N.J. Admin. Code § 8:111-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:111-2.3 - Application requirements

(a) Any person, organization, or corporation applying for a license to operate a residential substance use disorders treatment facility shall specify the services at N.J.A.C. 8:111-2.1(j)that the facility seeks to provide on the application.

(b) No facility shall admit clients until the Division has issued a license to the facility to operate the specific modality or modalities of treatment as referenced at N.J.A.C. 8:111-2.1(j).

(c) The Division may make survey and other site visits to a facility at any time. Such visits may include, but shall not be limited to, the review of all program documents, client records, and conferences with clients. Such visits may be announced or unannounced.

(d) Upon annual renewal of its current license, each facility shall specify the types of services to be provided therein, including if the facility wishes to change the specification of services on the license.

(e) If a facility adds any service listed at N.J.A.C. 8:111-2.1(j)during the annual licensure period, the facility shall submit an application to the Division for an amended license, as well as adhere to all applicable local, State, and Federal approvals prior to providing the additional service. An amended license shall be based upon compliance with this chapter, and may be contingent upon an on-site inspection by the Division.

(f) The applicant shall indicate on its application if a facility is new or otherwise innovative, not fitting into any of the categories specified at N.J.A.C. 8:111-2.1(j), and shall then submit a complete program description with the application, including, at a minimum, the following:

1. The target population, including number of clients to be served;

2. A detailed explanation of the services to be offered;

3. The frequency of counseling sessions;

4. The criteria and/or credentialing for staff;

5. The relationship to existing facilities provided by the applicant;

6. The number of clients to be served at each facility and/or, if a new application, a projection of the number of clients to be served at each facility;

7. A proposed treatment category or modality of treatment; and

8. Documentation to demonstrate that the new and/or innovative facility is effective, safe and provides services that do not violate client rights or compromise client health and safety.

(g) The Division shall determine whether the new and/or innovative facility is effective, safe, and does not violate client rights or compromise client health and safety, and, if licensure is granted, shall determine whether the licensed facility is approved in part or whole.

(h) The applicant shall submit documentation of the ownership or lease agreement of the physical plant and/or property of the facility.

(i) The applicant shall provide a detailed history of operating any addiction treatment facility in this State or elsewhere, with operational data separated by program, including the following categories:

1. The results of State-level background checks, any criminal convictions or any sanctions by any State licensing or certification board against any principals, board members, employees or volunteers of the facility;

2. Construction and maintenance of the physical plant(s) and equipment;

3. Staffing patterns, criteria and/or credentials thereof, including contract arrangements with outside agencies;

4. Composition and criteria, the code of ethics and conflict of interest standards for any principals, board members and governing bodies;

5. Standards for engaging all principals and management staff;

6. Policies, standard operating procedures and/or institutional rules applicable to the operation of the residential substance use disorders facility(s);

7. State or local rules applicable to the licensing and day-to-day operation of the facility(s), when located outside New Jersey; and

8. A record of penalties or fines assessed against the facility(s) and its ownership relative to the operation of the facility(s) by any national, state, county or local agency or court of competent jurisdiction; and survey results and plans of correction, if any, resulting from accrediting authorities, which may reasonably be considered relevant to the safety of clients of a facility and the community in which it is located.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:111-2.3

Amended and recodified from 10:161A-2.3 53 N.J.R. 2208(a), effective 12/20/2021