New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 20 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT DAY CARE FACILITIES
Section 8.370.20.33 - HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR-CONDITIONING

A. Heating, air-conditioning, piping, boilers, and ventilation equipment must be furnished, installed and maintained to meet all requirements of current state and local mechanical, electrical and construction codes.

B. The heating method used by the facility must provide a minimum temperature of 68 degrees farenheit in all rooms used by the participants.

C. The use of unvented heaters, open flame heaters or portable heaters, is prohibited.

D. An ample supply of outside air must be provided in all spaces where fuel fired boilers or heaters are located to assure proper combustion.

E. All gas-fired heating equipment must be provided with a one hundred percent automatic cutoff control valve in event of pilot failure.

F. Each building where gas is used must have the outside gas shutoff valve conspicuously painted red. The facility must have a tool readily available which will operate the shut-off valve. The tool will also be painted red. All staff of the facility must be instructed as to location of the gas shut-off valve and must know how to shut off the gas supply in case of fire or gas leakage. Exception: Adult day care homes are not required to comply with Subsection F of 8.370.20.33 NMAC above.

G. All boiler, furnace or heater rooms shall be protected from other parts of the building by construction having a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour. Doors to these rooms shall be at least one and three-quarters inches solid core. Exception: Adult day care homes are permitted to have the normal residential type heating system.

H. A facility must be adequately ventilated at all times by either mechanical or natural means to provide fresh air and the control of unpleasant odors.

I. All gas burning heating and cooking equipment must be connected to an approved venting system to take the products of combustion directly to the outside air. Exception: Adult day care homes are not required to vent cooking stoves.

J. All openings to the outer air used for ventilation must be screened with screening material of not less than sixteen (16) meshes per lineal inch.

K. The facility must be provided with a system for maintaining participant's comfort during periods of hot weather.