N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.19.43 - SPECIAL AREAS
A.
There shall be provision for adequate personal privacy for personal and private
activities such as toileting, bathing, dressing, sleeping, communicating with
family and time alone.
B. There
shall be adequate visiting and lounge areas. A ratio of 15 square feet per
patient bed and not less than 180 square feet per facility is required,
excluding hallways and corridors.
C. There shall be adequate meeting rooms and
office areas for use by the interdisciplinary care team. Other rooms or areas
may serve as meeting rooms provided confidentiality is maintained.
D. The hospice facility must have:
(1) Physical space for private patient/family
visits;
(2) Accommodations for
family members to remain with the patient throughout the night;
(3) Accommodations for family privacy after a
patient's death.
E. A
hospice facility will designate a room exclusively for a nebulizer treatment
room (if applicable). The room will have a minimum usable floor area of 100
square feet. The nebulizer room will be ventilated directly to the outside of
the building. (There shall be no recirculation of the air from the nebulizer
treatment room to other rooms of the facility.)
Notes
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