Section 11. Staffing, Administration And Education

Correctional facilities shall: A. Develop adequate staffing patterns including healthcare practitioners authorized by law to prescribe, administer, and monitor medication-assisted treatment (to include telehealth-supported clinical review or services if necessary). B. Facilitate timely access to medication-assisted treatment, based upon the clinical need of the program participant. C. Provide trainings and technical assistance on SUD (disease course and evidence-based treatment modalities), including OUD and MOUD on an ongoing basis for new and existing healthcare and custodial staff, ensuring that staff are educated on these topics from the beginning of their career. D. Provide education and training that addresses and provides tools to combat the broader stigma associated with these topics and emphasizes medication treatment as the standard of care for OUD. The trainings shall meet national standards and be responsive to shifting needs in the facility. [8.325.12.11 NMAC - N, 9/1/2024] 8.325.12.12 PROGRAM REPORTING AND EVALUATION A. Beginning October 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the HCA shall report to the interim legislative health and human services committee and the legislative finance committee on the establishment, operation and effectiveness of the program(s) established pursuant to Section 24-1-5.11 NMSA 1978. B. NMCD shall submit program reports to HCA for review beginning August 31, 2024, and each year thereafter, as basis for HCA’s compilation of report to interim legislative health and human services committee and the legislative finance committee. C. County detention facilities, upon statutory mandate, shall submit annual program reports based on mutually agreed upon data elements (e.g., numbers screened, numbers referred to assessment, numbers qualified for program enrollment and enrollment in program). 8.325.12 NMAC 6 D compilation of report to interim legislative health and human services committee and the legislative finance committee. C. County detention facilities, upon statutory mandate, shall submit annual program reports based on mutually agreed upon data elements (e.g., numbers screened, numbers referred to assessment, numbers qualified for program enrollment and enrollment in program). 8.325.12 NMAC 6 D. The reports shall also include an evaluation section that demonstrated the impact on institutional safety and program performance and any recommendations for additional legislative enactments that may be needed or required to improve or enhance the programs as determined to be appropriate by the health care authority.