New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 161B - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FACILITIES
Subchapter 17 - DISCHARGE PLANNING SERVICES
Section 10:161B-17.2 - Discharge/continuum of care planning policies and procedures
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:161B-17.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The program shall establish and implement written policies and procedures for discharge/continuum of care planning services, which shall address at least the following:
1. The staff responsible for planning, providing,
and/or coordinating discharge/continuum of care planning services, including:
i. Making referrals to community agencies (for example, mental health
agencies) and resources for clinically appropriate services in the continuum of care; and
ii. Promoting and facilitating the continuing involvement of clients with
support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), following
discharge;
2. Documentation of discharge/continuum of
care planning in the treatment plan, and including accompanying supervision;
3. Use of the multidisciplinary team in discharge/continuum of care
planning;
4. The criteria for client discharge;
5. Description of the methods of client, and family involvement, where
clinically appropriate, in developing the discharge/continuum of care plan; and
6. Written criteria for the discharge of juvenile clients only to parent(s)
or legal guardian except as provided for by
9:17A-4.
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