New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 371 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Part 9 - ADMISSION, DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS FOR SERVICES IN ICF/MR FACILITIES
Section 8.371.9.2 - SCOPE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. These regulations provide a systematic process for admission of persons requesting services from an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR); the transfer between ICF/ MR facilities of persons previously determined eligible; and the discharge of persons residing in an ICF/MR.
B. These regulations apply to persons who request admission to an ICF/MR and who reside in the community; in a nursing facility; in a hospital; or, in an ICF/ MR. In addition, these regulations apply to any ICF/MR in the state of New Mexico that is licensed under health care authority regulations governing long term care facilities.
C. These regulations are limited to the admission, transfer and discharge of persons receiving support and services funded in whole or in part by state funds or for whom services can reasonably be expected to be funded in whole or in part with state funds within six months of admission into an ICF/MR.