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Regulations Governing
New Mexico Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare facilities in New Mexico are governed by both federal and state regulations. This site provides state regulations, federal conditions of participation and federal conditions of coverage.

Accredited General Hospital
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Advance Directives  
  Federal Current Requirements: 42 CFR 489.102 & BBA 97 §4002(d)  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 489.100  
       
Adult Day Care Facilities (Licensed Only)
  Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 13.2  
       
Adult Developmental Disabilities Facility (Licensed Only)
  Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 8.2  
       
Adult Residential Care Facilities (Licensed Only)
  Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 8.2  
       
Ambulatory Surgical Centers  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 11.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 416.40-416.49 & Act §1832(a)(2)(F)(i) & Act §1833(i)(1)(A)  
  Federal Current Definitions: 42 CFR 416.2  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix L  
       
Certified Hospital
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Critical Access Hospital
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Community Mental Health Centers (Licensed Only)  
  Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 20.3  
       
Comprehensive Outpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 485.50-485.74  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 485.51 & Act §1861(cc)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix K  
       
Diagnostic and Treatment Center (Licensed Only)  
  Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 11.2  
       
End Stage Renal Disease Facilities  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 36.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 405.2100-405.2184 & Act §1881(b)(1) & (c)  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 405.2102  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix H  
       
Home Health Agency  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 28.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 484.10-484.55 & Act §1891  
  Federal Current Conditions for OASIS: FR Final Rule  
  OASIS Website: Home Page  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 484.2 & Act §1861(m) & Act §1861(o)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix B  
       
Hospice  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 12.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 418.50-418.100  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 418.3 & Act §1861(dd)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix M  
       
ICF for Persons with Mental Retardation  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 26.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 483.400-483.480  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1905(d)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix J  
       
Infirmary  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 11.2  
       
Limited Hospital
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Nursing Facility  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 9.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 483.1-483.75 & Act §1819 & Act §1919  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 483.5 & Act §1819(a) & Act §1919(a)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendices P & PP  
       
Outpatient OPT/SP  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 11.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 485.701-485.729 & 42 CFR 486.150-486.163  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 485.703 & Act §1861(p)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendices E & F  
       
Psychiatric Hospital
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Rehab Hospital
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Rural Emergency Facility
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A  
       
Rural Health Clinics/Federally Qualified Health Centers  
       
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 11.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 491.1-491.11  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 491.2 & Act §1861(aa)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix G  
       
Skilled Nursing Facility  
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 9.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 483.1-483.75 & Act §1819 & Act §1919  
  Federal Definitions: 42 CFR 483.5 & Act §1819(a) & Act §1919(a)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendices P & PP  
       
Special Hospital Facility
  State Current Requirements: 7 NMAC 7.2  
  Federal Current Conditions: 42 CFR 482.11-482.57  
  Federal Definitions: Act §1861(b) & Act §1861(e)  
  Federal Interpretive Guidelines: SOM Appendix A