Part 16. REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, version 5 (§ 8.370.16.1 to 8.370.16.88)

A. Requirement of services: The facility shall provide for promptly obtaining required laboratory, x-ray, and other diagnostic services. B. Facility-provided services: Any laboratory and x-ray services provided by the facility shall meet the applicable requirements for hospitals.…

Any blood-handling and storage facilities shall be safe, adequate, and properly supervised. If the facility provides for maintaining and transferring blood and blood products, it shall meet the appropriate requirements for licensed hospitals. If the facility only provides transfu…

A. Establish minimum standards for long term care facilities in the state of New Mexico. B. Monitor long term care facilities with these regulations through surveys to identify any areas which could be dangerous or harmful to the residents or staff. C. Encourage the maintenance o…

A. Advisory dentist: The facility shall retain an advisory dentist to participate in the staff development program for nursing and other appropriate personnel to recommend oral hygiene policies and practices for the care of residents. B. Attending dentists: (1) Arrangements for d…

A. Provision of services: Each facility shall provide for social services in conformance with this section. B. Staff: (1) Social worker: Each facility shall employ or retain a person full-time or part-time to coordinate the social services, to review the social needs of residents…

A. Program: (1) Every facility shall provide an activities program which meets the requirements of this section. The program may consist of any combination of activities provided by the facility and those provided by other community resources. (2) The activities program shall be …

A. Beds: (1) Each resident shall be provided a bed which is at least 36 inches wide, is equipped with a headboard of sturdy construction and is in good repair. Roll-away beds, day beds, cots, or double or folding beds shall not be used. (2) Each bed shall be in good repair and pr…

A. Personal need items: When a resident because of their conditions needs a mouthwash cup, a wash basin, a soap dish, a bedpan, an emesis basin, or a standard urinal and cover, that item shall be provided to the resident. This equipment may not be interchanged between residents u…

All facility furnishings and equipment shall be maintained in a usable, safe and sanitary condition.

Each facility shall provide sterilized supplies and equipment by one or more of the following methods: A. use of an autoclave; B. use of disposable, individually wrapped, sterile supplies such as dressings, syringes, needles, catheters, and gloves; C. sterilization services under…

Utensils such as individual bedpans, urinals and wash basins which are in use shall be sanitized in accordance with acceptable sanitization procedures on a routine schedule. These procedures shall be done in an appropriate area.

Hair care tools such as combs, brushes, metal instruments, and shaving equipment which are used for more than one resident shall be disinfected before each use.

A. No oil or grease shall be used on oxygen equipment. B. When placed at the resident's bedside, oxygen tanks shall be securely fastened to a tip-proof carrier or base. C. Oxygen regulators shall not be stored with solution left in the attached humidifier bottle. D. When in use a…

For purposes of these regulations the following shall apply: A. Definitions beginning with "A": (1) "Abuse" means any act or failure to act performed intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly that causes or is likely to cause harm to a resident, including but not limited to:(a) Phy…

A. Requirement: Facilities shall develop and implement written policies that ensure a safe and sanitary environment for personnel and residents at all times. B. Cleaning: (1) General: The facility shall be kept clean and free from offensive odors, accumulations of dirt, rubbish, …

A. General: The buildings of the nursing facility shall be constructed and maintained so that they are functional for diagnosis and treatment and for the delivery services appropriate to the needs of the community and with due for protecting the health and safety of the patients.…

A. Assignment of residents: Residents co-habiting a double occupancy room or a ward shall be of the same sex unless residents are married, related, or are consenting adults. B. Location: No bedroom housing or resident shall:(1) Open directly to a kitchen or laundry. (2) Be locate…

A. General: All lavatories required by this subsection shall have hot and cold running water. Toilets shall be water flushed and equipped with open front seats without lids. (1) Toilet facilities shall be provided in conjunction with each resident's rooms, with not more than two …

A. All facilities: Each facility shall have:(1) A medicine storage area. (2) Space for storage of linen, equipment, and supplies. (3) Utility rooms, which shall be located, designed and equipped to provide areas for the separate handling of clean and soiled linen, equipment, and …

A nurse call station shall be installed at each resident's bed, in each resident's toilet room, and at each bathtub and shower. The nurse call at the toilet, bath, and shower rooms shall be an emergency call equipped with pull cords of sufficient length to extend to within 18 inc…

A. Multi-purpose space: The facility shall provide one or more furnished multi-purpose areas of adequate size for dining, diversional, and social activities of residents. B. Lounge: At least one dayroom or lounge, shall be provided for use of the residents. C. Size of dining room…

A. The facility shall have a kitchen or dietary area which shall be adequate to meet food service needs and shall be arranged and equipped for the refrigeration, storage and preparation, and serving of food, as well as for dish and utensil cleaning and refuse storage and removal.…

A. General storage: A general storage area shall be provided for supplies, equipment, and wheelchairs. B. Linen: Facilities shall provide a linen storage space or cabinet for each nursing unit.

Any family and employee living quarters shall be separate from the residents' area.

A. Application/requirements for licensure: (1) All initial applications shall be made on forms provided by the licensing authority.(a) all information requested on the application must be provided; (b) The application must be dated and signed by the person who shall be the licens…

The following shall be provided for employees, and shall not be located in food preparation, food storage, utensil washing area or in resident's rooms: A. An area, room, or rooms for employee wraps, with lockers for purses and other personal belongings when on duty. B. Handwashin…

Facilities shall have a mechanically ventilated janitor closet of adequate size on each floor and in the food service area, equipped with hot and cold running water and a service sink or receptor.

A. Facilities: A laundry room shall be provided unless commercial laundry facilities are used. Laundry facilities shall be located in areas separate from resident units and shall be provided with necessary washing and drying equipment. B. Work room: When commercial laundries are …

For every 100 beds or fraction thereof, facilities shall have available one separate room, equipped with separate toilet, handwashing, and bathing facilities, for the temporary isolation of a resident. The isolation room bed shill be considered part of the licensed bed capacity o…

A. Administration and resident activity areas: Administration and resident activities areas shall be provided. The sizes of the various areas will depend upon the requirements of the facility. Some functions allotted separate spaces or rooms under Subsection B of 8.370.16.84 NMAC…

Rooms or areas within the facility may be used for occupancy by individuals other than residents and facility staff if the following conditions are met: A. the use of these rooms does not interfere with the services provided to the residents; and B. the administrator takes reason…

A. Zoning: The site shall adhere to local zoning regulations. B. Outdoor areas: Areas shall be provided for outdoor recreation area, exclusive of driveways and parking area. C. Parking: Space for off-street parking for staff and visitors shall be provided.

For all new construction: A. One copy of schematic and preliminary plans shall be submitted to the authority for review and approval of the functional layout. B. One copy of working plans and specifications shall be submitted to and approved by the authority before construction i…

Long term care facilities subject to these regulations are also subject to other regulations, codes and standards as the same may, from time to time, be amended as follows: A. Health facility licensure fees and procedures, New Mexico health care authority, 8.370.3 NMAC. B. Health…

A. Annual license: An annual license is issued for a one year period to a long term care facility which has met all requirements of these regulations. B. Temporary license: The licensing authority may, at its sole discretion, issue a temporary license prior to the initial survey,…