New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 95 - SECURE FACILITIES
Subchapter 16 - SUICIDE PREVENTION
Section 13:95-16.5 - Temporary placement on special observation status

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:95-16.5

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

(a) The following secure facility staff persons are authorized to order that a juvenile be placed on temporary special observation status:

1. Any physician;

2. Any mental health staff person;

3. The highest ranking custody supervisor on duty;

4. The Superintendent;

5. The Director of Custody Operations; or

6. Another staff person as designated by the Superintendent.

(b) Form JJC CO-1 Notice of Special Observation Status shall be completed by the staff person who ordered the initial placement of the juvenile on special observation status and this notice shall be submitted to the Superintendent or designee for review and approval as soon as possible, but in any event within two hours of placement on special observation status. A copy of Form JJC CO-1 shall be forwarded by the staff person who ordered the initial placement of the juvenile on special observation status to the Office of Classification for placement in the juvenile's classification file and medical record.

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