N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-11.6

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

Section 8:43G-11.6 - Discharge planning continuous quality improvement methods

(a) There shall be a program of continuous quality improvement for discharge planning that is integrated into the hospital continuous quality improvement program and includes regularly collecting and analyzing data to help identify health-service problems and their extent, and recommending, implementing, and monitoring corrective actions on the basis of these data. The program shall monitor at least:

1. That communication occurs among members of the multidisciplinary team, and the patient and family;

2. Appropriateness of referrals; and

3. Implementation of the discharge plan.

(b) There shall be a mechanism in place for monitoring the effectiveness of the discharge planning process on a periodic basis.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-11.6

Amended by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(a).
In (a), substituted references to continuous quality improvement for references to quality assurance in the introductory paragraph.