New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 53 - HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROVIDED IN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, COMPREHENSIVE PERSONAL CARE HOMES, AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:53-1.3 - Definitions

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

"Assisted living program" means a program, licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36, that offers assisted living services to the tenants/residents of certain publicly subsidized housing buildings by a provider capable of providing or arranging for assistance with personal care, and of nursing, pharmaceutical, dietary, and social work services to meet the individual needs of each resident. Individuals receiving services from an assisted living program reside in their own independent apartments and are responsible for their own rent and utility payments, as defined in a lease agreement with the landlord.

"Assisted living residence" means a facility that is licensed by the Department of Health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36, to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to ensure that assisted living services are available, when needed, for four or more adults unrelated to the proprietor. Apartment units offer, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom, a kitchenette, and a lockable door on the unit entrance.

"Comprehensive personal care home" means a facility that is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36, to provide room and board and to assure that assisted living services are available, when needed, to four or more adults unrelated to the proprietor.

Residential units in comprehensive personal care homes house no more than two residents and have a lockable door on the unit entrance.

"Home and community based services (HCBS)" means the provision of services for Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare beneficiaries integrated into the community in homes and residences as an alternative to institutionalized care and services.

"Person-centered service plans" means the general service and health service plans at N.J.A.C. 8:367, Resident Assessments and Care Plans, that address an individual's long-term care needs and reflect the services and supports important to the individual to meet his or her needs, as identified through an assessment of functional need.