New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 16 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 8.370.16.49 - PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN ALL FACILITIES

Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.16.49

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

The facility shall assure that the following services are provided:

A. Attending physicians: Each resident shall be under the supervision of a physician of the resident's or guardian's choice who evaluates and monitors the resident's immediate and longterm needs and prescribes measures necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the resident. Each attending physician shall make arrangements for the medical care of the physician's residents in the physician's absence.

B. Physician's visit:

(1) Each resident who requires skilled nursing care shall be seen by a physician at least every 30 days and an intermediate care resident at least every 60 days unless the physician specifies and justifies in writing an alternate schedule of visits.

(2) The physician shall review the plan of care required at the time of each visit.

(3) The physician shall review the resident's medications and other orders at least at the time of each visit.

(4) The physician shall review the resident's medications and orders at least at the time of each visit.

C. Availability of physicians for emergency patient care: The facility shall have written procedures, available at each nurse's station, for procuring a physician to furnish necessary medical care in emergencies and for providing care pending arrival of a physician. The names and telephone numbers of the physicians or medical service personnel available for emergency care shall be posted at each nursing station.

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