New Mexico Administrative Code

A certificate of birth registration form for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed with the bureau within 10 days after the birth and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with the Vital Records Act and related regulations. Excep…

Department of Health, Public Health Division, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics.

Persons filing an affidavit of paternity with the bureau under the provisions of the Vital Statistics Act or any other legislation or regulations promulgated therefor will not be recorded in the registry unless they meet the requirements set forth in Section 9 [now 7.2.3.9 NMAC] …

Persons filing an acknowledgment of paternity with the bureau under the Vital Statistics Act and regulations promulgated for the Act will not be entered into the putative father registry unless they meet the requirements set forth in Section 9.2 - 9.4 [now Subsections B - D of 7.…

The following must be provided to the bureau by/for a person who is to be entered into the registry: A. For a father who is being entered as a result of a court order, a certified copy of a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction ordering the inclusion of the father's …

It is the responsibility of the person filing with the registry to notify the bureau of any change of address on a form or in a format required by the bureau. All requested information necessary to link the addressee with the child shall be provided.

Any father who has filed a notice of intent to claim paternity with the registry (but not fathers entered as a result of a court order) may revoke his notice at any time by communicating his intent in writing to the registry on the form prescribed by the state registrar. Upon rec…

A. The department shall, upon request, provide the names and addresses of fathers listed with the registry to any court of competent jurisdiction, department that by law is authorized to take actions affecting the child's health safety or welfare, agency, the petitioner's attorne…

Forms required to install, maintain and operate the registry will be developed solely by the bureau. The forms are the property of the bureau. Forms will be made available upon request to the bureau of vital records and health statistics, New Mexico department of health, P. O. Bo…

There shall be no fee charged for registering or revoking the intent to claim paternity of a child nor shall there by any charge for individual forms requested by a prospective registrant. A. The fees for the search of the registry shall be as follows:(1) Fee for a normal search …

Any person who intentionally and unlawfully releases information from the putative father registry to the public or makes any other unlawful use of the information in violation of the provisions of this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to t…

These regulations are subject to the provisions of the department of health's regulations governing the promulgation of regulations, regulations and statutes governing public access to department records and the Vital Statistics Act.

These regulations provide a process to protect the parental rights of fathers who affirmatively assume responsibility to children they have fathered and to expedite the adoption of children whose biological fathers have not assumed responsibility for their children. A listing in …

The regulations set forth here are promulgated by the secretary of health by the authority of Sections 24-1-3, 24-1-5 and 9-7-6 and implements the Putative Father Registry (Section 32A-5-20 NMSA 1978) and shall be known as the Putative Father Registry Regulations.

Permanent.

10-31-96, unless a later date is cited at the end of a Section or Paragraph.

These regulations are promulgated pursuant to statute for the purpose of installing, maintaining and operating the putative father registry. The purpose of the putative father registry is to protect the parental rights of fathers who affirmatively assume responsibility for childr…

As used in these regulations: A. "Bureau" means the bureau of vital records and health statistics, which was formerly and in statute referred to as the vital statistics bureau. (Vital Statistics Act, Section 24-14-1 et sequens NMSA 1978 as amended) B. "Putative father registry" i…

The putative father registry shall be located in the bureau. The state registrar shall be responsible for its installation, operation and maintenance.

The names, addresses and other required information of only the following persons shall be recorded in the registry: A. any person adjudicated by a court of this state to be the father of a child; or B. any person who has filed with the registry, before or after the birth of a ch…

Children, Youth and Families Department

If immediate action is required to protect human health and/or safety, the LCA may immediately revoke, suspend, not renew, or impose an emergency sanction(s) against the certification status of a program pending a hearing, provided that such hearing is held within five business d…

Sanctions may be imposed by the LCA based on its specific findings, including but not limited to any of the following: A. failure to comply with any provision(s) of these certification requirements; B. failure to allow surveys by authorized representatives of the LCA; employment …

A. Sanctions, as follows, may be imposed for the reasons listed in Section 11. The severity of the action taken by the department depends upon the specific facts in each case, the seriousness and history of the events prompting the department to take action, and the ability and w…

A. HEARING OFFICER: The department appoints an impartial hearing officer to conduct any administrative appeal. B. PROCEDURES: Adjudicatory Hearing procedures, 7.1.2 NMAC, apply in all administrative appeals. C. ADDRESS FOR REQUESTING AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL: All requests for app…

