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 8.370.18.66 - MINIMUM STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.18.66
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Ambulatory surgical centers:
(1) Personnel trained in the use of emergency
equipment and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be available whenever there
is a patient in the facility.
(2)
Surgical staff of qualified physicians who have been granted clinical
privileges by the governing body of the facility must perform all surgical
procedures. A physician must be on duty whenever there is a patient in the
facility.
(3) A certified
registered nurse anesthetist or registered nurse must be available for
emergency treatment whenever there is a patient in the
facility.
B. Diagnostic and treatment centers:
(1) A physician must
be on duty or on immediate call whenever primary medical services are being
provided to patients.
(2) A
certified registered nurse anesthetist, registered nurse, licensed practical
nurse, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must be on duty whenever
patients are in the facility.
(3)
Personnel trained in the use of emergency equipment and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation must be on duty whenever a patient is in the
facility.
C. Limited diagnostic and treatment centers:
(1) A
physician must be on call whenever medical services are being given to
patients.
(2) A registered nurse,
licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must be on
duty whenever patients are in the facility receiving medical
services.
(3) Personnel trained in
the use of emergency equipment and cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be on
duty whenever a patient is in the facility.
D. Rural health clinic:
(1) The physician responsible for the medical
direction of the facility must be available through direct telecommunication
for consultation, assistance with medical emergencies, or patient
referral.
(2) A physician, nurse
practitioner, physician's assistant, registered nurse, or licensed practical
nurse must be available to furnish patient care services at all times during
the facility's regular hours of operation.
E. Infirmaries:
(1) A physician is on duty or on immediate
call whenever primary medical services are being provided to
patients.
(2) A registered nurse,
licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant must be on
duty whenever patients are in the facility. This includes nighttime hours when
patients are being kept overnight for observation or treatment.
(3) Personnel trained in the use of emergency
equipment and cardiopulmonary resuscitation must be on duty whenever a patient
is in the facility.
F. New or innovative clinic:
(1) Will meet the
staffing requirements of Subsection B of 8.370.18.66 NMAC of these
regulations.
(2) Additional
staffing or modification of staffing may be determined by the licensing
authority during the initial phase of the licensing process as outlined in
Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of 8.370.18.10
NMAC.
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