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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 14 - INMATE HYGIENE AND GROOMING; USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INMATE IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS; HOUSEKEEPING AND SANITATION; CLOTHING, BEDDING, AND LAUNDRY › Subchapter 5 - CLOTHING, BEDDING AND LAUNDRY › Section 10A:14-5.12 - Correctional facility/unit laundry services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Unless laundry facilities are provided for inmate use, correctional facility staff shall be responsible for having inmate clothing laundered at the designated Central Laundry a minimum of once a week.
(b) Linens shall be exchanged a minimum of once a week.
(c) Blankets shall be processed through the Central Laundry a minimum of once every six months.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 14 - INMATE HYGIENE AND GROOMING; USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INMATE IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS; HOUSEKEEPING AND SANITATION; CLOTHING, BEDDING, AND LAUNDRY › Subchapter 5 - CLOTHING, BEDDING AND LAUNDRY › Section 10A:14-5.13 - Central Laundry policies and procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director or designee, Division of Operations, Field Services Unit shall be responsible for formulating internal management procedures for the operation of the Central Laundry within the Department.
(b) The Central Laundry policies and procedures shall be updated as necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 14 - INMATE HYGIENE AND GROOMING; USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INMATE IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS; HOUSEKEEPING AND SANITATION; CLOTHING, BEDDING, AND LAUNDRY › Subchapter 5 - CLOTHING, BEDDING AND LAUNDRY › Section 10A:14-5.14 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A basic and State clothing issue record shall be maintained for each inmate. This record shall include, at a minimum, the following:
1. The inmate's name;
2. The inmate's number;
3. The inmate's housing area;
4. The inmate's sizes;
5. The items issued to the inmate and the date of issue; and
6. A notation as to whether the issued items were new or used.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:15-1.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of 18A:60-1 et seq., that confer tenure protection on teachers and other certified professional educators of the Department of Corrections.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:15-1.2 - Scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This chapter applies to all individuals employed by the Department of Corrections who are:
1. Required to possess appropriate educational certification issued by the New Jersey State Board of Examiners as a condition of employment; and
2. Not otherwise included in the New Jersey Department of Personnel career service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:15-1.3 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Break in service" means resigning or leaving a tenured position for any purpose including to enter a career service, unclassified service, non-tenured or Senior Executive Service position.
"Director, Office of Educational Services" means the Director of Educational Services in the New Jersey Department of Corrections who supervises the educational programs and library services in all adult correctional facilities operated by the Department (see
N.J.S.A. 18A:7B-8
).
"New Jersey State Board of Examiners" means the body created pursuant to the provisions of 18A:6-34 et seq.
"Office of Educational Services" means the Office of Educational Services within the Department of Corrections created and established by the provisions of 18A:7B-8.
"Teacher(s) and/or other certified professional educator(s)" means a member of the professional staff of the Office of Educational Services or any correctional facility under the authority of the Department, holding a position or employment of such character that the qualifications require the employee to possess a valid and effective standard certificate issued by the New Jersey State Board of Examiners appropriate to the employee's assignment, as determined by the Director, Office of Educational Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 2 - TENURE › Section 10A:15-2.1 - Scope of tenure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Once tenure is acquired by an employee, such standing shall apply throughout the Department. Tenure rights extend only to assignments within the scope of the certificate under which the employee earned tenure. If, however, the employee experiences a break in service, he or she will forfeit tenure rights.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 2 - TENURE › Section 10A:15-2.2 - Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Those individuals who meet the requirements set forth at
N.J.A.C. 10A:15-1.2
shall be eligible for tenure as follows:
1. For teaching staff hired prior to August 6, 2012, after the expiration of continuous employment for three consecutive years in tenure eligible assignments with satisfactory evaluations within the scope of a specific standard certificate; and
2. For teaching staff hired on or after August 6, 2012, in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 18A:6-117
and 118 and
18A:28-5
, after the expiration of continuous employment for four years and one day, consecutively in tenure eligible assignments with satisfactory evaluations within the scope of a specific standard certificate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 2 - TENURE › Section 10A:15-2.3 - Appropriate performance assessments

