All facilities licensed pursuant to these regulations must have a governing body that assumes full legal responsibility for determining, implementing, and monitoring policies governing the total operation of the facility. The governing body must ensure that these policies are administered so as to provide quality health care in a safe environment. When services are provided through a contract with an outside resource, the governing body is responsible for assuring that these services are provided in a safe and effective manner.
N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.6.55