New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
Subchapter 5 - PROGRAM ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 10:37-5.66 - Designation of responsibility
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The C & E Director shall report directly to the mental health agency director, as a full member of the agency's mental health administration.
(b) C & E Staff, through its director or designee, shall provide liaison services, as needed, to the agency's governing and advisory boards.
(c) C & E shall be responsible for informing the public about the network of Service Area mental health services (including appropriate Federal CMHC affiliate services) available to the community. The C & E Staff shall be knowledgeable of other mental health components within their own agency and of affiliated providers and shall establish mechanisms (such as regular meetings, updated program descriptions, etc.) to communicate relevant information regarding intra-and inter-agency mental health and related social services.
(d) C & E Staff shall participate, as needed, in Service Area needs assessments. While working with community groups, any blatant service gaps in the Service Area shall be communicated to the agency director. To insure this representation, the C & E director must meet regularly with the agency director and with other department heads and affiliate agency directors.
