N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:58-1.6

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

Section 3A:58-1.6 - Admission

(a) Agencies operating children's partial care programs shall develop a written admission policy. The policy shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Admission criteria (both inclusionary and exclusionary);

2. Referral procedures, which identify any service area or geographic restrictions, contact procedures, scheduling of intake interviews, and procedures for obtaining required information;

3. Procedures for obtaining authorized consent(s) for treatment; and

4. Procedures, consistent with laws and rules regarding health privacy and protected health information, for notifying applicants, legal guardian(s), families, and referral sources of admissions decisions, rationale for such decisions, and any information related to service initiation. Such notification shall be made within seven calendar days of the intake interview.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:58-1.6

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:37-12.6by R.2007 d.37, effective 2/5/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 2566(a), 39 N.J.R. 450(b).
Amended by R.2013 d.135, effective 11/18/2013.
See: 44 N.J.R. 2431(a), 45 N.J.R. 2429(d).
In the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted "a" preceding "written", and substituted "policy. The policy" for "procedures. Procedures"; rewrote (a)1 and (a)4; in (a)3, substituted "authorized consent(s)" for "an authorized consent"; and deleted (b).