New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 9 - NURSING HOMES AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 7.9.2.62 - ACTIVITIES
Universal Citation: 7 NM Admin Code 7.9.2.62
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Program:
(1) Every facility
shall provide an activities program which meets the requirements of this
section. The program may consist of any combination of activities provided by
the facility and those provided by other community resources.
(2) The activities program shall be planned
for group and individual activities, and shall be designed to meet the needs
and interests of each resident and to be consistent with each resident's plan
of care.
B. Staff:
(1) Definition: "Qualified
activities coordinator" means, in a skilled nursing facility, a person who:
(a) has a bachelor's degree in recreation
therapy and is eligible for registration as a therapeutic recreation specialist
with the National therapeutic recreation society; or
(b) is an occupational therapist or
occupational therapy assistant who meets the requirements for certification by
the American occupational therapy association; or
(c) has two years of experience in a social
or recreational program within the last five years, one year of which was
full-time in a patient activities program in a health care setting;
or
(d) has completed a state
approved program.
(e) in an
intermediate care facility, a staff member who is qualified by experience or
training in directing group activity.
(2) Supervision: The activity program shall
be supervised by:
(a) a qualified activities
coordinator; or
(b) an employee who
receives at least monthly consultation from a qualified activities
coordinator.
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