New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 321 - SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Part 8 - ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE SERVICES
Section 8.321.8.8 - NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.321.8.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Each agency shall have and utilize a written policy on nondiscriminatory practices as described below:
A. No agency shall discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons in any treatment service on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, sex, sexual preference or physical disability.
B. No person shall be denied admission into a treatment program solely or jointly because of:
(1) the inability to pay all or part of the
cost of services, directly or through third party reimbursement;
(2) the number of prior admissions to
treatment;
(3) the length of time
since the last treatment;
(4) the
location of last treatment; or
(5)
a refusal to undergo previous treatment.
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