New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 42B - MODERATE SECURITY UNIT
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:42B-1.3 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings as defined below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

"Assistant Commissioner" means the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Developmental Disabilities.

"Division" means the Division of Developmental Disabilities.

"Individual Habilitation Plan" (IHP) means a written, individualized habilitation plan, consistent with the requirements of 30:6D-10 through 12, developed with the individual and/or his or her legal guardian, and the IDT.

"Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)" means a group that shall minimally consist of the individual receiving services, the plan coordinator, the legal guardian and/or the Division case manager. The IDT may include the parents or family member at the preference of the person served or guardian. In addition, members may include: advocates and friends, those persons who work most directly with the individual served, and professionals and representatives of service areas who are relevant to the identification of the individual's needs and preferences and the design and evaluation of programs to meet them.

"Moderate Security Unit" (MSU) means a specialized institutional treatment facility authorized and established by the Assistant Commissioner of the Division, within the Department of Human Services, which is used as an alternative to detention in a correctional facility or as a residential requirement for probation and characterized primarily by physical security for the confinement of males, 18 years of age or older, who are adjudicated to be dangerous to self, others or property and in need of a highly structured therapeutic treatment program.

"Moderate Security Unit Admissions Review Committee" means a group of professionals who review all proposed court-ordered admissions to the MSU. The purpose of the review shall be to determine if the individual's offending behavior(s) can be addressed within the range of services at the MSU. Committee members consist of:

1. The Director of the MSU or his or her designee;

2. The MSU Coordinator;

3. A representative of the Administrative Practice Office;

4. A representative of the Regional Assistant Director from the referring region; and

5. A representative of the Chief Executive Officer of the Developmental Center where the MSU is located.

"Moderate Security Unit Coordinator" means the individual designated by the Assistant Commissioner of the Division to be the contact between the MSU staff, Central Office, the referring Division regional office and the court system.

"Moderate Security Unit Director" means the individual who oversees the operations of the MSU.