N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.16.74

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

Section 8.370.16.74 - NURSING FACILITIES

A. All facilities: Each facility shall have:

(1) A medicine storage area.

(2) Space for storage of linen, equipment, and supplies.

(3) Utility rooms, which shall be located, designed and equipped to provide areas for the separate handling of clean and soiled linen, equipment, and supplies.

B. Each resident care area on each floor shall have:

(1) A centrally located nurse station located to provide visual control of all resident room corridors; equipped with storage for records and charts, a desk or work counter, operational telephone, and nurse call system as required in 8.370.16.75 NMAC.

(2) A medicine preparation room immediately adjacent to the nurse station with a work counter, refrigerator, sink, and a well-lighted medicine cabinet with lock and space for medicine cart. The room shall be mechanically ventilated.

(3) A soiled utility room with a flush-rim siphon jet service sink cabinet counter, and sink with hot and cold running water. The utility shall be mechanically ventilated and under negative pressure.

(4) A cleaning area or room with a sink with hot and cold running water, counter, and cabinets.

(5) Staff toilet and lavatory facilities separate from those of residents, near nursing station.

(6) If a kitchen is not open at all times, a nourishment station with sink, hot and cold running water, refrigerator, and storage for serving between meal nourishment. Each station may service more than one nursing area.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.16.74

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