N.J. Admin. Code § 10:31-3.6

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

Section 10:31-3.6 - Medical director requirement, qualifications, and duties

(a) Each screening service shall employ a medical director in a full- or part-time capacity. The medical director shall be a psychiatrist.

(b) The duties of a medical director shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. The organization of medical services provided by the screening service;

2. The organization and participation in clinical training for the screening service staff;

3. The assurance of available psychiatric services;

4. Assuming a leadership, supervisory role over all clinical operations and quality improvement activities of the screening service, including, but not limited to, supervision of any telepsychiatric services to ensure that the telepsychiatrist adheres to the quality standards and clinical practices of the screening service and completes all duties required for the clinical management of consumers in the screening service, as described at N.J.A.C. 10:31-3.5(b). To insure compliance, supervision of telepsychiatrists shall include periodic face-to-face meetings to review the telepsychiatrist's role in managing patients; and

5. The medical director shall assume responsibility for quality improvement activities in regard to documentation, which shall include review of screening certificates and other clinical documentation to insure compliance with content-based criteria issued by the Division.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:31-3.6

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