New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 32 - ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Subchapter 1 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE
Section 10:32-1.4 - Annual reporting

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:32-1.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The chief executive officer of each psychiatric facility listed in 30:7-1 shall submit a report to the Commissioner of Human Services, through the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services on September 1st every year, about the facility's implementation of the New Jersey Mental Health Advance Directives Act. The report shall not include patient identifiers, but shall include:

1. The percentage of patients admitted during the preceding year who had executed an advance directive before admission;

2. The number of patients who executed or modified an advance directive for mental health care while a patient at the facility;

3. The number of advance directives that were challenged by the treating professionals at the facility, and in each case why the advance directive was challenged, whether and by whom the overriding of the advance directive was approved, and whether the patient appealed the override;

4. The number of staff trained to assist patients with advance directives (initial and follow-up training);

5. The number of sessions held by the administration for professional staff to explain their legal obligations under the Act and these rules;

6. The number of persons who are discharged with an advance directive; and

7. A narrative that describes any systemic problems encountered during the year in the implementation of the act, problems in accessing the registry, complaints from patients or families, or other issues.

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