N.J. Admin. Code § 10:31-3.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 10:31-3.5 - Psychiatrist requirements, qualifications, and duties

(a) Each screening service shall employ one or more psychiatrists.

(b) The duties of the psychiatrist shall include, but not be limited to, the following activities with documentation:

1. Psychiatric assessment to determine if the consumer meets the standard for commitment, regardless of consensual or involuntary status.

i. The assessments in (b)1 above may be accomplished by means of a Division-approved telepsychiatry program, upon grant of a waiver under N.J.A.C. 10:31-11 and in accordance with the telepsychiatry standards in 10:31-2.3(f);

2. Psychiatric evaluation and management;

3. Prescription and monitoring of medication;

4. Completion of screening certificates;

5. Participation in the planning of alternatives to hospitalization;

6. Consultation with screeners;

7. Consultation with other treating psychiatrists and physicians, as needed; and

8. Consultation with emergency room doctors involved in the case and those at the receiving facility.

(c) The psychiatrist(s) shall receive training based on a Division-supplied curriculum that will address the New Jersey commitment standards and the local mental health system of care including, but not limited to, information about all least restrictive community treatment settings.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:31-3.5

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 537(a), effective 1/16/2018