New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 15 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARDING HOMES
Section 8.370.15.6 - OBJECTIVE

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.15.6

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Establish standards for licensing boarding home facilities for adults in order to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of individuals in need of such services.

B. Encourage the establishment and maintenance of boarding home facilities for adults that provide a humane, safe and homelike environment for elderly, disabled, or other persons who need personal care services and supervision, but who do not need institutional residential care or assistance with activities of daily living.

C. Establish standards for the construction, maintenance and operation of boarding home facilities.

D. Regulate such facilities in providing the appropriate level of care for residents and using supportive services in the surrounding community to meet the needs of residents.

E. Provide for boarding home compliance with these requirements through surveys to identify any areas that could be dangerous or harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents and staff.

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