N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37B-8.1

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

Section 10:37B-8.1 - Continuous quality improvement

(a) The PA shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for a continuous quality improvement program that meet the quality assurance requirements for community agencies in N.J.A.C. 10:37-9. In addition, the PA shall ensure, through its continuous quality improvement program that community support services conform to the program requirements for licensure specified in this chapter.

(b) Areas to be monitored and evaluated include the following:

1. Adequacy of planning for more independence in housing, education, activities of daily living, employment, and social environments, and reduction of service intensity.

i. Barriers to reducing reliance on community support services shall be reviewed annually.

ii. Barriers to transfer to a more integrated setting shall be reviewed annually for any consumer receiving community support services.

iii. Review findings shall be forwarded to the agency quality improvement oversight or utilization review committee for review and follow-up and shall be available at the time of a licensing review; and

2. Underutilized staff or services and the reasons for underutilization, and any inability to attract consumers to the program, and the adequacy of communication with referral sources and the consumer community, as well as the intake and admission review process to ensure services are appropriately staffed and used.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37B-8.1

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1636(a), effective 8/15/2016