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Performance assessments for all teachers and other certified professional educators shall be conducted by the Director, Office of Educational Services, or designee, who has acquired a certificate as School Administrator, Principal or Supervisor.
(b) For the purposes of evaluation of teachers and other certified professional educators who have not acquired tenure, the annual performance assessment shall consist of a minimum of:
1. Three observations throughout the year with no more than six months between evaluations;
2. Three written evaluations; and
3. Three conferences.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 15 - TENURE; TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS › Subchapter 2 - TENURE › Section 10A:15-2.5 - Reduction in force

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Nothing contained in N.J.S.A. 18A shall be held to limit the right of the Commissioner in the case of any educational program conducted under jurisdiction of the Commissioner, supervision or control, to reduce the number of teachers and other certified professional educators in any such educational program or programs when the reduction is due to natural diminution of the number of students participating in the educational program or programs.
(b) When such teachers and other certified professional educators under tenure are dismissed by reason of a reduction as noted in (a) above, those teachers and other certified professional educators having the least number of years of service shall be dismissed in preference to those having longer terms of service. Seniority shall be calculated as set forth in the standards for determining seniority at 6A:32-5.1.
(c) Should any tenured teacher or other tenured certified professional educator be dismissed as a result of a reduction as noted in (a) above, that person shall remain upon a preferred eligible list in the order of years of service for reemployment, whenever vacancies occur, and shall be reemployed by the Commissioner in such order, when, and if, a vacancy occurs in a position for which that tenured teacher or other tenured certified professional educator shall be qualified. Such reemployment shall give full recognition to previous years of service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines for:
1. Providing medical services for inmates;
2. Providing dental services for inmates;
3. Providing mental health and addiction services for inmates;
4. Obtaining informed consent from an inmate to perform certain medical, dental or surgical procedures;
5. Providing assistance to pregnant inmates and placement of their newborn;
6. Providing notification to next of kin in the event of an inmate's critical illness or death;
7. Providing for burial or cremation of unclaimed inmate bodies;
8. Applying for executive clemency;
9. Providing provisions for inmate co-payment for health and dental services, ancillary services and treatment;
10. Donation of blood, tissue(s) and organ(s) by inmates;
11. Involuntary psychotropic medications;
12. Advance directives;
13. Keep on person (KOP) medication;
14. Maintaining inmate records;
15. Medical transfer; and
16. The identification, placement and monitoring of inmates who are deemed to be at risk for suicide.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.5 - Medical co-payment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Pursuant to 30:7E-1 et seq., inmates shall be liable for the cost of, and charged a nominal co-payment as determined by the State Treasurer for health care to include surgery, dental care, hospitalization or treatment; and medication to include prescription or nonprescription drugs, medicine or dietary supplements. The medical co-payment shall be $ 5.00 and the medication co-payment shall be $ 1.00. If fees for inmate co-payment change in accordance with 30:7E-1 et seq., these changes shall be published as a notice of administrative change in the New Jersey Register.
(b) No inmate shall be denied medical services, surgery, dental services, hospitalization, medication or treatment due to an inmate's inability to pay the co-payment fee.
(c) Payment for health services and medication shall be deducted from the inmate's account in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:2-2.2(d)8.
(d) The following services are excluded from the co-payment requirement:
1. Initial assessments during the reception and classification process, classification physicals and transfer evaluations and discharge physical examinations;
2. Prescribed laboratory work to include inmate requests for HIV testing;
3. Prescribed x-rays;
4. Immunizations and other treatments mandated for public health reasons such as, but not limited to, tuberculosis (TB) testing and hepatitis B vaccine;
5. Psychiatric, psychological, substance abuse and social work treatment including medication prescribed by the psychiatrist for mental health purposes;
6. Treatment that is prescribed over the course of several days or weeks, such as, electrocardiograms, dressing changes, and other ongoing treatments ordered by health care staff;
7. Health care visits initiated by health care staff to comply with internal management procedures;
8. Follow-up visits scheduled by the health care provider;
9. Written referrals from one provider to another;
10. Dental referrals made by health care staff;
11. Infirmary care;
12. Emergency care requiring transport via an emergency response unit to a hospital; and
13. Medication provided immediately during a medical visit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.6 - Quality Assurance Program

