New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 35 - COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
Subchapter 4 - TRANSFERS BETWEEN REGIONAL STATE AND COUNTY PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
Section 10:35-4.4 - Specific procedures when patients object to transfer

1. Each patient and their attorney shall receive notice of the proposed transfer as soon as possible but in no instance less than 72 hours prior to the proposed transfer date;

2. If a patient objects to such a transfer, he or she shall be provided an opportunity to state the basis for the objection and present any relevant facts, including statements by other individuals, with or through a representative as so desired before an individual who is not a member of the treatment team seeking transfer. This individual may be a member of the office of the facility's clinical director or other facility staff member capable of providing an independent review of the need for the proposed transfer; and

3. The individual who reviews the proposed transfer shall have the authority to approve or disapprove the proposed transfer.