New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 35 - COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
Subchapter 2 - FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN
Section 10:35-2.2 - Content of plan
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:35-2.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The plan from each county psychiatric facility shall minimally include the following information:
1. A statement of whether the governing body
of the county intends to continue to operate or privatize a county psychiatric
facility for the next calendar year. Should the governing body of the county
intend to privatize the county psychiatric facility, the plan must minimally
include the following:
i. The reason for
privatization and whether or not the county intends to fully privatize or to
operate via a lease back option through the new owner;
ii. The anticipated timeframe for
sale;
iii. An attestation that the
county will keep the Assistant Commissioner apprised of the status of planning
activities (including when the solicitation for bids will be issued, any public
meetings that will be held, when the New Jersey Department of Health will be
notified to either request a change in certificate of need and/or transfer of
license, award of proposal); and
iv. An attestation that the county will work
collaboratively with the Division through the transition to ensure safe and
quality continued care for the patients of the county psychiatric hospital and
to facilitate a smooth transition for the local system of care;
2. A statement of any
financial obligations that must be incurred in order to bring the county
psychiatric facility into compliance with State and Federal standards,
including any applicable plan of correction;
3. A statement of mission and the role of the
county psychiatric facility within local and regional mental health
systems;
4. A description of any
program and facility deficiencies cited by State, Federal or private licensing,
certifying or accrediting bodies and corrective action plans related to the
cited deficiencies;
5. A
description of target populations served, projected annual admissions and
anticipated average daily population;
6. A description of admissions and discharge
policies, including specific criteria. These policies shall include, but not be
limited to, policies pertaining to the applicable provisions of
26:2H-102
et seq., the New Jersey Advance Directives for Mental Health Care Act and its
implementing rules, N.J.A.C. 10:32, the principles of Wellness and Recovery,
and compliance with State and Federal confidentiality laws, including, but not
limited to, the protections mandated by
30:4-24.3
and the Federal privacy rule of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA);
7. A description of hours of operation,
number and types of beds licensed and in use for psychiatric
services;
8. A description of
methodologies and/or data utilized to determine the need for current, modified
or new programs;
9. A description
of current and projected use of buildings and land for mental health and/or
other purposes;
10. An
identification of proposals or plans external to the county psychiatric
facility, which may impact on the county psychiatric facility's ability to
provide services; and
11. A
description, in a format specified by the Assistant Commissioner, of budgetary
information and personnel listings sufficient to reasonably identify facility,
staffing, and program operational costs, expected revenues, and associated
financial aspects of planned facility services.
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