New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Part 3 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING RESIDENTIAL SHELTER CARE FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN
Section 7.8.3.96 - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT CARE IN COMMUNITY HOMES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A facility licensed pursuant to these regulations who cares for children under age two (2) must meet the following requirements:
A. Toilet training equipment must be kept clean and in a sanitary condition.
B. Staff members must wear non-porous single-use gloves and wash their hands with soap after diapering and before and after feeding any child.
C. Children's hands must also be washed with soap after diapering and before and after eating.
D. Bed linens, clothes, and diapers must be changed when soiled.
E. Diapers must be changed at the child's individual crib or at a diaper table which must be thoroughly cleaned following each use.
F. Dirty diapers must be kept in closed containers.
G. Infants must be held during feeding. Bottles must not be propped.
H. Children who prefer to bottle-feed themselves may be allowed to do so with supervision.
I. Provisions must be made to allow for each child's own eating and sleeping patterns.
J. Those children who are non-walking but capable of crawling or creeping, shall be given the opportunity to do so frequently during the day.
