New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Part 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING RESIDENTIAL SHELTER CARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN
Section 7.8.3.119 - TOILETS, SINKS AND BATHING FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY HOMES

A. All fixture and plumbing must be installed in accordance with current state and local plumbing codes.

B. All toilets must be enclosed and vented.

C. All toilet rooms must be provided with a lavatory for hand washing.

D. All toilet rooms must be kept supplied with toilet paper.

E. All lavatories for hand washing must be kept supplied with disposable towels for hand drying or provided with a mechanical blower. The use of a common towel is prohibited.

F. The location, type and minimum number of toilets, sinks and bathing facilities are as follows:

G. If a facility provides services to both sexes, separate facilities must be provided for each sex in the same ratio as stated above.

H. A combination of a tub and shower is permitted.

I. Tubs and/or showers have a slip resistant surface.

J. Facilities serving disabled children must have grab bars in tubs and showers.

K. Facilities serving disabled children must have toilet room doors that swing out.

L. If a facility has live-in staff, a separate toilet, sink, and bathing facilities for staff must be provided and are not counted in the ratios stated above.

M. Toilets, sinks, and bathing facilities must be readily available to children. No passage through a child's room by another child to reach a toilet, sink or bathing facility is permitted.

N. New facilities must have a minimum of one (1) toilet and (1) bathing facility which meet the requirements for the disabled.

O. A facility providing services to children under age two (2) must have a hand washing sink in the bedroom area, or a bathroom in the bedroom area.