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Department of Corrections shall maintain a Quality Assurance Program related to the provision of health services to include medical, dental, mental health and ancillary services.
(b) The purpose of the Quality Assurance Program shall be to analyze and evaluate the adequacy of health services provided to inmates and to identify any deficiencies in the provision of health services that require intervention, improvement or resolution.
(c) Quality Assurance Program staff shall be responsible for the physical inspection and evaluation of all areas related to the provision of health services, which shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Conducting formal audits of internal management procedures related to the provision of health services to inmates;
2. Monitoring inmate complaints related to the provision of health services;
3. Monitoring issues related to the provision of health services by external providers;
4. Reviewing all records, files, reports and documents related to the provision of health services; and
5. Participating in activities including, but not limited to, writing policy and internal management procedure, audit development and maintenance of essential records and files.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.7 - Health services research or experimentation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No experimentation shall be conducted involving the use of inmates or employees of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, as set forth at N.J.A.C. 10A:1-10.
(b) This prohibition does not preclude individual treatment of an inmate based on need for a specific medical procedure that is not generally available.
(c) Any person(s) or agency(ies) who wishes to conduct research projects not precluded by this section, shall complete and submit the research request application package to the Departmental Research Review Board (DRRB) in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:1-10.3, Procedure for submitting and handling requests to conduct research projects to the Departmental Research Review Board (DRRB).
(d) The Commissioner shall retain the final review and approval/disapproval authority on all research projects.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.8 - Reporting responsibilities of health services staff

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Monthly and annual reports shall be prepared by the responsible health authority and submitted to the correctional facility Administrator and to the Director of Health Services.
(b) The monthly and annual reports shall include medical, dental and mental health services statistical and/or narrative data as defined by the Director of Health Services in related internal management procedures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.9 - Comprehensive health internal management procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The responsible health authority in collaboration with the medical care, dental care and mental health services provider shall develop and maintain comprehensive site-specific health care procedures. Such procedures shall provide medical, dental and mental health services goals, objectives and internal management policies and procedures for correctional facility infirmaries and related satellite units, correctional facilities housing female inmates, correctional community-based facilities and home confinement cases that are consistent with the requirements of this chapter, contractual stipulations and State and Federal regulations.
(b) The internal management procedures shall be reviewed at least annually, updated, as needed and be immediately available to all health care staff on each shift via electronic web posting. Internal management procedures shall bear the date of the most recent review or revision.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10A:16-1.10 - Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Division of Operations, Director of Health Services shall visit and inspect medical programs, dental clinics and mental health services programs that are provided at all correctional facilities on a regular basis.
(b) A written report of the findings shall be prepared by the Division of Operations, Director of Health Services and submitted electronically/manually within the time periods indicated in internal management procedures to the:
1. Commissioner or designee;
2. Deputy Commissioner, or designee;
3. Assistant Commissioner, Division of Operations;
4. Appropriate Division Director;
5. Administrator;
6. Responsible health authority; and
7. Correctional facility chief physician, dental health care provider and/or Director of Psychiatry.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.1 - Medical services provided

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Medical services shall be provided for the following:
1. Emergency and life threatening/limb threatening conditions;
2. Accidental or traumatic injuries occurring while incarcerated;
3. Acute illness;
4. Chronic conditions that are considered life threatening or if untreated would likely lead to a significant loss of function; and
5. Any other medical condition that the treating physician believes will cause deterioration of the inmate's health or uncontrolled suffering.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.2 - Director of Health Services, Department of Corrections

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director of Health Services of the Department of Corrections serving under the Deputy Commissioner, Division of Operations, or designee shall:
1. Be a plenary licensed physician in the State of New Jersey;
2. Have formal training in internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry or other primary care field;
3. Have experience and knowledge in the field of correctional medicine;
4. Oversee the provision of medical, dental and mental health services to inmates within the Department of Corrections;
5. Advise the administrative staff of the Department of Corrections in the formulation of directives and policies for the provision of health services within the Department;
6. Be responsible for the development of internal management procedures describing and directing the delivery of health care services;
7. Direct continuous quality improvement activities;
8. Conduct peer reviews; and
9. Be responsible for ensuring that all licensed staff maintain professional credentialing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.3 - Administration of medical services and program

