New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Part 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING RESIDENTIAL SHELTER CARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN
Section 7.8.3.20 - CURRENTLY LICENSED FACILITIES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
Any facility currently licensed on the date these regulations are promulgated and which provides the services prescribed under these regulations, but which fails to meet all building requirements, may, at the discretion of the Licensing Authority, continue to be licensed as a children's crisis shelter, community home, multi service home, or new or innovative programs. Variances may be granted for those building requirements the facility cannot meet, provided:
A. The variances granted will not create a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the clients and staff or otherwise deny access to any disabled person who is otherwise qualified to receive services from the facility; and
B. The building requirements for which variances are granted cannot be corrected without an unreasonable expense to the facility; and
C. Variances are not in conflict with existing building and fire codes; and
D. Variances granted are recorded and made a permanent part of the facility file; and
E. Variances granted continue to be in effect as long as the facility continues to provide services pursuant to these regulations and meet the criteria of 7.8.3.20A NMAC. These variances are not transferable to a different facility or transferred/assigned upon the sale of the facility.
