New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 18 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INFIRMARIES
Section 8.370.18.59 - OBSERVATION ROOMS
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.18.59
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Those facilities licensed pursuant to these regulations which require an observation room for the isolation of suspect or disturbed patients must meet the following requirements:
A. The minimum floor area must be 80 square feet.
B. The observation room must be convenient to a nurse or control station to permit close observation of patients.
C. A toilet room with lavatory must be immediately accessible.
D. An examination room may be modified to use as an observation room.
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