N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.11.33

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

Section 8.321.11.33 - MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

A. The CTC shall have policies and procedures regarding authorized entry to or exit from the CTC including the residential component.

B. Control of potentially injurious items shall be clearly defined in policy to include:

(1) prohibition of flammables, toxins, ropes, wire clothes hangers, sharp pointed scissors, luggage straps, belts, knives, shoestrings, or other potentially injurious items;

(2) management of housekeeping supplies and chemicals, including procedures to avoid access by individuals during use or storage. Whenever practical, supplies and chemicals shall be non-toxic or noncaustic;

(3) safeguarding use and disposal of nursing and medical supplies including drugs, needles and other "sharps" and breakable items;

(4) the use of durable materials for furniture not capable of breakage into pieces that could be used as weapons or present a hanging risk.

C. To the fullest extent permitted by law, weapons shall be prohibited at the CTC.

D. All law enforcement officers or other individuals authorized by law to carry firearms shall be asked to leave their firearms locked in their vehicles or placed in a secure lockbox in an area in the CTC which is not accessible to clients.

E. The CTC shall develop and implement policies and procedures that describe interventions that prevent crises, minimize incidents when they occur, and are organized in a least to most restrictive sequence. The written policies and procedures shall:

(1) emphasize positive approaches to interventions;

(2) protect the health and safety of the individual served at all times; and

(3) specify the methods for documenting the use of the interventions.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.11.33

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