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Form 13-1103. Duty to inform patient of need for another doctor.

Collection New Mexico Forms Library
Form Type Jury Instructions
Citations - New Mexico Laws and Court Rules
Rule Set 13 - Uniform Jury Instructions — Civil - cited by 588 documents

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13-1103. Duty to inform patient of need for another doctor.

            If a treating doctor knows, or should know, that a doctor with other qualifications is needed for the patient to receive proper treatment, it is the duty of the treating doctor to tell the patient.

 

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            This instruction should be given in conjunction with either UJI 13-1101 or 13-1102 NMRA when evidence is presented in support of plaintiff's claim of negligent failure to refer the patient to another health care provider.

[As amended, effective January 1, 1987.]

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