A. Application for certification, whether initial or renewal, constitutes permission for entry into, and surveys of a program by the authorized LCA representatives at reasonable times while the application is pending. B. LCA surveyors may enter the premises of an agency at any ti…

A. Every program that provides child/adolescent mental health and/or substance abuse services pursuant to these certification requirements, operating in the state of New Mexico, must initiate and provide to the department two completed state-and FBI-approved fingerprint cards for…

A. The agency provides personnel who are trained, supervised and in all respects qualified to perform the functions for which they are responsible. B. Each position, or group of like positions, is detailed in a written job description that clearly states qualifications, responsib…

A. The agency maintains and follows policies and procedures consistent with these certification requirements for timely reporting of any serious incidents and allegations of abuse or neglect. The agency immediately reports allegations of abuse or neglect to all appropriate entiti…

A. The agency identifies a defined purpose, uses a multi-disciplinary approach in which services are coordinated within the agency and within the provider community, and collaborates with other agencies in provision of services for its clients. B. Agency purpose: The agency's sta…

A. The agency is legally authorized to operate, identifies the members of its governing body, and administers its program in accordance with its own policies, which support compliance with these certification requirements. B. The agency's governing body is responsible for adoptin…

This policy applies to all child and adolescent behavioral health programs described herein.

A. The agency has a continuous quality improvement process, reviewed annually, through which the agency systematically evaluates the effectiveness of services provided by determining whether its services meet pre-determined quality improvement expectations and outcomes, and corre…

A. The agency promotes and protects the health and safety of its clients, demonstrates compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, adheres to the requirements of its accrediting bodies, if any, and possesses all applicable licenses required by law and departmental policy…

A. The agency takes all reasonable action(s) to protect the health, safety, confidentiality, and rights of its clients. The agency informs the client of his or her rights and responsibilities and develops and implements policies and procedures that support and facilitate the clie…

A. The agency establishes criteria for admission, conducts ongoing clinical assessments, and develops, reviews, revises treatment plans and provides ongoing discharge planning with the full participation of the treatment team. B. Clinical decisions are made only by qualified clin…

Certain provisions of this section are included to implement regulations of the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services (CMS) and may be amended when appropriate to reflect subsequent changes in the federal CMS regulations. These provisions are intended to implement, a…

A. The agency establishes and follows policies and procedures governing the storage, handling, use, administration and disposal of all medications that are consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and accepted professional practices. B. Prescription orders are verified and i…

A. Comprehensive community support services (CCSS) shall coordinate and provide necessary services and resources to eligible clients and families to promote recovery, rehabilitation and resiliency. B. These culturally sensitive services shall identify and address the barriers tha…

A. Day treatment services as defined herein are provided in a school or other community setting and are distinct from partial hospitalization servicesprovided in a psychiatric hospital. Education services are provided through the public school system or through a New Mexico accre…

A. Behavior management skill development services are delivered through an individualized behavior management skills development service plan designed to develop, restore, or maintain skills and behaviors that result in improved function or which prevent deterioration of function…

A. Treatment foster care services, Level I and Level II, are specifically designed to accommodate the needs of psychologically or emotionally disturbed and/or behaviorally disordered clients. Eligible clients are those who are at risk for failure or have failed in regular foster …

1978 NMSA Sections 32A-12.1.et seq.

A. Residential treatment services are provided to children/adolescents with severe behavioral, psychological, neurobiological, or emotional problems, who are in need of psychosocial rehabilitation in a residential setting. They require active residential psychotherapeutic interve…

Residential treatment services programs that are accredited by JCAHO comply with the general provisions and residential treatment services sections of these requirements, and the following standards: A. The agency provides services, care, and supervision at all times, including m…

A. Agencies certified for case management under these regulations or agencies receiving children's behavioral health contract funding for case management services as of 01/01/08 will receive provisional certification as a comprehensive community support services provider. B. The …

Permanent

March 29, 2002 unless a later date is cited at the end of section.

A. to establish certification requirements for behavioral health services provided to children and adolescents of New Mexico through the medicaid program (Title XIX of the Social Security Act); B. to provide for monitoring of agency compliance with these certification requirement…