New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 44B - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY CARE RESIDENCES
Subchapter 4 - HABILITATION
Section 10:44B-4.1 - Service plan
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A service plan shall be developed for each individual by the interdisciplinary team in accordance with N.J.S.A. 30:6D-10, 11, and 12 and shall be kept on file in the residence. Documentation of who participated in the plan shall be provided on the service plan. (These requirements do not apply to Respite Care Programs).
(b) The service plan shall include a clear statement regarding the individual's ability to remain unsupervised, the amount of money the individual can independently manage, and the individual's ability to self-medicate.
(c) Training received by an individual in the residence shall be consistent with the outcomes identified in the service plan. Changes to the service plan shall be approved by the IDT and documented in the service plan.
(d) Except in an emergency, a written plan shall be developed by the IDT at least 30 days prior to an individual's move into a new home.
(e) The service plan shall be reviewed and modified by the IDT not longer than 30 days subsequent to a move, discharge, and or transfer and shall include all necessary information.
(f) An agency or organization that causes a written, individualized service plan to be developed for an individual with a developmental disability residing in a community care residence shall not include the Social Security number of the individual with a developmental disability on the plan.
(g) An agency or organization that violates the provisions of (f) above shall be subject to a penalty of $ 250.00 for the first offense and $ 500.00 for each subsequent offense. The penalty shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the Commissioner pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999, P.L. 1999, c. 274(N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.).
