N.J. Admin. Code § 10:77-6.9

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

Section 10:77-6.9 - Authorization for services

(a) Initial response services shall be limited to 72 hours per episode, beginning at the start of the initial referral/dispatch and spanning up to four days, and shall be registered with the CSA. The CSA shall provide an authorization number upon registration of the initial plan, which shall be used by the mobile response agency when requesting reimbursement. Crisis response services may be provided immediately after receiving the referral from the CSA prior to receiving the authorization number.

(b) The stabilization management services provided by the mobile response agency, subsequent to the initial 72 hours, shall require authorization by the CSA. The CSA will authorize stabilization management services up to a maximum of eight weeks.

(c) For children, youth or young adults receiving care management organization (CMO) or youth case management (YCM) services, mobile crisis response services shall be authorized for the initial 72-hour period only. Stabilization management services for those receiving CMO or YCM services shall be included in the CMO's individualized service plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:73-3.12 or the individual YCM service plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:73-4.8.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:77-6.9

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:77-6.8 and amended by R.2008 d.251, effective 8/18/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1040(a), 40 N.J.R. 4807(a).
In (a), inserted a comma following "plan" and inserted the last sentence; in (b), deleted "one week of" following "authorize" and "for each authorization number," following "services"; and rewrote (c). Former N.J.A.C. 10:77-6.9, Reimbursement, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:77-6.10.