New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED
Section 8.371.2.35 - COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CLIENTS, PARENTS/GUARDIANS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The facility must have an active program of communication with the client's and their families, that includes:
A. keeping client's families or legal guardians informed of resident activities that may be of interest to them and of significant changes in the client's condition;
B. answering communications from client's relatives promptly and appropriately;
C. allowing close relatives and guardians to visit at any reasonable hour, without prior notice, unless the client's needs limit visits;
D. allowing parents to visit any part of the facility that provides services to clients;
E. encouraging frequent and informal visits home by the clients;
F. having rules that make it easy to arrange visits home;
G. the facility must insure that individuals allowed to visit the facility under Subsection C of 8.371.2.35 NMAC above do not infringe on the privacy and rights of other clients.
