New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37F - PARTIAL CARE SERVICES STANDARDS
Subchapter 2 - PARTIAL CARE STANDARDS
Section 10:37F-2.6 - Termination, transfer and referral of consumers
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Procedures for termination, transfer and referral of consumers shall be documented and shall ensure that the continuing service needs of consumers are met.
(b) Discharge criteria shall be identified at the time of admission and shall include the steps necessary to facilitate community integration. The criteria shall be documented in the initial service recommendations and individual recovery plans.
(c) For consumers being transferred to another service, a brief, succinct transition summary shall be prepared at the time of discharge communicating critical information and shall be forwarded to the receiving agency.
(d) Discharge criteria shall be limited to the following specific reasons for termination from the program:
(e) When the consumer has stopped attending the program, significant outreach efforts to re-engage the consumer prior to termination, such as repeated telephone calls, correspondence and home visits shall be documented in the clinical record.
(f) Termination decisions shall be finalized only with approval of the direct care staff supervisor.
(g) Every effort shall be made to consider the consumer's preferences for continuing services and to include the consumer in the development of the discharge plan.
(h) The discharge plan shall include arranged follow-up care or justification for no follow-up care.
(i) A termination or transfer summary shall be written and maintained, separate from the progress notes. The summary shall be completed within 30 days of termination or transfer and include: