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 8.370.16.72 - RESIDENTS' ROOMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Assignment of residents: Residents co-habiting a double occupancy room or a ward shall be of the same sex unless residents are married, related, or are consenting adults.
B. Location: No bedroom housing or resident shall:
C. Access to corridor and outside: Each bedroom shall have direct access to a corridor and outside exposure with the floor at or above grade level.
D. Size:
E. Windows: The bottom sill of windows in bedrooms shall be no more than three feet from the floor.
F. Bed Capacity: No rooms shall house more than four beds.
G. Bed arrangements: The beds shall be arranged so that the beds shall be at least three feet apart and clear aisle space of at least three feet from the entrance to the room to each bed shall be provided.
H. Closet space: A closet or locker shall be provided for each resident in each bedroom. Closets or lockers shall afford a space of not less than 15 inches wide by 18 inches deep by five feet in height for each resident bed.
I. Cubicle curtains: Each bed in a multiple-bed room shall have a flame retardant or flameproof cubicle curtain or an equivalent divider that will assure resident privacy.
J. Room identification: Each bedroom shall be identified with a unique number placed on or near the door.
K. Design and proximity to baths: Residents' bedrooms shall be designed and equipped for adequate nursing care and the comfort and privacy of residents. Each bedroom shall have or shall be conveniently located near adequate toilet and bathing facilities.