N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-3.7

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

Section 10:52-3.7 - Plan of care

(a) A plan of care shall be developed and maintained by the case coordinator for each patient.

(b) A plan of care shall be based on the medical, nutritional, social-psychological and health education assessments.

(c) A plan of care shall include, but shall not be limited to: identification of risk conditions and problems, prioritization of needs, outcome objectives, planned interventions, time frames, referrals, follow-up activities and identification of staff responsible for the services.

(d) The plan of care shall be developed and revised in consultation with the patient and staff providing services to the patient.

(e) The initial plan of care shall be completed after a case conference and no later than one month after the initial registration visit.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-3.7

Amended by R.2005 d.214, effective 7/5/2005.
See: 37 New Jersey Register 436(a), 37 New Jersey Register 2506(a).
In (c), inserted "shall" preceding "not be limited to" and substituted "referrals, follow-up activities and identification of staff responsible" for "referrals and follow-up activities, and identification of staff persons responsible"; substituted "plan of care" for "PoC" throughout.