N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-5.1

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

Section 8:43J-5.1 - Pre-admission assessment

(a) A facility shall conduct a pre-admission assessment to screen the child for PMDC clinical eligibility pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:43J-6.1(c), which shall consist of a review of the child's medical records by the facility's nursing director and a home visit by a member of the interdisciplinary team and which shall address the child's:

1. Medical history;

2. Developmental status;

3. Nutritional status;

4. Use of assistive devices;

5. Treatment procedures; and

6. Medications.

(b) Based on the information obtained in the preadmission assessment, the administrator, in consultation with the nursing director and the medical director, shall:

1. For a Medicaid beneficiary who, based upon the preadmission assessment, meets the clinical eligibility requirements for PMDC, adhere to the procedure in N.J.A.C. 10:166-3 and either admit the child or deny admission; or

2. For a child whose participation at the facility would be paid from private funds, based upon the preadmission assessment, either admit the child if the child is clinically eligible for PMDC, or deny admission if the child is not clinically eligible for PMDC.

(c) A facility shall not admit a child who manifests a degree of behavioral disorder that causes the facility to reasonably believe that the child is a danger to himself or herself or others, or whose behavior would interfere with the health or safety or well-being of other children.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-5.1

Notice of readoption with technical change.
See: 48 N.J.R. 2354(a).