New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 12 - NURSING AND HEALTH CARE RELATED PROVIDERS
Part 4 - HEMODIALYSIS TECHNICIANS
Section 16.12.4.12 - APPROVAL FOR HEMODIALYSIS PROGRAMS

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.12.4.12

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Initial program approval. A proposed hemodialysis technician training program shall submit an application for approval to the board's hemodialysis technician advisory committee (HTAC). The hemodialysis technician advisory committee (HTAC) shall evaluate the application, evaluate any program review if completed and make a recommendation to the board regarding the approval of the program. The board shall consider the recommendation of the hemodialysis technician advisory committee at a regularly scheduled board meeting.

(1) The initial application shall be consistent with the minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician programs 16.12.4.14 NMAC, and shall contain the following:
(a) hemodialysis training program objectives;

(b) agency organizational chart;

(c) names and contact information of the medical director, administrator, and nursing director;

(d) names, license verification and resumes of the nurse educator(s) and other faculty to include clinical preceptor(s);

(e) verification of New Mexico department of health state licensure; and

(f) hemodialysis training program curriculum; and

(g) completion of initial training program application and remit the required fee.

(2) Representatives of the program may be scheduled to meet with the HTAC to present the proposed program.
(a) following the HTAC review of the application, a recommendation for approval shall be made to the board of nursing;

(b) programs not recommended for approval must provide evidence that the identified deficiencies have been corrected.

(3) After receipt of the HTAC recommendation(s), the board may:
(a) grant approval of the program;

(b) defer a decision regarding approval;

(c) deny approval; or

(d) direct staff to make a pre-approval visit.

B. Program renewal of approval:

(1) To ensure continued compliance with the minimum standards for approval, the program shall be reviewed prior to the approval expiration date and at least every two years with a program review. The review may include a site visit.

(2) A report of the program evaluation shall be made to the HTAC.
(a) the HTAC will review the program evaluation and make a recommendation to the board;

(b) the board is the final authority regarding continued approval or probation;

(c) the board may authorize unannounced site visits for the approved hemodialysis technician programs.

D. Criteria for full approval, probationary approval, and denial or withdrawal of approval.

(1) Criteria for full approval. Full approval shall be granted for no more than two years to a program when, in the opinion of the board, the program demonstrates compliance with the minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician programs.

(2) Criteria for full approval with warning:
(a) a program may be given full approval with warning when there is evidence of deficiencies;

(b) the program must correct all the deficiencies of the minimum standards not met;

(c) the program must submit a corrective action plan (CAP) to the board;

(d) the program shall maintain the minimum standards for certified hemodialysis technician program as previously approved by the board;

(e) full approval with warning shall not exceed two years;

(f) any other discretion or conditions deemed necessary by the board may be imposed.

(2) Criteria for probationary approval:
(a) a program may be given probationary approval when there is evidence of:
(i) substantial non-compliance with the minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician programs;

(ii) continuous disruptions in retaining qualified faculty resulting in disorganization of the program and a breakdown of supervision and teaching of the program;

(iii) non-compliance with the program's stated philosophy, objectives, policies and curriculum resulting in unsatisfactory student achievement;

(iv) failure to provide clinical experiences or supervision necessary to meet the objectives of the program;

(v) failure of seventy five percent of first time writers of the examination to correctly answer at least eighty percent of the items over a one year period.

(b) the program shall be advised, in writing, of the reason(s) for the probationary approval.

(c) the board shall designate a reasonable time period, not to exceed one year, in which the program must correct deficiencies and meet the minimum standards for approval.

(d) at least 60 days prior to the end of the probationary approval a site visit shall be made by representatives of the board.

(e) the HTAC shall review the program review and make a recommendation to the board.

(f) the board may grant approval to the program or it may withdraw approval of the program. All decisions of the board and recommendations of the HTAC shall be advised in writing of the reasons for probationary approval.

(g) probationary approval is not renewable. Failure to correct deficiencies will result in withdrawal of approval.

(3) Criteria for denial or withdrawal of approval:
(a) the board may deny approval of a program when a program fails to provide evidence of compliance or fails to correct deficiencies resulting in non-compliance with the minimum standards for approval of hemodialysis technician programs;

(b) a written notice detailing the reasons for denial or withdrawal of approval shall be provided to the agency;

(c) the program shall be removed from the list of board approved hemodialysis technician programs. The certified hemodialysis technician program shall wait 12 months before the program can re-apply for initial approval.

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