New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 75 - PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE 21
Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 10:75-2.7 - Temporary absence from the facility

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:75-2.7

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

(a) A provider may seek reimbursement for a resident's temporary absence from the facility due to a hospital leave or therapeutic leave for periods of up to 14 continuous days per episode. If the beneficiary is present in the facility for any part of the day, beginning and ending at midnight, the HCPCS procedure codes for a day of service shall be used for that day. (See 10:75-5.2.)

(b) When anticipated, temporary absences shall first be approved by the resident's treatment team and included in the treatment plan. In the case of an unanticipated absence, the circumstances of the absence shall be documented in the resident's chart within 24 hours of the resident's departure from the facility.

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