New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 73 - CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - ADULT CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM/MENTAL HEALTH (CMP/MH)
Section 10:73-2.3 - Individuals targeted to receive adult CMP/MH services

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:73-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) Clinical case management services under CMP/MH are targeted to adults with serious mental illness who are at high risk of hospitalization or deterioration in their functioning and who require an assertive community outreach service to meet their needs. This targeted group is composed of individuals who meet at least two of the following criteria:

1. Have repeated admissions to inpatient services. Priority will be given to persons with two or more admissions to inpatient psychiatric services within a 12-month period, or two or more uses of emergency/screening services within a 30-day time period;

2. Participate in mental health services, but are not receiving additional services which meet the individual's multiple needs, and who require extensive service coordination (for example, individuals who are dually diagnosed as mentally ill and chemical abusing);

3. Have a recent history of being a danger to self or others within a time period of three months;

4. Have a history of resistance or non-compliance in use of medication, resulting in a pattern of decompensation and rehospitalization;

5. Are in another service system and in need of assessment and possible treatment prior to linkage to case management (for example, residential, drug and alcohol programs, or shelters for the homeless);

6. Reside with family, in boarding homes, or other residential settings and are not receiving needed mental health services;

7. Recently were discharged from a State or county psychiatric hospital or a general acute-care hospital psychiatric inpatient unit and are in need of linkage services to ensure continuity of care with other mental health services; and/or

8. Have a recent history of a hospitalization as a result of mental illness and dangerousness to self or others.

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