N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37I-5.1

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

Section 10:37I-5.1 - Scope and purpose

(a) The rules in this subchapter shall apply to all provider agencies (PAs) of intensive family support services funded by the Division.

(b) The purpose of intensive family support services is to improve the overall functioning and quality of life of families with a relative with a serious mental illness. Family members and professionals work collaboratively to provide each family with the knowledge, skills and supports, which they identify as useful to a family's overall functioning and sense of control. This purpose shall be achieved through reaching out to relatives and others closely involved in and concerned about their family member's daily functioning and offering them a choice of supportive activities, which are family-driven, accessible, and flexible in frequency, location and hours of delivery.

1. IFSS enhance family functioning by providing the family with a greater knowledge about mental illness, treatment options, the mental health system and skills useful in managing and reducing symptomatic behaviors of the family member with a serious mental illness. Families also learn patterns of communication and levels of environmental stimulation, which have been demonstrated to reduce the number of psychiatric crises and hospitalizations. Families are encouraged to attend to their own needs for time off and social activities and are provided the supports to make it possible. Education and support activities may include psychoeducation groups, single family consultations, respite, family support groups, systems advocacy, referral/service linkage, and medication education. Services shall be delivered in the family home, at the agency or at other sites in the community convenient to individual family members. Families choose from an array of services those that are most relevant to their circumstances, which may change over time.

(c) The rules in this subchapter provide a description of the clients for whom the services are targeted, services to be provided, the requirements and responsibilities of the PAs and their staff, and the procedures required to provide the service.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37I-5.1

Amended by R.2003 d.475, effective 12/15/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 3011(a), 35 N.J.R. 5553(b).
In (b), substituted "accessible," for "assertive" in the last sentence of the introductory paragraph and rewrote the first sentence in 1.
Amended by R.2009 d.186, effective 6/15/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 6898(b), 41 N.J.R. 2476(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), deleted "(IFSS)" following "services", "mentally ill" preceding "relative" and "ill" preceding "family member's", inserted "with a serious mental illness" and a comma following "supports" and following "activities", and substituted "family-driven" for "family driven"; and in (b)1, deleted "ill" preceding "family member", substituted "with a serious mental" for "due to the" and "referral/service" for "referral/service", and inserted a comma following "stimulation" and following "circumstances".