New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 33C - CERTIFICATE OF NEED AND HEALTHCARE FACILITY LICENSURE: REGIONALIZED PERINATAL SERVICES AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIA
Subchapter 5 - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIA
Section 8:33C-5.1 - Required services
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The MCHC shall develop and implement a five-year regional perinatal and pediatric plan which takes into consideration all certificate of need application criteria set forth in this chapter, approved but unimplemented certificate of need applications, and the levels of care offered by licensed providers of perinatal and pediatric services. The regional perinatal and pediatric plan shall be updated and approved by the Department annually. The five-year regional perinatal plan and the annual update, as appropriate, shall be submitted to the Department on or before October 1 of every year.
(b) The MCHC shall develop and implement a system for discharge planning, infant follow-up and child health care coordination in the MCHC region. This system shall assure post-discharge continuity of care and shall be linked to necessary resources, such as:
(c) The MCHC, in conjunction with the designated Regional Perinatal Center shall establish, coordinate and monitor a regional transport system. This system shall include written policies and procedures for triage of mothers, neonates and/or infants to a facility designated and licensed to provide the most appropriate level of care, in accordance with formal letters of agreement between the MCHC and its Regional Perinatal Center(s) and Community Perinatal Centers. The regional transport system and any subsequent modification(s) thereof shall be reviewed and approved by the Department prior to implementation. The regional transport system plan shall include:
(d) The MCHC shall provide or coordinate on-going, area wide professional education for all perinatal and pediatric service providers in the region, including, at least, regularly scheduled regional conferences. The MCHC shall provide or coordinate consumer education which is demographically appropriate to the region. The MCHC shall have in place a mechanism to assess the effectiveness of the regional education program annually.
(e) The MCHC shall establish a region-wide program for quality assurance which includes total quality improvement and regular collection and analysis of data which is designed to identify the nature and severity of health-service problems. The program and any subsequent modification(s) thereof shall be reviewed and approved by the Department prior to implementation, to assure that funds are allocated to fulfill the programmatic requirements as set forth in these rules. As part of the quality assurance program, the MCHC shall recommend, implement and monitor corrective action, based upon the data collected. The MCHC's plan for the region-wide program shall address at least the following: