New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 76 - PROGRAMS OF ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (PACT) SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - PROGRAM OPERATIONS
Section 10:76-2.2 - Clinical supervision of PACT teams
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Each PACT team shall consist of a minimum of five separate clinical disciplines, including psychiatry, nursing, supportive counseling, substance abuse, and rehabilitation or occupation/vocational services, in accordance with 10:37J-2.8.
(b) The PACT Director shall provide administrative supervision and shall assure clinical oversight, as necessary, for the overall operation of the team, including, but not limited to, individual case reviews and quality assurance reviews of the clinical record.
(c) The PACT team psychiatrist, or other appropriately licensed clinical professional as permitted by DMHAS, shall provide supervision to the team regarding medication administration and monitoring for all beneficiaries served by the team.
(d) The clinical status of each beneficiary shall be reviewed by the team as a whole a minimum of 95 percent of the regular workdays in any given calendar month. Clinical supervision shall be provided as needed during these daily meetings by the Masters-level clinician or the team psychiatrist.
(e) The PACT team psychiatrist provides supervision to the PACT team a minimum of once per week through the daily review process and through individual case conferences for specific beneficiaries. The psychiatrist shall also complete a psychiatric evaluation for all new PACT beneficiaries and shall review and sign all initial, comprehensive and revised service plans.
(f) Any significant changes to a beneficiary's service plan resulting from any of the methods of clinical supervision discussed above shall be documented in the beneficiary's individual progress notes.