New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 73 - CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Subchapter 3 - CARE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SERVICES
Section 10:73-3.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:
"Adult" means a beneficiary age 21 years or older.
"Care management organization (CMO)" means an independent, community-based organization that combines advocacy, service planning and delivery, and care coordination into a single, integrated, cross-system process that assesses, designs, implements and manages child-centered and family-focused individual service plans (ISPs) for children, youth and young adults transitioning into the adult system whose needs are complex, and who require intensive care management techniques that cross multiple service systems.
"Child" means an individual under 18 years of age.
"County Interagency Coordinating Council (CIACC)" means the county-based planning and advisory groups composed of individuals from governmental and private agencies that advise the county and the Department of Children and Families regarding children with serious emotional and behavioral health challenges.
"Department of Children and Families (DCF) Children's Implementation Team (DCF CI Team)" means a team consisting of staff from the Department of Children and Families, facilitated by the Children's System of Care, with representation from the Child Protection and Permanency and other DCF representatives, as needed. Other team members include staff from the Department of Human Services, with representation from the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, as well as representatives from other child serving systems, including, but not limited to, the Juvenile Justice Commission and the Juvenile Justice system. The team assists the CMO in working with other systems partners.
"Family-friendly services" means services that are accessible, convenient, culturally competent, meet family defined objectives and goals, and are reasonably available to families in the communities in which they live.
"Family support organization (FSO)" means an independent community-based organization providing services through a contract with the Department of Children and Families. The FSOs are comprised of family members who are involved or have been involved in the system and who provide direct peer support and advocacy to children and families receiving CMO services, as well as provide advocacy and support for other children and families in the community who may need services under CSOC.
"Individual Service Plan (ISP)" means the plan developed by the child/family team that incorporates formal and informal services and supports into an integrated plan that, using the identified strengths of the youth and family, addresses the needs of the youth and family across life domains in order to support the youth and family in remaining in, or returning to, the community where they live, work and/or attend school.
"Individualized service planning" means a process that wraps services and supports around the child/family and provides access to the services they need, delivered in the communities where they live, work and attend school. ISPs are holistic in nature and address areas of everyday living beyond the treatment of emotional or behavioral health challenges.