New Mexico Administrative Code

The following standards apply to residential treatment services: Building requirements: A. Access to the disabled: All facilities licensed pursuant to these regulations are accessible to, and usable by, disabled employees, staff, visitors, and clients. B. Prohibition of mobile ho…

Facilities maintain the building(s) in good repair at all times. Such maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the following. A. All electrical, signaling, mechanical, water supply, heating, fire protection, and sewage disposal systems are maintained in a safe and functioning…

A. The facility is kept free from offensive odors and accumulations of dirt, rubbish, dust, and safety hazards. B. Children's rooms, examination rooms, meeting rooms, waiting rooms and other areas of daily usage are cleaned daily. C. Floors and walls are constructed of a finish t…

A. A facility licensed pursuant to these regulations is provided with an adequate supply of water which is of a safe and sanitary quality suitable for domestic use. B. If the water supply is not obtained from an approved public system, the private water system is inspected, teste…

A. All sewage and liquid wastes are disposed of into a municipal sewage system where such facilities are available. B. Where a municipal sewage system is not available, the system used is inspected and approved by the New Mexico environment department or recognized local authorit…

All current applicable requirements of state and local codes for fire prevention and safety must be met by the facility. The facility maintains a copy of all applicable inspection reports and certifications.

A. Each facility requests from the fire authority having jurisdiction an annual inspection of the facility. If the policy of the fire authority having jurisdiction does not provide for an annual inspection of the facility, the facility documents the date the request was made and …

A. All staff of the facility knows the location of, and is instructed in, proper use of fire extinguishers procedures to be observed in case of fire or other emergency. The facility requests the fire authority having jurisdiction to give periodic instruction in fire prevention an…

A. Establish minimum standards for licensing of health facilities that provide residential mental health services in order to promote the health, safety and welfare of children and adolescents in need of such services. B. Provide for monitoring of facility compliance with these r…

Each facility has an evacuation plan conspicuously posted in each separate area of the building showing routes of evacuation in case of fire or other emergency.

A. An easily accessible telephone for summoning help in case of an emergency is available in the facility. B. A list of emergency numbers, including, but not limited to, fire department, police department, ambulance services, and poison control center are prominently posted by ea…

A. Fire extinguishers, as approved by the state fire marshal or fire prevention authority having jurisdiction, are located in the facility. B. Fire extinguishers and other firefighting equipment are properly maintained as recommended by the manufacturer, state fire marshal or fir…

A manually-operated, electrically monitored fire alarm system is installed in each facility as required by the national fire protection association 101 (Life Safety Code). Multiple-story facilities require manual alarm systems.

The facility is equipped with smoke detectors as required by the NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code) and approved in writing by the fire authority having jurisdiction as to number, type and placement.

Carpeting, if used in new facilities is of at least class II rating. Existing facilities, as they replace carpeting, replace it with carpet having a class II rating.

Smoking, if permitted in a facility, is done only in areas designated by the facility and approved by the state fire marshal or fire authority having jurisdiction. Smoking is not allowed in a kitchen or food preparation area.

The facility meets the following requirements for lighting: A. All areas of the facility including storerooms, stairways, hallways, and entrances are lighted sufficiently to make all parts of each area clearly visible. B. Exits, exit-access ways, and other areas used by children …

A. A facility provides emergency lighting which activates automatically upon disruption of electrical service. B. The emergency lighting is sufficient to illuminate paths of egress and exits of the facility.

A. Each facility and each floor of a facility has exits as required/permitted by the national fire protection association 101 (Life Safety Code). B. Each facility has at least two approved exits, remote from each other. C. Each exit is clearly marked with signs having letters at …

For the purpose of these regulations the following apply. A. "Abuse" means any act or failure to act, performed intentionally, knowingly or negligently that causes or is likely to cause harm to a client, including: (1) physical contact that harms or is likely to harm a client of …

A. All electrical installation and equipment must comply with all current state and local codes. B. Circuit breakers or fused switches that provide electrical disconnection and overcurrent protection must be:(1) enclosed or guarded to provide a dead front assembly; (2) readily ac…

A. Electrical and extension cords: (1) Electrical cords and extension cords must be U/L approved. (2) Electrical cords and extension cords must be replaced as soon as they show wear. (3) Under no circumstances are extension cords used as a general wiring method. (4) Extension cor…

A. Heating, air-conditioning, piping, boilers, and ventilation equipment are furnished, installed and maintained to meet all requirements of current state and local mechanical, electrical, and construction codes. B. The heating method used by the facility has a minimum indoor win…

A. Fuel-fired hot water heaters are enclosed and separated from other parts of the building by construction as required by current state and local building codes. Any inspection report or certificate is maintained by the facility. B. All water heaters are equipped with a pressure…

A. All fixture and plumbing are installed in accordance with current state and local plumbing codes. B. All toilets are enclosed and vented. C. All toilet rooms are provided with a lavatory for hand washing. D. All toilet rooms are kept supplied with toilet paper. E. All lavatori…

A. Corridors in each facility have a minimum width of 36 inches. Corridors in newly constructed facilities have a minimum width of 44 inches. B. Corridors have a clear ceiling height of not less than 7 feet measured to the lowest projection from the ceiling. C. Corridors remain c…

A. All exit doors must have a minimum width of 36 inches. B. All sleeping room doors are at least one and three quarter inches bonded solid core, with a minimum width of 30 inches. C. All doors to toilet and bathing facilities have a minimum width of 24 inches. D. Locks on doors …

A. All habitable rooms in a facility must have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet, six inches. Kitchens, halls, bathrooms and toilet compartments must have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet. B. All habitable rooms other than a kitchen are not less than seven …

A. Each child's room is an outside room. B. There is no through traffic in the children's rooms. C. Single rooms have at least 80 square feet of floor area. Closet and locker areas are not counted as part of the floor area. D. Not more than four children more than two years of ag…

A. Children's sleeping rooms and activity rooms have window area of at least one-tenth the floor area with a minimum of at least 10 square feet. B. Sleeping rooms provide at least one window for egress or rescue with a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet. The minimum net…

These regulations supplement the following regulations, laws, codes and any future amendments to such regulations or superseding regulations. A. New Mexico health department regulations governing the Control of Disease and Conditions of Public Health Significance 7.4.3 NMAC, effe…

A. Entrances are able to accommodate wheelchairs. B. Public areas include: (1) conveniently accessible wheelchair storage; and (2) reception and information counter or desk; and (3) conveniently accessible public toilets; and (4) conveniently accessible drinking fountains. C. Int…

A. Floor material is readily cleanable and wear resistant. B. In all areas subject to wet cleaning, floor materials are not physically degradable by liquid germicidal or cleaning solution. C. Floors subject to traffic while wet have a slip resistant surface. D. Wall finishes are …

A. Accessibility to the disabled is provided in all new facilities and will include the following: (1) main entry into the facility is level or has a ramp to allow for wheelchair access; (2) building layout allows for access to main living area and dining area; (3) access to at l…

Any facility licensed pursuant to these regulations and that uses a seclusion or security room in its program complies with all of the following: A. the room has no less than 80 square feet of floor area; B. the door is of substantial construction either one and three-quarter inc…

A. The degree of compliance required throughout these regulations is designated by the use of the words, "must" or "may". "Must" means mandatory. "May" means permissive. B. The use of the words "adequate", "proper", and other similar words mean the degree of compliance that is ge…

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