New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 31 - SCREENING AND SCREENING OUTREACH PROGRAM
Subchapter 4 - AFFILIATED EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
Section 10:31-4.4 - Psychiatrist requirements, qualifications, and duties
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:31-4.4
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each affiliated emergency service shall employ one or more psychiatrists.
(b) The duties of the psychiatrist shall include, but not be limited to, the following activities with documentation:
1. Psychiatric evaluation and
management;
2. The prescription and
monitoring of medication;
3.
Participation in the planning of alternatives to hospitalization;
4. Consultation with screeners and crisis
intervention specialists, when appropriate;
5. Consultation with and provision of support
for families and/or significant others regarding emergency services received by
clients;
6. Consultation with other
treating psychiatrists;
7.
Consultation with emergency room physicians involved in the case and those at
the receiving facility;
8.
Completion of the screening certificate; and
9. As appropriate, other duties as defined in
a Division-approved affiliation agreement.
(c) The AES psychiatrist(s) shall receive training based on a Division-supplied curriculum that will address the New Jersey commitment standards and the local mental health system of care including, but not limited to, information about all least restrictive community treatment settings.
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