2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 17B - Long-Term Care
Section 24-17B-4 - Department oversight and rulemaking.
In consultation with the aging and long-term services department, the department shall:
A. identify, approve, publish a list of and periodically review online or in-person standardized training programs that meet the requirements of the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act;
B. develop or approve and periodically review required evaluation instruments that demonstrate competency and knowledge gained in training topics;
C. promulgate rules:
(1) for evaluation and continuing education on the training topics for treatment and care of persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; and
(2) as necessary to carry out the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act;
D. issue interpretative guidance as necessary to ensure compliance with the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act;
E. oversee and approve all long-term care facility dementia training programs related to the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act;
F. issue training certificates pursuant to Paragraph (3) of Subsection E of Section 3 [24-17B-3 NMSA 1978] of the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act; and
G. give notice of the requirements of the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act to long-term care facilities within ninety days of the effective date of that act.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 111, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 111 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
