N.J. Admin. Code § 8:135-2.5

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

Section 8:135-2.5 - Treatment team procedures

(a) The treatment team for a special status patient shall:

1. Assess the patient's risk of violence using an evidence-based risk assessment tool approved by the Division Medical Director that addresses the violence risk in less restrictive settings:

i. Upon the patient's admission and at least annually thereafter;

ii. Upon the request of any party to change the patient's supervision level;

iii. As part of the patient's discharge planning; and

iv. When a treating psychiatrist, medical director, or chief of psychiatry determines that a change in the patient's behavior warrants an updated risk assessment; and

2. Develop a treatment plan for patients to treat and mitigate risks identified in the risk assessment.

(b) A psychiatrist who testifies before, and/or writes a report for, a court regarding a discharge decision must include in the testimony and/or report:

1. The risk assessment formulation that the psychiatrist used in conducting the risk assessment of a patient; and

2. The decisions and recommendations of the SSPRC and the Division Medical Director regarding the patient.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:135-2.5

Repealed by R.1993 d.58, effective 2/1/1993.
See: 24 New Jersey Register 4232(a), 25 New Jersey Register 583(b).
Section was "Quality assurance activities."

Amended and recodified from 10:36-2.5 by 55 N.J.R. 2258(b), effective 11/9/2023