New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37E - OUTPATIENT SERVICE STANDARDS
Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATION
Section 10:37E-2.5 - Termination of services
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:37E-2.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The OP program shall establish and implement policies and procedures to address the termination of services to clients.
1. When
it is determined that termination of services to a client is clinically
appropriate, professional staff shall assess further client needs and make
appropriate referrals and linkages.
2. Individuals shall not be terminated due to
non-attendance without prior specific efforts to engage the client which shall
be documented in the client's clinical record.
3. A termination summary shall be documented
in the client record within 30 days following termination. This shall include,
at a minimum, the following:
i. Primary
presenting problem;
ii. Significant
findings;
iii. Treatment provided
and response to treatment;
iv.
Clinical condition at termination;
v. The recommendations and arrangements for
further treatment, including prescribed medications, dosage and possible side
effects and any referrals made; and
vi. The individual's final diagnoses, as
derived from the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, 800
Maine Ave., SW, Ste. 900, Washington, DC, 20024.
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