N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37A-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 10:37A-2.1 - Written policies and procedures manual

(a) Each supervised housing provider agency shall develop, implement, maintain, and revise, as necessary, a written policies and procedures manual to ensure that the PA's service delivery system, organizational structure, and management structure comply with applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

1. Policies and procedures shall promote the principles of normalization, age-appropriateness, consumer resident empowerment and least restriction, and shall be consistent with the PA's organizational structure and management philosophy.

(b) The PA shall document the extent to which consumers and their families were meaningfully and integrally involved in the development and revision of the manual. The manual shall be available for review by consumers and their families upon request.

(c) The PA's manual shall:

1. Be reviewed annually by PA staff, as evidenced by dated signatures of the reviewer(s);

2. Be readily available for consultation by direct care staff at all times; and

3. Guide the staff on conformance with the principles and requirements in this chapter and any other applicable rules.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37A-2.1

Amended and recodified from 10:37A-3.1 by 48 N.J.R. 1636(a), effective 8/15/2016