N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.2.90

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 8.371.2.90 - NURSING SERVICES

The facility must provide clients with nursing services, in accordance with their needs, that include, as appropriate, the following:

A. Registered nurse participation:

(1) The pre admission evaluation study and plan.

(2) The evaluation study, program design, and placement of the client at the time of admission.

(3) The periodic re-evaluation of the type, extend and quality of services and programming.

B. Training in habits of personal hygiene, family life and sex education that includes, but is not limited to, family planning and venereal disease counseling.

C. Control of communicable diseases and infections through:

(1) Identification and assessment.

(2) Reporting to medical authorities.

(3) Implementation of appropriate protective and preventive measures.

(4) Development of a written nursing services plan for each client as part of the total habilitation program.

(5) Modification of the nursing plan in terms of the client's daily needs, at least annually for adults and more frequently for children in accordance with developmental changes.

D. Management of the medication aide program in accordance with the board of nursing.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.371.2.90

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