N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-12.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 10A:16-12.3 - Temporary placement on suicide watch

(a) The following correctional facility staff persons are authorized to order that an inmate be placed on temporary suicide watch:

1. Any physician;

2. Any nurse;

3. Any mental health staff person;

4. The highest ranking custody supervisor on duty;

5. The Administrator;

6. The Correction Major; or

7. Another staff person as designated by the Administrator.

(b) The EHR Suicide Watch Notice form shall be completed by the staff person who ordered the initial placement of the inmate on suicide watch, and this notice shall be submitted to the Administrator or designee for review and authorization for administrative support within two hours of placement on suicide watch. A copy of the form shall be forwarded by the staff person who ordered the initial placement of the inmate on suicide watch to the Classification Department for placement in the inmate's Classification file.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:16-12.3

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2800(a), effective 8/21/2017