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The health care provider shall designate a staff member(s) as the responsible health authority in each correctional facility who will be administratively and/or clinically responsible for the management and direction of the correctional facility's medical services and/or program. The Division of Operations, Director of Health Services shall be notified in writing by the health care provider as to who is administratively and clinically responsible for the correctional facility's medical services and/or program and shall be immediately notified in writing if the designee(s) is changed.
(b) The health care provider through the responsible health authority shall ensure that medical conditions as described in 10A:16-2.1 are treated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.4 - Licensure and certification

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All health care providers shall maintain valid and current licenses or certifications, as appropriate, to practice within their respective disciplines in the State of New Jersey.
(b) The following physician's licenses and certificates and renewal of same shall be forwarded to the Director of Health Services:
1. The New Jersey license to practice medicine;
2. The Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Narcotics License;
3. The State of New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Certificate of Registration for Controlled Dangerous Substances (C.D.S.);
4. The certificate for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR);
5. The current certificate of liability insurance appropriate for area of practice; and
6. Any certification(s) for services other than primary care.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.5 - Medical students, interns and residents

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Any program to utilize students, interns or residents in health care delivery to inmates within the Department of Corrections shall be subject to the review and prior written approval of the Director of Health Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.6 - Use of community facilities and medical specialty consultants

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The health care provider may contract with community medical facilities and medical specialty consultants to provide inpatient and outpatient health care.
(b) The use of community facilities and medical specialty consultants shall be subject to the review and prior written approval of the Director of Health Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.7 - Inmate work assignments in medical services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Inmates shall be prohibited from performing the following duties:
1. Providing direct inmate care services;
2. Scheduling health care appointments;
3. Determining the access of other inmates to health care services;
4. Handling or having access to:
i. Surgical instruments;
ii. Syringes;
iii. Needles;
iv. Medications; and
v. Health Records.
5. Operating any health care equipment; and/or
6. Handling regulated medical waste, except as established in (b) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.8 - Sick call

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Daily sick call shall be conducted at each correctional facility by a physician and/or other qualified medical personnel at a regularly scheduled time. However, inmates shall be offered the opportunity to see medical personnel, when necessary.
(b) If an inmate's custody status precludes attendance at sick call, arrangements shall be made to provide sick call services in the place the inmate is housed, such as, but not limited to, a close custody unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.9 - Correctional facility infirmary

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Care is provided in the correctional facility infirmary, for diagnosis, illness or treatment that requires limited observation and/or management and does not require admission to a licensed acute care hospital or facility.
(b) Written policies and procedures for infirmary care shall be developed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:16-2.9 and any other applicable State statutes and rules.
(c) The minimum requirements for a correctional facility infirmary shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A physician or advanced practice nurse on call 24 hours per day, seven days per week;
2. A Supervising Registered Nurse on site at least one shift within a 24-hour period, seven days per week;
3. All inmates being maintained within sight or sound of a medical staff person;
4. The accurate and timely recording in the EHR of medical information for each inmate;
5. A manual of nursing policies and procedures immediately available to health care staff.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.10 - Emergency medical treatment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Emergency medical care shall be available 24 hours per day, seven days per week, which includes, but is not limited to, arrangements for:
1. On-site emergency first aid;
2. Use of an emergency vehicle;
3. Use of one or more designated hospital emergency rooms or other appropriate health facility;
4. An on call physician; and
5. The provision of security when the immediate transfer of an inmate(s) is necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.11 - Medical examinations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) At a Department of Corrections reception facility, an initial screening shall be completed on each new admission within 24 hours, which shall include, but is not limited to:
1. A medical history;
2. A physical examination;
3. A pregnancy test for female inmates; and
4. Any test determined necessary by the Director of Health Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.12 - Food handlers and special activity medical examinations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All food handlers shall be given a medical examination prior to beginning food service job duties, and at least annually thereafter, or more frequently if deemed necessary by medical or administrative authorities.
(b) If deemed appropriate by a medical or an administrative authority, medical examinations may be given to inmates prior to participation in certain sports.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.13 - Medical facilities and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All medical areas shall have:
1. Facilities where inmates can be examined and treated with as much privacy as possible; and
2. Medical equipment and supplies that meet with the approval of the Director of Health Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.14 - First aid kits, disaster boxes, and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) First aid kit(s), disaster boxes and equipment shall be available in designated areas of the correctional facility based on need. The responsible health authority in the correctional facility shall formulate a list of the contents of the first aid kits, disaster boxes and equipment and submit the list to the Director of Health Services for approval.
(b) The responsible health authority in each correctional facility shall be responsible for overseeing the monthly inspection of the first aid kits, disaster boxes, and equipment to ensure the contents are:
1. Properly maintained;
2. Safely stored;
3. Legibly labeled;
4. Properly inventoried (with a list of contents) and stocked; and
5. Disposed of upon expiration and restocked.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.15 - Reportable diseases

