New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 20 - MENTAL HEALTH
Part 12 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Section 7.20.12.18 - GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION, SUSPENSION OF LICENSE, DENIAL OF INITIAL OR RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, OR IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A license may be revoked or suspended; an initial or renewal application for license may be denied; or sanctions may be imposed after notice and opportunity for a hearing, for any of the following:
A. failure to comply with any provision(s) of these regulations;
B. failure to allow surveys by authorized representatives of the LCA;
C. employment of any person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor including a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or presence at a facility of a staff member under the influence of alcohol or mood-altering drugs; if after employment, a staff member is charged and/or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude and it is known to the agency, it is immediately reported to the LCA;
D. purposeful or intentional misrepresentation(s) or falsification(s) of any information on application forms or other documents provided to the LCA;
E. discovery of repeat violations of these regulations or failure to correct deficiencies of survey findings in current or past contiguous or noncontiguous licensure periods;
F. presence of and/or a history of licensure revocation, suspension, denial, sanction or penalty or other similar disciplinary actions taken by regulatory bodies in other states regardless of whether any of these actions resulted in a settlement in lieu of a sanction;
G. failure to provide the required care and services as outlined by these regulations for the clients receiving care at the facility;
H. exceeding licensed capacity, except in an emergency.
