N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37I-5.7

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

Section 10:37I-5.7 - Service coordination

(a) The PA shall coordinate services with other mental health family support organizations and programs. Evidence of service coordination shall be reflected in the clinical record.

(b) In order to identify the target population, IFSS staff shall develop collaborative relationships with the social work staff at State and county psychiatric hospitals, screening services, Acute Care Family Support programs, designated short-term care facilities, and local inpatient units and jails in order to reach out to families from their service area who are experiencing a crisis with their family member who has a serious mental illness.

1. The PA shall develop an IFSS brochure that shall be circulated widely in the community (for example, in visiting rooms/bulletin boards of local hospitals; offices of private practitioners and clergy; community bulletin boards in local libraries, supermarkets, and newspapers).

2. If an Acute Care Family Support program does not exist in the county, IFSS staff shall educate psychiatric inpatient and screening services staff on the needs of families in crisis and establish referral protocols.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37I-5.7

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:37I-5.8 by R.2003 d.475, effective 12/15/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 3011(a), 35 N.J.R. 5553(b).
Former N.J.A.C. 10:37I-5.7, Service planning and services to be provided, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:37I-5.6.
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), substituted "services, Acute Care Family Support programs" for "centers" and "short-term" for "short term", deleted "ill" preceding "family member", and inserted "who has a serious mental illness"; and in (b)2, inserted "If an Acute Care Family Support program does not exist in the county,", and substituted "services" for "center".