New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 9 - HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter 2 - AGE
Part 19 - LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Section 9.2.19.17 - NON-CERTIFICATION AND DECERTIFICATION
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The state ombudsman may refuse to certify or may de-certify an individual as an ombudsman, for any of the following reasons:
A. failure of the individual to meet or maintain the criteria for certification set forth in Section 9.2.19.12 NMAC;
B. existence of an un-remedied conflict of interest;
C. deliberate failure of the individual to disclose any conflict of interest;
D. of the confidentiality requirements of these regulations, the OAA, or the act;
E. failure to provide adequate and appropriate services to long-term care residents;
F. falsifying records;
G. change in employment duties which is incompatible with those of an ombudsman;
H. separation from the program, to include, for example, removal from employment by the department or other provider agency or an extended absence not protected by state or federal law that prevents the ombudsman from fulfilling his or her job responsibilities;
I. failure to act in accordance with applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and policies; or
J. such other cause that the state ombudsman may determine would render the individual unsuitable for service as an ombudsman.
