N.M. Admin. Code § 7.25.10.14
Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025
Section 7.25.10.14 - ADMISSION REQUIREMENTSA. Purpose: To establish policy and procedures relating to admission requirements to the New Mexico veterans center.B. Background: The New Mexico veterans center was established by the New Mexico legislature to provide residential services to veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States. These services provide for the highest quality of nursing care along with a safe environment which will give the veteran a sense of well-being and dignity in his or her remaining years and to rehabilitate him or her to his or her highest potential.C. Policy: It shall be the policy of the New Mexico veterans center, in accordance with New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, Section 23-4-3, that: (1) Occupancy in the center shall be only for veterans of service in the armed forces of the United States who have served at least ninety days of active duty during a period of war or who have served under conditions comparable thereto, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the New Mexico veterans service commission. The following requirements for admission and continued occupancy shall prevail: (a) release or separation from the service with an honorable discharge; and(b) residency in New Mexico at the time of entering the armed forces, or in the alternative, residing in the state for five or more of the nine years immediately preceding the date of application.(2) Whenever a law, rule or regulation of the veterans administration of the federal government or any other law permits the state to receive federal funds for the use and benefit of the center, upon acceptance of a veteran of the armed forces of the United States not meeting the requirements of Subsection A of this section [now Subsection A of 7.25.10.14 NMAC], the New Mexico veterans service commission may adopt rules and regulations to authorize such veteran's acceptance.(3) Preference and priority in admission shall be granted to New Mexico veterans in accordance with the laws of New Mexico.(4) If there are vacant beds available, veterans of other states shall then be allowed admission, provided they have been separated from the service with an honorable discharge.D. Levels of care: (1) Domiciliary: Residents should possess self-help skills, e.g., dressing, feeding, and bathing self; require no hospital care or nursing care; not be acutely ill; and should not be a danger to self or others.(2) Nursing: Residents may be ambulatory or non-ambulatory; may require assistance with self-help skills; require immediate nursing care; and should not be a danger to self or others.(3) Residents admitted should be free of communicable diseases as determined by the center medical director or physician.E. Procedure: (1) An approved application from, including biographical data, establishing eligibility. Applicants must include evidence of military service in the form of an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States (DD-124 or equivalent document.)(2) An agreement for payment of fees where applicable.(3) A physical examination by a physician licensed to practice in New Mexico.(4) An agreement to abide by the rules and regulations of the Center.F. All applicants will be reviewed by the admissions committee consisting of the administrator, medical director, director of nurses, social worker, and medical records administrator, who shall determine eligibility and appropriateness of admission. Applicants will promptly be notified of the findings of the committee, and if approved and a vacancy exists, the applicant will be invited for admission. Should a vacancy not exist, the applicant will be placed on a waiting list and advised in writing of the delay to be expected.G. Should the applicant disagree with the review of the admissions committee, he or she may appeal the findings to the veterans service commission, who shall review the decision of the committee.N.M. Admin. Code § 7.25.10.14