N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.6.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 8.321.6.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Applicant" means the organization that applies for a license. The individual signing the application on behalf of the organization must have authority from the organization.

B."Branch" means a part of the certified community mental health center, which is part of the corporation or campus that is certified by HCA, where client care takes place. Branches of facilities must meet the intent of these regulations. The parent facility is responsible for their branches' compliance. A separate state license is required for separate geographic locations under each certified facility.

C."Client" means any individual who is requesting or receiving mental health services from a community mental health center as defined in this regulation.

D."Community based crisis intervention" means, at a minimum, 24 hour telephone crisis services, initial face-to-face crisis intervention and follow-up crisis support services.

E."Community mental health center" means a facility certified by the health care authority to provide and manage a comprehensive array of mental health services with priority given to serving adults with severe disabling mental illness (SDMI) in a community-based setting. At a minimum, the following core services must be available and accessible:

(1) professional consultation;

(2) community-based crisis intervention;

(3) therapeutic interventions;

(4) medication services; and

(5) psychosocial interventions.

F."Deficiency" means a violation of or failure to comply with a provision(s) of these regulations

G. "Facility" means a building or buildings, including all branches, in which outpatient mental health services are provided to the public and which is licensed pursuant to these regulations.

H."Governing body" means the governing authority of a facility, which has the ultimate responsibility for all planning, direction, control, and management of the activities and functions of a facility licensed pursuant to these regulations.

I."License" means the document issued by the licensing authority pursuant to these regulations granting the legal right to operate for a specified period of time, not to exceed one year.

J."Licensee" means the organization which has an ownership, leasehold, or similar interest in the facility and in whose name a license for a facility has been issued and who is legally responsible for compliance with these regulations.

K."Licensing authority" means the agency within the New Mexico health care authority vested with the authority by HCA to regulate and enforce these regulations.

L."Medication services" means assessing the need for psychoactive medications and management of pharmacological treatments.

M."NMSA" means the New Mexico statutes annotated, 1978 compilation, and all the revisions and compilations thereof.

N."Plan of correction" means the plan submitted by the licensee or representative of the licensee addressing how and when deficiencies identified at the time of a survey will be corrected.

O."Policy" means a statement of principle that guides and determines present and future decisions and actions.

P."Premises" means buildings, grounds, and equipment of a facility.

Q."Procedure" means the action(s) that must be taken in order to implement a policy.

R."Professional consultation" means the initial assessment of the client's needs and resources, the development of the patient's treatment plan, its monitoring and review and the access of specialized expertise to provide tests.

S."Psychosocial interventions" means an array of services designed to help an individual capitalize on their personal strengths, develop coping strategies, and to develop a supportive environment in which to function as independently as possible. This array must include, at a minimum:

(1) basic living skills;

(2) psychosocial skills training; and

(3) therapeutic socialization.

T."Psychosocial rehabilitation services" means a set of treatment strategies which help persons with mental disorders, including those with co-occurring substance abuse issues, achieve optimum functioning in the personal and social dimensions of their lives. The treatment strategies must be rehabilitative in nature and create, sustain, and encourage empowerment through a recovery process.

U."Therapeutic interventions" means interactive therapies which, when used in conjunction with other treatment strategies, assist persons with severe disabling mental illness to achieve optimum functioning in the personal and social dimensions of their lives.

V."U/L approved" means approved for safety by the national underwriters laboratory.

W."Variance" means to refrain from pressing or enforcing compliance with a portion or portions of these regulations for an unspecified period of time where the granting of a variance will not create a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of clients or staff of a facility, and is issued at the sole discretion of the licensing authority.

X."Waive/waiver" means to refrain from pressing or enforcing compliance with a portion or portions of these regulations for a limited period of time provided the health, safety, or welfare of the clients and staff are not in danger. Waivers are issued at the sole discretion of the licensing authority.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.6.7

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