New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 25 - VETERINARY MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
Part 7 - FACILITY LICENSES
Section 16.25.7.10 - FACILITY INSPECTIONS
Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.25.7.10
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Regular facility inspections. Each licensed veterinary facility is inspected by the facility inspector every other calendar year or at a frequency determined by the board. The board conducts regular facility inspections to:
(1) ensure that every licensed veterinary
facility in New Mexico is operating according to the minimum standards
promulgated by the board of veterinary medicine;
(2) assist facilities in achieving and
maintaining minimum standards and to encourage the continuous improvement of
quality of services;
B. Corrective actions.
(1) Plan of correction.
When the facility inspector determines that a licensed facility must make
corrections to comply with minimum standards, the facility inspector has
authority from the board to:
(a) request the
facility's licensee manager or responsible DVM submit a written plan of
correction to facility inspector within a specified time frame; and
(b) follow up to ensure that an appropriate
plan of correction is submitted and that minimum standards are
maintained.
(c) the board will
begin the procedures set out in the Uniform Licensing Act to issue a notice of
contemplated action if a facility remains non-compliant after two notifications
from the facility inspector. Such board action may result in revocation or
suspension of licensure to practice in the state.
(2) Re-inspections and consultation. For very
serious and chronic violations of the minimum standards, the facility inspector
shall present those facilities to the board to determine a formal plan of
action which may require mandatory re-inspections.
(a) For each mandatory re-inspection, the
board may charge an administrative fee of $500.
(b) For mandatory, individualized training
other than initial training provided at the time of the inspection when
violations are found, the board may charge the facility a consulting fee of $50
per hour for additional consultation not to exceed $500. On a case by case
basis, the board may grant credit hours toward the regular annual continuing
education (CE) requirement to the licensee manager and any other licensed
associates for these types of consultations.
(3) The board mandates re-inspections and
individualized training, with corresponding fees, only in cases of very serious
or continued violations not for new facilities undergoing their initial
inspections.
C. Voluntary consultation.
(1) Upon request, the
facility inspector provides an initial professional courtesy inspection to
assist a new facility or new licensee manager in setting up a clinic.
(2) A facility's licensee manager may arrange
for longer term, more intensive training, consultation, or assistance by the
facility inspector relating to specific areas of clinic operations, record
keeping or handling of controlled substances, etc., for a fee of $50 per hour
not to exceed $500. Arrangements shall be approved by the board and coordinated
through the board's executive director; and
(3) On a case by case basis, the board may
grant credit hours toward the regular annual CE requirement to the clinic's
licensee manager and any other licensed associates for voluntary
consultations.
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