N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.2.85

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 8.371.2.85 - DENTAL SERVICES
A. Diagnostic services:
(1) The facility must provide each client with comprehensive diagnostic dental services that include a complete extraoral and intraoral examination using all diagnostic aids necessary to properly evaluate the client's oral condition, not later than one month after a client's admission to the facility unless they received the examination within six months before admission.
(2) The facility must review the results of the examination and enter them in the client's record.
B. Treatment: The facility must provide each client with comprehensive dental treatment that includes:
(1) provision for emergency dental treatment on a 24 hour a day basis by a qualified dentist;
(2) a system that assures that each client is reexamined as needed but at least once a year.
C. Education and training: The facility must provide education and training in the maintenance of oral health that includes:
(1) a dental hygiene program that informs clients and all staff on nutrition and diet control measures, and clients and living unit staff on proper oral hygiene methods;
(2) instruction of parents or guardians in the maintenance of proper oral hygiene in appropriate instances, for example when the client leaves the facility.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.2.85

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