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 8.370.15.60 - RESIDENT ROOMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Resident bedrooms must meet, at a minimum, the following requirements:
A. A boarding home shall not exceed the resident (bed) capacity approved by the licensing authority. Any beds or bedrooms provided for boarding home staff are not included in the approved bed capacity.
B. No resident bedroom shall be used as a public or general passageway to another room, bath or toilet. Resident rooms must connect directly to a hallway or other common area of the boarding home.
C. No room commonly used for other purposes shall be used as a bedroom for any resident. Such rooms shall include but not be limited to halls, stairways, unfinished attics or basements, garages, storage areas, and sheds, or similar detached buildings.
D. Resident rooms may be private (single), semi-private or dormitory style sleeping room. Required square footage excludes any closets or fixed cabinetry.
E. Resident rooms shall not be less than seven feet in any horizontal direction or as otherwise required by the authority having jurisdiction.
F. Each resident room shall have operable window(s) with screens. The area of the outdoor windows shall be at least one tenth of the floor area of the room. At least one window in each resident room must allow for emergency egress and comply with the New Mexico building code, international building code (IBC), current edition as adopted by the New Mexico construction industries division and local building codes, as applied by the authority having jurisdiction.
G. Each resident room shall be furnished with well-constructed, comfortable furniture in good repair, unless the resident chooses to bring their own furniture:
H. Each resident shall be provided with the following items: