New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 35 - COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
Subchapter 4 - TRANSFERS BETWEEN REGIONAL STATE AND COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
Section 10:35-4.2 - Basis for transfers
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Clinical considerations shall always be paramount in any transfer decision. Any of the factors described below may serve as a basis for the transfer of a patient:
(b) A patient's stated preference for treatment at a particular State psychiatric facility shall always be a relevant consideration in transfer decisions. Transfers over the objection of a patient are permitted, however, when a clinical determination has concluded that the transfer is in the transferee's clinical best interest or necessary for the safety of other patients or administratively necessary due to a factor listed in (a) above. A transfer is permitted only when, in the judgment of the treatment team, the transfer's permissible purpose outweighs any potential harm to the patient from the transfer.