N.J. Admin. Code § 10:31-5.3

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:31-5.3 - Role of the systems review committee

(a) The systems review committee shall perform the following functions:

1. Identify gaps in the acute care system and bring them to the attention of the appropriate county mental health board(s) and the Division;

2. Monitor utilization of acute care resources to ensure that services are fairly and appropriately accessed;

3. Ensure that clients receive the highest quality of care in the most appropriate, least restrictive environment, including the effectiveness of referrals and linkages to other mental health and social services;

4. Review transfers from the STCF to State psychiatric hospitals (as well as direct admissions to State psychiatric hospitals) to monitor appropriateness;

5. Identify those concerns which shall be considered by an agency's internal quality assurance committee, notify that committee, and provide the internal agency committee with any relevant information;

6. Investigate and make recommendations to the Division and county mental health boards regarding impediments and obstacles in the acute care system;

7. Discuss additional systems issues within the geographic area, and make recommendations to the Division and county mental health boards;

8. Study the medication monitoring services within the geographic area and make recommendations for change when necessary;

9. In a case conferencing subcommittee, review disputed or problem cases, which are indicative of possible service gaps and need systems change.

i. The composition of the case conferencing subcommittee shall be limited to relevant parties and dependent upon the prior approval of the systems review chair; and

10. Conduct data analysis.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:31-5.3

Amended by R.2010 d.175, effective 8/16/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4014(a), 42 N.J.R. 1872(a).
In (a)2, substituted "accessed" for "distributed"; in (a)3, inserted ", including the effectiveness of referrals and linkages to other mental health and social services"; in (a)8, deleted "and" from the end; in (a)9, substituted "In a case conferencing subcommittee, review" for "Review", and inserted a comma following "cases"; and added (a)9i and (a)10.

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 2293(a), effective 12/2/2024