New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 14 - JUVENILE JUSTICE › Part 4 - FACILITY MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES › Section 8.14.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
15-day
				diagnostic evaluation
refers to the court-ordered evaluation for
				purposes of diagnosing the child and preparing a report to the court indicating
				what disposition appears most suitable when the interests of the child and the
				public are considered. See, NMSA 1978, Section 32A-2-17(D) (2005).
B.
15-day diagnostic evaluation
				report
refers to the written report prepared for the court incorporating
				the findings of the 15-day diagnostic evaluation.
C.
Behavioral health authority
refers to persons designated to direct the delivery of services for CYFD and
				facility level for behavioral health matters.
D.
Behavioral health staff
refers to employees assigned to the behavioral health unit of a facility,
				including appropriately licensed physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists,
				social workers and counselors.
E.
Central intake
refers to the entry point for clients committed to
				the custody of CYFD.
F.
Classification
refers to an assessment of the client's risk, needs and
				strengths by which facility staff determine the level of care and management of
				clients; the system and procedure through which new clients are assessed and
				assigned to the appropriate facility and living unit.
G.
Client
refers to a person
				who is committed to the custody of CYFD's juvenile justice services or who is
				receiving services from CYFD's juvenile justice services.
H.
Clinically ordered mechanical
				restraints
refers to devices used to limit the movement of a client's
				body for medical or behavioral health reasons.
I.
Contract facilities
refers
				to those facilities which contractually operate secure or non-secure facilities
				for CYFD. These facilities comply with JJS policies and procedures concerning
				client care.
J.
Contract
				staff
refers to a person who is under contract with CYFD to provide
				contractually specified medical or behavioral health care services to juvenile
				justice clients.
K.
Counselor
refers to an individual who has a master's degree in
				counseling, substance abuse or related field who is licensed by the New Mexico
				counseling and therapy practice board.
L.
CYFD
refers to the New
				Mexico children, youth and families department.
M.
Emergency response plan
refers to a written document that specifies what actions will be taken in the
				event of an emergency or disaster.
N.
Facility
refers to a
				facility operated by, or on behalf of, CYFD's juvenile justice services for
				purposes of housing and providing care for clients committed to the custody of
				CYFD.
O.
First aid
refers to care for a condition requiring immediate assistance from an
				individual trained in first aid care.
P.
Food hygiene and safety
refers to the handling, preparing, and storing of foods to assure compliance
				with federal, state and local codes and regulations regarding nutrition, safety
				and hygiene.
Q.
Grievance
				system
refers to systems and procedures available to clients and
				families to resolve grievances with facility operations and services.
R.
Health insurance portability and
				accountability act (HIPAA) privacy officer
refers to the person
				designated by the secretary to implement compliance with the privacy provisions
				of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
S.
Health promotion and disease
				prevention
refers to health education, nutrition, and exercise, and
				personal hygiene services.
T.
Incident reporting and review
refers to procedures in place at
				facilities to report events requiring JJS or CYFD response.
U.
Infection control program
refers to standard precautions to minimize infectious and communicable diseases
				among clients and staff.
V.
Intake behavioral health screening
refers to a system of structured
				observation and initial behavioral health assessment of newly arrived clients,
				for purposes of determining behavioral health treatment needs and appropriate
				facility placement.
W.
Intake medical screening
refers to a system of structured observation of
				initial medical assessment of newly arrived clients.
X.
Juvenile justice services
				(JJS)
refers to the organizational unit within CYFD that operates
				juvenile justice facilities, and provides other services under the Delinquency
				Act, NMSA 1978, Section 32A-2-1 et seq. (2005).
Y.
Licensed practical nurse
				(LPN)
refers to an individual who is licensed by the New Mexico board of
				nursing as a licensed practical nurse.
Z.
Living unit
refers to an
				area in a CYFD facility where clients are assigned to perform activities of
				daily living and to sleep.
AA.
Medical health authority
refers to persons designated to direct
				the delivery of services at the CYFD, JJS, or facility level for medical
				matters.
BB.
Medical
				staff
refers to employees or contractors assigned to the medical unit of
				a facility, including appropriately licensed physicians, psychiatrists,
				physician's assistants, nurse practitioners (NPs), registered nurses (RNs),
				licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and emergency medical technicians (EMTs),
				dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and optometrists.
