N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37G-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:37G-2.3 - Services to be provided

(a) The principles of wellness and recovery shall be applied to the full range of engagement, intervention, treatment, rehabilitation and supportive services that a person may need.

1. The environment in which STCF services are delivered shall encourage hope and emphasize individual dignity and respect.

2. The STCF system shall help the patient achieve an improved sense of mastery over his or her condition and shall assist the patient in regaining a meaningful, constructive sense of membership in the community.

3. The STCF shall respect the cultural and language preferences of the patient.

4. Where clinically appropriate, STCF staff shall include the patient in treatment planning activities, including treatment team meetings.

(b) As clinically appropriate, STCF staff shall directly provide the following range of intensive services:

1. Crisis stabilization and one-to-one monitoring;

2. Psychopharmacological treatment;

3. Medication education;

4. Group therapy;

5. Individual therapy;

6. Family counseling;

7. Rehabilitation/creative arts therapies;

8. Rehabilitation/creative arts activities;

9. Integrated treatment for mental disorders with co-occurring features;

10. Seclusion and restraint, as required pursuant to 30:4-27.1 1d(a)(3), and other special treatment procedures; and

11. Sustainable effectiveness in engaging persons in care, such that they can achieve the highest degree of stability and recovery over a long period of time.

(c) STCF staff shall schedule therapies and activities on weekdays and weekends, as well as in the evenings and on holidays.

(d) STCF professional staff shall provide a minimum of three hours of therapies per day. STCF shall also provide a minimum of two hours of activities per day, which are purposeful, planned, diversified, and support the treatment plan.

(e) STCF staff shall develop and implement a written procedure that requires nursing staff, in addition to other STCF professional staff, to be available to meet with families of patients for a minimum of two evenings per week, and at least once during weekends and holidays.

(f) STCF professional staff shall provide treatment for a minimum of two evenings per week, and at least once during weekends and holidays.

(g) STCF staff shall develop and implement written procedures to address provisions for the treatment of patients with physical limitations and those with medical needs, including, but not restricted to, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), pregnancy, diabetes, and dialysis.

(h) STCF staff shall develop and implement procedures for ensuring that patients' rights, as delineated at 30:4-24.2, 30:4-24.3, 27.11 et seq., 27.11d, 27.14, 27.18 and 27.20 and 8:43G-4.1, are not violated.

(i) STCF staff shall develop and implement a written procedure for ensuring that the notifications required by N.J.S.A. 30:4-27.9a are performed.

(j) As authorized by the patient and consistent with Federal and State law, STCF staff shall include family members and advocates in treatment planning and service delivery.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37G-2.3

Amended by47 N.J.R. 1323(a), Effective 6/15/2015