New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 52A - PSYCHIATRIC ADULT ACUTE PARTIAL HOSPITAL AND PARTIAL HOSPITAL SERVICES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:52A-1.1 - Scope and purpose

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:52A-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The rules in this chapter shall apply to all Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) funded Psychiatric Acute Partial Hospital (APH), and Partial Hospital (PH) services for adults. To the extent that the provisions of this chapter conflict with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 10:52, APH and PH services shall be regulated by this chapter.

(b) The concepts of wellness and recovery shall serve as the guiding principles in the delivery of both adult acute partial hospital and partial hospital services. As a result of their involvement with this program, beneficiaries should be able to better manage their illnesses and improve the quality of their lives. Each program shall identify and build upon each recovering beneficiary's strengths and areas of health in addressing the beneficiary's needs. The environment in which the program services are delivered shall encourage hope and emphasize individual dignity and respect. As recovery is most often a process, not an event, the provider shall address the needs of each beneficiary over time and across different levels of disability. Recovery principles shall be applied to the full range of engagement, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and supportive services that a beneficiary may need.

1. The purpose of the APH services shall be to stabilize acute symptomatology in order to divert eligible beneficiaries from the need for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Treatment shall be provided at a level of intensity based upon clinical evaluation and formulation.

2. The purpose of PH services is to assist beneficiaries with severe mental illness to achieve community integration through valued living, learning, working and social roles. The role of PH is, therefore, to facilitate the beneficiary's integration into the community, not to become a permanent outcome, although it is recognized that some beneficiaries may need the support of PH for long periods of time. This balance between recovery and clinical services is accomplished through the provision of individualized, comprehensive, non-residential, structured programs which provide, but are not limited to, counseling, case management, psycho-education, pre-vocational services, community integration services and psychiatric services.

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