N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:24-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10A:24-1.2 - Substance use disorder levels of care

(a) The New Jersey Department of Corrections provides several levels of care for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) using contracted medical service providers. The treatment programs are based on the addiction treatment needs of each individual inmate, as determined by a formal SUD clinical screening and assessment. All SUD assessments and the related treatment programs are based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria and guidelines that provide the foundation for individually prescribed addiction treatment programs. These programs include short-term and long-term residential programs, as well as outpatient and intensive outpatient programs.

1. Short-term residential treatment programs address specific addiction and living skills problems through a prescribed, 24-hour-per-day activity regimen on a short-term basis. Inmates in these programs reside together and are not commingled with other inmates (for example, general population) who are not admitted to SUD treatment programming.

2. Long-term residential treatment programs foster personal growth and social skills development, with intervention focused on reintegrating the inmate into the community, with emphasis on education and vocational development. Inmates reside together and are not commingled with other inmates (for example, general population) who are not admitted to a SUD treatment program.

3. Outpatient treatment programs provide regularly scheduled individual, group, and/or family counseling for less than nine hours per week.

4. Intensive outpatient treatment programs provide a range of treatment sessions and services, including clinical intensive substance use disorder counseling and psychoeducation (didactic) sessions. Services are provided in a structured environment for a minimum of nine hours of counseling per week.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:24-1.2

Amended by R.2007 d.268, effective 8/20/2007.
See: 39 N.J.R. 1622(a), 39 N.J.R. 3539(a).
Inserted "administrative units" and "and other substance use disorder educational and support programs".

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 1082(c), effective 6/6/2022