N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.6.19

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 8.321.6.19 - LICENSED FACILITIES

A. Any community mental health center, currently licensed as a limited diagnostic and treatment center on the date these regulations are promulgated and which provides the services prescribed under these regulations, may continue to be licensed as such until that license expires and renewal is required. At that time, the facility must seek licensure as a community mental health center.

B. Any community mental health center, not currently licensed on the date these regulations are promulgated and which provides the services prescribed under these regulations, must seek licensure as a community mental health center.

(1) Community mental health centers may seek variances for those building requirements the facility cannot meet under the criteria outlined in these regulations if not in conflict with existing building and fire codes.

(2) Variances or waivers may be considered for circumstances where the facility demonstrates an extreme financial hardship to comply with requirements outlined in these regulations.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.6.19

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024