N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37A-6.2

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

Section 10:37A-6.2 - Services to be provided by the supervised housing program

(a) Based upon the needs of the consumers served, a range of services shall be offered to consumers in the supervised housing program, specifically addressing the maintenance or enhancement of consumer self-sufficiency. These services are intended to foster a sense of belonging, both within the residential setting and the greater community. They are designed to enhance the consumer's interest and participation in all spheres of community living (such as religious, social, political, and cultural). The PA shall empower the consumer to use the full range of community services. The PA shall provide consumers with access to an on-call PA staff member 24 hours per day, seven days per week for times of stress and crisis.

(b) Following assessment and evaluation of individual needs and services and in consultation with the consumer, the following minimum services shall be directly provided by the PA to enrolled consumers as individually appropriate and agreed to by the consumer, and shall be documented in the clinical record:

1. Individual services coordination;

2. Training in daily living skills;

3. Residential counseling;

4. Support services;

5. Crisis intervention services;

6. Medication education and facilitation of proper administration techniques; and

7. Health care monitoring and oversight services.

(c) Affiliation agreements with local screening services shall be developed. These agreements shall address the timely sharing of information and procedures for follow-up on the care and disposition of the consumer.

(d) The PA shall document that it has the capability to provide or arrange the services listed below based on individual consumer need. This capability may be documented through such means as policies and procedures, schedules of services, and logs. In addition, the PA shall document that such services were in fact provided. Provided services shall be documented in the clinical record, schedules, logs, or other means of documentation presented by the PA.

1. Support services;

2. Recreation;

3. Education. Instruction shall minimally be provided or arranged in physical and mental health maintenance, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, family planning, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and education about self-help and recovery programs; and

4. Vocational and academic services. These services shall be arranged as needed for each consumer resident and include, but not be limited to, basic academics, formal academics, career exploration and development, supported employment, transitional employment, sheltered work and job placement.

(e) The PA shall maintain ongoing communication with all other providers of needed treatment and generic human services, so that appropriate adjustments are made in the services provided to the consumer. Such services include, but are not limited to, partial care, hospitalization, outpatient treatment, vocational services, medical services, education programs, community activities (such as cultural, charitable, religious, or spiritual gatherings), clinical case management, substance abuse counseling, acute care services, and entitlements.

1. The PA shall maintain affiliation agreements as needed.

2. The PA shall participate in local systems planning activities as needed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37A-6.2

Amended and recodified from 10:37A-4.2 by 48 N.J.R. 1636(a), effective 8/15/2016