CC.
Mid-level provider
refers
				to medical staff at the level of physician's assistant or nurse
				practitioner.
DD.
Multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
refers to the team that meets at the
				facility to develop, monitor, and revise client plans for placement and
				services. The team includes the client and family member(s), and behavioral
				health, education, medical, a security representative, the juvenile probation
				and parole officer and a transition coordinator.
EE.
Multidisciplinary action plan
				(MAP)
refers to the plan developed at the first multidisciplinary team
				(MDT) meeting following placement at the facility and reviewed and updated at
				each subsequent MDT. The plan included goals and objectives in all disciplines
				and is broadly available to all staff with client contact.
FF.
Non-secure facility
refers
				to a facility where the clients have attained a higher level of trust and
				responsibility. Clients in these facilities may be attending school or working
				in the community.
GG.
Officer in charge (OIC)
refers to the administrative officer who is in
				charge of the facility in the absence of the facility superintendent.
HH.
Pharmaceutical
refers to a
				medication of any chemical compound or narcotic listed in the United States
				pharmacopoeia and national formulary (USP-NF), that may be administered to
				humans as an aid in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease or other
				abnormal condition, for the relief of pain or suffering, or to control or
				improve any medical or behavioral health condition.
II.
Physical intervention
refers to physical contact of a client by staff to control or restrict the
				movement of the client to protect the health or safety of the client, staff or
				another person, using a technique approved by CYFD and taught in a
				CYFD-approved course.
JJ.
Physician
refers to an individual with a medical degree (M.D. or D.O.)
				appropriately licensed to practice in New Mexico.
KK.
Primary care provider
refers to medical physicians, psychiatrists, dentists, mid-level provider and
				doctoral level licensed psychologists.
LL.
Psychiatrist
refers to a
				physician who is specialized to practice in the area of psychiatry and
				behavioral health, appropriately licensed to practice in New Mexico.
MM.
Psychologist
refers to an
				individual with a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology who is licensed by the New
				Mexico board of psychologist examiners.
NN.
Quality assurance and continuous
				quality improvement systems
are programs that monitor and review health
				and behavioral health care access and delivery at facilities.
OO.
Receiving facility
refers
				to the facility to which a client is being transferred.
PP.
Registered nurse (RN)
refers to an individual who is licensed by the New Mexico board of nursing as a
				registered nurse.
QQ.
Sanitation and hygiene program
refers to services provided at the
				facility to ensure a clean, safe and healthy environment.
RR.
Secretary
refers to the
				secretary of CYFD.
SS.
Secure facility
refers to a facility that is either physically or
				staff-secure. Clients in secure facilities generally do not attend school or
				work in the community.
TT.
Sending facility
refers to the facility from which a client is being
				transferred.
UU.
Separation
refers to any instance in which a client is confined alone,
				either in a room other than the room in which the client usually sleeps, or in
				the client's room at a time when the client would otherwise be at liberty to
				leave the room or when the client is removed from regularly scheduled
				activities. This does not include protective isolation for injured clients or
				clients whose safety is threatened, nor routine isolation at the time of client
				admission, isolation for medical reasons, or removal from regularly scheduled
				activities to attend medical, behavioral health or other similar
				appointments.
VV.
Social
				worker
refers to a person who is licensed by the New Mexico board of
				social work examiners.
WW.
Special needs and services
refers to programs and services for clients
				requiring close medical supervision including chronic disease, serious
				infectious and communicable disease, HIV/AIDS, terminal illness, mental
				illness, developmental disability, convalescent care, management of prostheses
				and orthodontic devices, care of clients in need of behavior management and
				crisis intervention, and care of clients in need of behavior management, crisis
				response, and suicide prevention.
XX.
Staff
refers to employee(s)
				of CYFD.
YY.
Standards of
				care
refer to standards developed or adopted by JJS that specify how
				care and treatment will be delivered to clients.
ZZ.
Superintendent
refers to
				the chief facility administrator for the secure and non-secure
				centers.
AAA.
Use of
				force
refers to those actions required for justifiable self defense,
				protection of the client or others, protection of property, and prevention of
				escapes.