New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Part 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING RESIDENTIAL SHELTER CARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN
Section 7.8.3.87 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY HOMES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Criminal Record Checks pursuant to 32A-15-3 NMSA 1978
B. Staff members who work directly with children and who are counted in the staff-to-child ratio are 18 years of age or older.
C. Persons employed solely for clerical, cooking, maintenance or other support activities who are not left with children unsupervised, are not included in the staff coverage.
D. Tuberculosis Clearance: Prior to employment each staff member must have a certificate from a physician or medical facility stating that they are free from tuberculosis in a transmissible form as required by Regulations Governing Control of Communicable Disease in Health Facility Personnel.
E. First Aid/CPR Qualifications:
F. Child Abuse And Neglect Training: Each staff member of a facility licensed pursuant to these regulations must be thoroughly instructed in the New Mexico State Children's Code concerning definition of abuse and neglect and on their responsibility to report all incidents of child abuse or neglect as provided in Section 32A-4-3 of the New Mexico Children's Code.
