N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43F-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024
Section 8:43F-3.1 - Appointment and responsibilities of the administrator
(a) The license holder shall appoint an administrator who is a full-time employee of the facility. The administrator, or an alternate who shall be designated in writing to act in the absence of the administrator, shall be available on the premises of the facility during the hours when participant care services are being provided.
(b) The administrator shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
1. Ensuring the development, implementation, and enforcement of all policies and procedures, including participant rights;
2. Planning and administering the managerial, operational, fiscal, and reporting components of the facility;
3. Participating in the quality improvement program for participant care and staff performance;
4. Ensuring that all personnel are assigned duties based upon their education, training, competencies, and job descriptions;
5. Ensuring the provision of staff orientation, staff education, and ongoing staff training in accordance with 8:43F-6.3;
6. Establishing and maintaining liaison relationships and communication between facility staff and services providers and with participants and their caregivers; and
7. Verifying that each Medicaid-eligible participant is eligible to receive services available at the adult day health services facility prior to the participant's entry into the program. For the purposes of this section, the administrator shall be entitled to rely on any prior authorization performed by the Department for the participant in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:86.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43F-3.1

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43F-3.4 and amended by R.2005 d.388, effective 12/19/2005 (operative February 1, 2006).
See: 36 N.J.R. 5240(a), 37 N.J.R. 385(a), 4931(a).
Rewrote the section.
Former N.J.A.C. 8:43F-3.1, "Ownership," repealed.
Amended by R.2009 d.345, effective 11/16/2009 (operative April 1, 2010).
See: 40 N.J.R. 6266(a), 41 N.J.R. 4212(a).
In (b)7, deleted "or the pediatric day health services facility" preceding the first occurrence of "prior".