{"data":{"id":"us-nm/24a-6-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"24A-6-4","heading":"Authority oversight and rulemaking.","body":"In consultation with the aging and long-term services department, the authority shall:\nA. identify, 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;\nB. develop and periodically review required evaluation instruments that demonstrate competency and knowledge gained in training topics;\nC. promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act, including:\n(1) for evaluation on the training topics for treatment and care of persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; and\n(2) requiring one hour of dementia care training to be included as part of an annual continuing education training requirement for direct care service staff members at long-term care facilities, unless additional time is necessitated to address changing standards of care;\nD. issue interpretative guidance as necessary to ensure compliance with the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act;\nE. review all long-term care facility dementia training programs related to the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act; and\nF. give notice of the requirements of the Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training Act to long-term care facilities within ninety days of June 18, 2021.","path":["Chapter 24A - Health Care Code","ARTICLE 6 Long-Term Care Facility Dementia Training"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18974/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"7bf69a6abbd838904ea5d6f46b0d12bfb577acb98e5b191b23f6741565af16d4","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/24a-6-3","next":"us-nm/24a-6-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}