N.M. Admin. Code § 8.321.6.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Applicant" means the organization that applies for a license. The
individual signing the application on behalf of the organization must have
authority from the organization.
B.
"Branch" means a part of the certified community mental health
center, which is part of the corporation or campus that is certified by HCA,
where client care takes place. Branches of facilities must meet the intent of
these regulations. The parent facility is responsible for their branches'
compliance. A separate state license is required for separate geographic
locations under each certified facility.
C.
"Client" means any individual
who is requesting or receiving mental health services from a community mental
health center as defined in this regulation.
D.
"Community based crisis
intervention" means, at a minimum, 24 hour telephone crisis services,
initial face-to-face crisis intervention and follow-up crisis support
services.
E.
"Community
mental health center" means a facility certified by the health care
authority to provide and manage a comprehensive array of mental health services
with priority given to serving adults with severe disabling mental illness
(SDMI) in a community-based setting. At a minimum, the following core services
must be available and accessible:
(1)
professional consultation;
(2)
community-based crisis intervention;
(3) therapeutic interventions;
(4) medication services; and
(5) psychosocial interventions.
F.
"Deficiency" means
a violation of or failure to comply with a provision(s) of these
regulations
G.
"Facility" means a building or buildings, including all branches, in
which outpatient mental health services are provided to the public and which is
licensed pursuant to these regulations.
H.
"Governing body" means the
governing authority of a facility, which has the ultimate responsibility for
all planning, direction, control, and management of the activities and
functions of a facility licensed pursuant to these regulations.
I.
"License" means the document
issued by the licensing authority pursuant to these regulations granting the
legal right to operate for a specified period of time, not to exceed one
year.
J.
"Licensee"
means the organization which has an ownership, leasehold, or similar interest
in the facility and in whose name a license for a facility has been issued and
who is legally responsible for compliance with these regulations.
K.
"Licensing authority" means
the agency within the New Mexico health care authority vested with the
authority by HCA to regulate and enforce these regulations.
L.
"Medication services" means
assessing the need for psychoactive medications and management of
pharmacological treatments.
M.
"NMSA" means the New Mexico statutes annotated, 1978 compilation,
and all the revisions and compilations thereof.
N.
"Plan of correction" means
the plan submitted by the licensee or representative of the licensee addressing
how and when deficiencies identified at the time of a survey will be
corrected.
O.
"Policy"
means a statement of principle that guides and determines present and future
decisions and actions.
P.
"Premises" means buildings, grounds, and equipment of a
facility.
Q.
"Procedure" means the action(s) that must be taken in order to
implement a policy.
R.
"Professional consultation" means the initial assessment of the
client's needs and resources, the development of the patient's treatment plan,
its monitoring and review and the access of specialized expertise to provide
tests.
S.
"Psychosocial
interventions" means an array of services designed to help an individual
capitalize on their personal strengths, develop coping strategies, and to
develop a supportive environment in which to function as independently as
possible. This array must include, at a minimum:
(1) basic living skills;
(2) psychosocial skills training;
and
(3) therapeutic
socialization.
T.
"Psychosocial rehabilitation services" means a set of treatment
strategies which help persons with mental disorders, including those with
co-occurring substance abuse issues, achieve optimum functioning in the
personal and social dimensions of their lives. The treatment strategies must be
rehabilitative in nature and create, sustain, and encourage empowerment through
a recovery process.
U.
"Therapeutic interventions" means interactive therapies which,
when used in conjunction with other treatment strategies, assist persons with
severe disabling mental illness to achieve optimum functioning in the personal
and social dimensions of their lives.
V.
"U/L approved" means approved
for safety by the national underwriters laboratory.
W.
"Variance" means to refrain
from pressing or enforcing compliance with a portion or portions of these
regulations for an unspecified period of time where the granting of a variance
will not create a danger to the health, safety, or welfare of clients or staff
of a facility, and is issued at the sole discretion of the licensing
authority.
X.
"Waive/waiver" means to refrain from pressing or enforcing
compliance with a portion or portions of these regulations for a limited period
of time provided the health, safety, or welfare of the clients and staff are
not in danger. Waivers are issued at the sole discretion of the licensing
authority.
Notes
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