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The health care provider at each correctional facility shall adhere strictly to the reporting requirements of diseases declared reportable in N.J.A.C. 8:57, Communicable Diseases.
(b) Information and forms regarding reportable diseases are available by contacting the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control.
(c) Copies of all reports submitted to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services shall be sent to the Director of Health Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.16 - Prosthetic devices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Medical services include the provision of prosthetic devices as determined necessary and approved by the physician. Maintenance of prosthetic devices shall be provided in accordance with internal management procedures. Examples of prosthetic devices are as follows:
1. Eye glasses;
2. Hearing aids;
3. Artificial limbs; and
4. Such other devices as are deemed medically necessary by the physician with the approval of the Administrator or designee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.17 - Satellite units, correctional community-based facilities, and home confinement

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week medical care for nonemergency and emergency illness or injury shall be available for inmates housed at correctional facility satellite units, at correctional community-based facilities and on home confinement.
(b) Written policies and procedures for medical services in satellite units, correctional community-based facilities, and for the home confinement programs shall be developed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:16-1.9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.18 - Medical records

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A complete medical record shall be maintained for each inmate to accurately document all health care services provided throughout the inmate's period of incarceration. The medical record shall consist of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and a Medical Reference File (MRF). The EHR and/or MRF shall contain the following items:
1. Initial intake medical history;
2. Initial intake physical examination;
3. Health history records;
4. Each health encounter with health care staff including sick call appearances;
5. Progress notes for all health care visitations, treatments, medical findings and diagnoses;
6. Prescribed medications and their administration;
7. Health service reports and consultations, including dental and psychiatric;
8. Prescribed diets and other treatments;
9. Laboratory, x-ray and diagnostic studies;
10. Discharge summary of hospitalizations and other terminations summaries; and
11. Refusal and consent forms.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 2 - MEDICAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-2.19 - Informed consent for treatment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Informed consent for treatment shall be handled in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:16-5, Informed Consent to Perform Medical, Dental or Surgical Treatment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.1 - Director of Dental Services, Department of Corrections

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director of Dental Services of the Department, serving under the Division of Operations, Director of Health Services, shall:
1. Advise the Director of Health Services of the Department of Corrections regarding the formulation of Departmental dental program directives and policies;
2. Have experience and knowledge in the field of Correctional Dentistry;
3. Oversee the provision of dental services to inmates within the Department of Corrections; and
4. Be responsible for ensuring that all dental staff maintain professional credentialing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.2 - Administration of dental services and program(s)

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The dental health services provider in each correctional facility shall designate a dental health services staff member as the responsible health authority who shall be administratively and/or clinically responsible for the management and direction of the dental services and/or program. The Division of Operations, Health Services Unit staff shall be notified in writing as to who is administratively and clinically responsible for the dental services and/or program of the correctional facility and immediately be notified in writing if the designee(s) is changed.
(b) The dental health services provider, through the responsible health authority, shall be responsible for ensuring that only those dental conditions assessed as necessary in the judgment of the dentist are treated to maintain the inmate's dental health.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.3 - Dental staff

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The following dental personnel may provide dental services;
1. Dentists;
2. Dental Specialists;
3. Dental Hygienists; and
4. Dental Assistants.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.4 - Licensure

