New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED
Section 8.371.2.65 - DIRECT CARE STAFF
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
Direct care staff must make care and development of the clients, their primary responsibility, this includes training of each client in the activities of daily living and in the development of self-help and social skills.
A. The facility management must insure that the direct care staff are not diverted from their primary responsibilities by housekeeping or clerical duties or other activities not related to client care.
B. Members of the direct care staff from all shifts must participate in appropriate activities relating to the care and development of the client including at least, referral, planning, initiation, coordination, implementation, follow-through, monitoring and evaluation.