N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.20.58

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

Section 8.370.20.58 - STAFF TRAINING

A. All facilities shall provide training for each staff member.

B. Documentation for training shall be kept on file at each facility and available for inspection by representatives of the licensing authority.

C. Documentation may take the form of certificates or a training log with the date, name of staff member or caregiver, hours spent in training, subject and source of training.

D. Before beginning work all facilities shall provide for each staff member an orientation which includes the following as a minimum:

(1) scope of services, activities, and program offered by the facility;

(2) emergency first aid procedures, recognition of illness and indicators of abuse;

(3) fire prevention measures and emergency evacuation plans;

(4) review of licensing regulations;

(5) special problems of the elderly and disabled;

(6) participant rights;

(7) sanitation procedures.

E. Emergency staff and substitutes are not required to participate in training.

F. Adult day care centers:

(1) All staff members, including the director, shall participate in at least 40 documented clock hours of training during each year of employment.

(2) Of the 40 hours of required training, 20 hours shall be in areas covering the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs of adults.

(3) Other training may include, but is not limited to the following: nutrition, sanitation procedures, first aid, and cardiovascular resuscitation techniques.

G. Adult day care homes:

(1) All staff members shall participate in at least 24 documented clock hours of training during each year of licensure.

(2) The required 24 hours of training shall be in the subjects specified in these regulations.

H. Training may be obtained from, but not limited to, the following resources:

(1) public health division, health care authority.

(2) social services division, health care authority.

(3) adult day care associations and information and referral services.

(4) university related programs.

(5) vocational/technical schools.

(6) county extension offices.

(7) local fire department.

(8) red cross.

(9) self-study as approved by the licensing authority.

(10) In service training by a qualified staff member whose qualifications are approved by the licensing authority.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.20.58

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