, § 1.