N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37G-2.5

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

Section 10:37G-2.5 - Administration and staffing

(a) The STCF shall be sufficiently staffed with qualified personnel to provide STCF services as set forth in this chapter. Staff may be engaged on a full-time, part-time or consulting basis, provided that services are adequate to meet the treatment needs of the patients.

(b) If it has fewer than seven beds, the STCF may employ a manager on a half-time basis. If it has seven or more beds, the STCF shall employ the equivalent of a full-time manager. The manager shall be given the responsibility and authority for day-to-day operation of the STCF and shall be charged with assuring that the STCF functions as part of a continuum of care. The manager of the STCF or designee shall be required to actively participate in System Review Committee meetings in the geographic area in which the STCF is located.

(c) In addition to employing a manager, the STCF shall, at a minimum, meet the following staffing requirements:

1. The STCF shall have policies and procedures ensuring that total staffing equals a minimum of two full-time direct care positions in appropriate disciplines for each designated bed. The equivalent of up to one full-time clerical position per 10 beds may be included in this category;

2. There shall be a minimum of two full-time nursing staff on the STCF unit on every shift;

3. There shall be no less than one full-time nursing staff for every three patients on day and evening shifts and no less than one full-time nursing staff for every five patients on the night shift, with a minimum of one full-time registered nurse per shift on the STCF unit;

4. A medical director shall be employed no less than half time. The medical director shall be responsible for oversight of the treatment provided at the STCF, supervision of other physicians and education of STCF staff; and

5. STCF staff shall develop and implement a written policy which requires a staffing pattern that includes a multi-disciplinary approach to address the diverse clinical needs of patients.

(d) STCF staff shall develop and implement written procedures for increasing staffing when patients' clinical needs so indicate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37G-2.5

Amended by R.2002 d.221, effective 7/15/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 3887(a), 34 N.J.R. 2451(a).
In (b), inserted the first sentence and rewrote the second sentence; in (c), deleted "full-time" in the introductory paragraph, substituted "STCF" for "short term care facility" and inserted "full-time" preceding "direct care positions" in 1 and inserted "full-time" throughout in 2 and 3.
Amended by R.2008 d.19, effective 1/22/2008.
See: 39 N.J.R. 2434(a), 40 N.J.R. 716(a).
In (b), inserted "the equivalent of".