N.M. Admin. Code § 16.25.9.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 16.25.9.10 - PREMISES - FIXED VETERINARY FACILITIES

A. When premises are closed, an answering machine or answering service shall be used to notify the public when the veterinary premises will re-open and where pre-arranged after hours veterinary care is available.

B. All fixed premises shall conform to or possess the following:

(1) Exterior:

(a) a legible sign;

(b) facility clean and in good repair; and

(c) grounds clean and maintained.

(2) Interior:

(a) indoor lighting for halls, wards, reception areas, examination, treatment, and surgery rooms that is adequate for the intended purposes;

(b) a reception room and office, or a combination of the two;

(c) an examination room separate from other areas of the facility and of sufficient size to accommodate the appropriate hospital personnel;

(d) table tops, counter tops, and floors made of materials suitable for regular disinfection and cleaning;

(e) facility license conspicuously displayed; and

(f) veterinarians' licenses and veterinary technicians' licenses conspicuously displayed.

C. A veterinary facility where animals are housed or retained for treatment shall additionally contain the following:

(1) compartments of sufficient size and construction to maintain animals in a comfortable, safe, and sanitary manner;

(2) exercise runs or a means for providing exercise of sufficient construction to maintain animals in a safe, clean and sanitary manner;

(3) effective separation of known or suspected contagious animals;

(4) maintenance of temperature and ventilation to ensure the comfort of patients;

(5) an animal identification system;

(6) fire precautions that meet the requirements of local and state fire prevention codes; and

(7) if there are no personnel on the premises during any time an animal is left at the veterinary facility, prior written or verbal notice must be given to the client.

D. Full service veterinary facilities shall additionally conform to or possess the following:

(1) a surgery room separate and distinct from all other rooms and reserved for aseptic surgical procedures requiring aseptic preparation;

(2) the capability to render diagnostic radiological services, either the premises or through outside sources; and

(3) the capability to provide clinical pathology and histopathology diagnostic laboratory services, either on the premises or through outside sources.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.25.9.10

16.25.9.10 NMAC - Rp, 16.25.9.10 NMAC, 01-17-2014