New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED
Section 8.371.2.20 - CURRENTLY LICENSED FACILITIES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Any facility currently licensed on the date these regulations are promulgated and which provides the services prescribed under these regulations, but which fails to meet all building requirements may continue to be licensed as an ICF/MR.
A. Variance may be granted for those building requirements the facility cannot meet provided the variances granted will not create a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the clients and staff, and;
B. The building requirements for which variances are granted cannot be corrected without an unreasonable expense to the facility, and
C. Variances granted will be recorded and made a permanent part of the facility file.
D. Facilities currently licensed for more than four clients may not increase their capacity.
