N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43B-8.3

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

Section 8:43B-8.3 - Care management services

(a) An AFC service provider shall assign a care manager to each client before the client's placement in the home of an AFC caregiver.

(b) The care manager shall be either a registered professional nurse or a social worker and may be the same person, as provided at N.J.A.C. 8:43B-7.4, or the AFC sponsor agency's registered professional nurse.

(c) The care manager shall be present in the AFC home on the day of client placement to review and finalize the client service plan with the client and the AFC caregiver.

(d) The care manager shall monitor the physical and psychosocial well-being of the client on a regular and ongoing basis.

(e) The care manager shall visit the client in the caregiver's home on the following schedule:

1. Weekly during the first month of placement; and

2. Once a month thereafter, and more frequently, as needed.

(f) If the care manager is a social worker, the quarterly monitoring visit by a registered professional nurse that (c) above requires for clients who have been determined to have health care needs may substitute for that month's scheduled visit by the care manager.

(g) The care manager shall ensure that services of another discipline or organization that the client requires are provided directly or upon referral.

(h) If the client is enrolled in an NJ FamilyCare program that requires care management services, the AFC care manager shall coordinate care with the NJ FamilyCare care manager and shall not be required to follow the contact schedule outlined at (e) above or to conduct any activities that are required of the NJ FamilyCare care manager.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43B-8.3

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 377(a), effective 3/6/2023