N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.19.43

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

Section 8.370.19.43 - SPECIAL AREAS

A. There shall be provision for adequate personal privacy for personal and private activities such as toileting, bathing, dressing, sleeping, communicating with family and time alone.

B. There shall be adequate visiting and lounge areas. A ratio of 15 square feet per patient bed and not less than 180 square feet per facility is required, excluding hallways and corridors.

C. There shall be adequate meeting rooms and office areas for use by the interdisciplinary care team. Other rooms or areas may serve as meeting rooms provided confidentiality is maintained.

D. The hospice facility must have:

(1) Physical space for private patient/family visits;

(2) Accommodations for family members to remain with the patient throughout the night;

(3) Accommodations for family privacy after a patient's death.

E. A hospice facility will designate a room exclusively for a nebulizer treatment room (if applicable). The room will have a minimum usable floor area of 100 square feet. The nebulizer room will be ventilated directly to the outside of the building. (There shall be no recirculation of the air from the nebulizer treatment room to other rooms of the facility.)

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.19.43

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