N.J. Admin. Code § 8:111-1.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:111-1.8 - Qualifications and responsibilities of the director of substance abuse counseling services

(a) Every facility shall ensure that there is at least one individual qualified to function as the director of substance abuse counseling services and that the clinical supervision requirements in this chapter are met. The director of substance abuse counseling shall meet at least one of the following qualifications:

1. Be a New Jersey licensed psychologist with at least five years of experience in addiction services, two of those years in a supervisory capacity, who possesses a Certification of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychological Association, College of Professional Psychology, http://www.apa.org/, or is a Certified Clinical Supervisor by the Addictions Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey (APCBNJ), http://www.certbd.com/pdfs/initial-applications/ccs.pdf;

2. Be a New Jersey licensed clinical social worker with at least five years of experience in addiction services, two of those years in a supervisory capacity, who is a certified clinical supervisor by the APCBNJ, http://www.certbd.com/pdfs/initial-applications/ccs.pdf;

3. Be a New Jersey licensed professional counselor, or licensed marriage and family therapist, with at least five years of experience in addiction services, two of those years in a supervisory capacity, who is a certified clinical supervisor by the APCBNJ, http://www.certbd.com/pdfs/initial-applications/ccs.pdf;

4. Be a New Jersey LCADC with at least five years of experience in addiction services, two of those years in a supervisory capacity, who, in addition, holds a clinical Master's degree recognized by the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, Alcohol and Drug Committee, Division of Consumer Affairs, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety;

5. Be a New Jersey licensed physician who is certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, or is a Board-certified psychiatrist, and has at least two years of supervisory experience in addiction services;

6. Be a New Jersey licensed advanced practice nurse with at least five years of experience in addiction services, two of those years in a supervisory capacity, who is a clinical supervisor certified by the APCBNJ, http://www.certbd.com/pdfs/initial-applications/ccs.pdf; or

7. Have a doctoral degree in human services, mental health or social work with at least two years of supervisory experience.

(b) Incumbents with a Master's degree in counseling or social work not possessing any of the qualifications set forth in (a)1 through 6 above, shall obtain LCADC status or another health professional license that includes diagnostic and supervisory authority for work of an alcohol and drug counseling nature by July 15, 2016.

(c) If the director of substance abuse counseling does not provide direct clinical supervision, the administrator, in conjunction with the director of substance abuse counseling, must ensure that direct clinical supervision is provided by a staff person who meets the qualifications specified by and recognized as direct clinical supervision pursuant to the rules of the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety at 13:34C-6.3.

(d) The director of substance abuse counseling services shall be responsible for the direction, provision and quality of substance abuse counseling services, including the following:

1. Developing and maintaining written objectives, policies and procedures, an organizational plan and a quality assurance program for substance abuse counseling services that are reviewed by the administrator;

2. Ensuring that the behavioral and pharmacologic approaches to treatment are evidence-based or based on universally accepted information to provide treatment services consistent with recognized treatment principles and practices for each level of care and type of client served by the facility;

3. Providing or ensuring, and documenting, that direct clinical supervision is provided at least one hour per week to all clinical staff, individually or in a group setting, with group supervision not to exceed 50 percent of supervision time, as well as any clinical supervision requirements under N.J.A.C. 13:34C;

4. Ensuring that substance abuse counseling services are provided as specified in the client treatment plan and coordinated with other client care services, if applicable, in order to provide continuity of care;

5. Ensuring that the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients with co-occurring disorders is provided by appropriately trained and qualified clinical staff and that the clinical supervision of such staff is provided;

6. Assisting in developing and maintaining written job descriptions for substance abuse counseling personnel and assigning duties;

7. Assessing and participating in staff education activities and providing consultation to facility personnel;

8. Providing orientation to and evaluation of new counseling staff prior to assigning them counseling responsibilities;

9. Ensuring that all counseling staff are properly licensed or credentialed in accordance with this chapter;

10. Participating in the identification of quality care indicators and outcome objectives and the collection and review of data to monitor staff and program performance;

11. Participating in planning and budgeting for the provision of substance a counseling services; and

12. Ensuring that clinical staff, including counselor-interns, are supervised by the appropriately credentialed staff.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:111-1.8

Recodified from 10:161A-1.8 53 N.J.R. 2208(a), effective 12/20/2021