New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 73 - CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Subchapter 3 - CARE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SERVICES
Section 10:73-3.9 - Child/Family Team; members and responsibilities

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:73-3.9

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

(a) To complete the comprehensive ISP, the CMO shall develop a Child/Family Team, in conjunction with the family member or caregiver, which shall consist of, at a minimum, the following members:

1. A CMO care manager;

2. The child, youth or young adult and the parent or other caregiver;

3. Any interested person the family wishes to include as a member of the team, including, but not limited to, clergy members, family friends, and any other informal support resource;

4. A representative from the FSO, if desired by the family;

5. A clinical staff member who is directly involved in the treatment of the child, youth or young adult that the ISP is being developed for, if desired by the family;

6. Representation from outside agencies the child, youth or young adult is involved with, including, but not limited to, current providers of services, parole/probation officers, and/or educators that the child, youth or young adult and his or her family/caregiver agree to include on the team; and

7. The CP & P caseworker assigned to the child, if the child is receiving child protection or permanency services from CP &P.

(b) The CMO shall make diligent efforts to assure participation of all of the persons requested by the family to participate in the Child/Family Team. If the CMO is unable to secure participation of a family-requested member, despite their diligent efforts, the CMO shall document such efforts in the progress notes and in the record of the Child/Family Team meeting.

(c) The CMO Care Manager assigned to the child, youth or young adult and their family/caregiver shall:

1. Refer the child, youth or young adult or the family/caregiver for multi-system or any additional specialized assessments as indicated;

2. Serve as the facilitator of the Child/Family Team;

3. Actively engage the child and family as full partners in the Child/Family team, assuring their participation in the assessment, planning and service delivery process;

4. Ensure that all services and care management processes respect the child and family/caregiver's rights to define specific goals and choice of providers and resources;

5. Ensure that all services and resources are family friendly and culturally competent;

6. Ensure that all Child/Family team meetings are conveniently scheduled and located for the family/caregiver;

7. Ensure that the ISP is developed as a collaborative effort of all team members;

8. Ensure that the ISP is approved by each team member, including the family/caregiver and the child, at the team meeting;

9. Ensure that the attendance of the team members and their approval of the ISP are documented in the case record;

10. Ensure that the written ISP is signed, at a minimum, by the CMO care manager, the parent/caregiver and the child, as age appropriate, and placed in the child's file within two weeks of the team meeting;

11. Forward the completed and approved ISP to the CSA, for registration, tracking and initiation of the claims payment authorization process; and

12. Forward the completed and approved ISP to each team member, including the family/caregiver, within one week of the team meeting.

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