N.J. Admin. Code § 8:134-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:134-2.1 - Program eligibility

(a) To be eligible for the pre-placement program, including the supporting payments to community and other residential providers approved by hospital staff, the patient must:

1. Be an inpatient at a State psychiatric hospital who is not judicially restrained from discharge;

2. Be 18 years of age or older;

3. Have been evaluated by the patient's interdisciplinary treatment team as:

i. Not likely to constitute a danger to self, others, or property, if residing at the community program;

ii. Having received the maximum available benefit from their inpatient psychiatric hospitalization; and

iii. Possessing the capacity for successful adjustment at a specific, available community placement which is appropriate for pre-placement payments, if applicable;

4. Be likely to meet the eligibility standards for Supplemental Security Income, or have sufficient resources to sustain the placement without the State psychiatric hospital supporting payments to the community provider; and

5. Indicate willingness to apply for both Interim Assistance and Supplemental Security Income, when appropriate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:134-2.1

Amended and Recodified from 10:38A-2.1 by 55 N.J.R. 546(a), effective 3/20/2023