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(a) Only persons licensed and registered in accordance with 45:6-1 et seq. shall be permitted to practice dentistry within the State of New Jersey.
(b) The following licenses and certificates of dentists shall be forwarded to the Health Services Unit, Director of Dental Services:
1. The New Jersey License to practice dentistry;
2. The Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Narcotics License;
3. The State of New Jersey Consumer Health Service Certificate of Registration for Controlled Dangerous Substances (C.D.S.);
4. The current certificate of liability insurance appropriate for area of practice; and
5. Any certification(s) for services other than primary dental care.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.5 - Dental personnel identifications badges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In accordance with 13:30-8.9, all dental personnel shall wear identification badges indicating their name and professional title while working in the facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.6 - Inmate work assignments in dental clinics

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Inmates shall be prohibited from performing the following dental care services:
1. Providing direct or indirect inmate care services;
2. Scheduling dental appointments;
3. Determining the access of other inmates to dental services;
4. Handling or having access to:
i. Surgical instruments;
ii. Syringes;
iii. Needles;
iv. Medications; and
v. Dental records.
5. Operating any dental equipment;
6. Handling regulated medical waste, except as established in (b) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.7 - Dental services coverage

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Arrangements shall be made to provide dental service coverage by the dental health care provider 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(b) Written policies and procedures for dental services shall be developed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:16-1.9.
(c) All staff likely to be needed or involved in a dental emergency shall be trained in providing dental first aid under emergency conditions. This training shall include, but not be limited to:
1. Signs and symptoms of an emergency;
2. Types of action required for potential emergency situations;
3. Methods of obtaining emergency dental services; and
4. Procedures for transferring the inmate to an appropriate dental provider or facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.8 - Use of community facilities and consultants

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Provisions shall be made by the dental health care provider for the use of general and specialist community dental offices or hospitals when deemed necessary.
(b) Use of general and specialist community dental offices or hospitals shall be subject to the review and written approval of the Health Services Unit, Director of Dental Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.9 - Dental intake screening and comprehensive dental examination

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A dental intake screening shall be performed on all inmates within seven calendar days of admission to a reception unit. The dental intake screening shall include, but not be limited to:
1. A panoramic x-ray; or
2. A full mouth x-ray series.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.10 - Dental treatment classification and priority treatment guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Dental staff in each correctional facility shall follow and comply with the Health Services Unit dental treatment classifications to be used following the initial examination and as treatment progresses as established in internal management procedures.
(b) Dental staff in each correctional facility shall follow and comply with the Health Services Unit guidelines for dental priority treatment as established in the internal management procedures (see 10A:16-1.9 ). Dental treatment classifications for which priority treatment may apply includes, but is not limited to:
1. Emergency dental treatment such as, but not limited to, fractures, infection and pain relief; and
2. Insufficient dentition to masticate therefore requiring prosthetic appliances.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.11 - Routine dental treatment

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(a) Excluding emergency treatment, dental treatment shall be rendered in accordance with the written Health Services Unit dental classifications and priority treatment guidelines as established in the internal management procedures (see 10A:16-1.9 ).
(b) Routine dental treatment shall be scheduled and provided to the inmate within 30 calendar days after such treatment is identified by a dentist during a dental examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.12 - Oral surgery

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(a) Oral surgery shall be performed when the prognosis for success and anticipated gain is sufficient to offset risk to the inmate.
(b) Trauma shall be managed within the scope of the qualification(s) and experience of the dentist(s) or by referral. Management of trauma shall include:
1. Suturing of facial and oral mucosal lacerations;
2. Reimplantations;
3. Repositioning and affixation of involved teeth and alveolar processes;
4. Management of facial bone fractures; and
5. Control of bleeding.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.13 - Preventive dentistry

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A dental cleaning (prophylaxis) and dental examination shall be offered to all inmates every two years (biennially) unless such cleaning and dental examination is determined to be clinically indicated on a more frequent basis.
1. In the event an inmate refuses to participate in a dental cleaning or examination, such a refusal shall be documented in the EHR by dental staff.
2. The inmate who refuses a dental cleaning or examination shall sign a form provided by the Health Services Unit indicating his or her refusal of such dental treatment. In the event the inmate refuses to sign the form, the following shall be indicated in the EHR along with the date and name of the dental staff member: "Inmate refuses to sign (date and name of dental staff member)."
3. The refusal of an inmate to participate in a dental cleaning or recall examination when offered by dental staff shall not preclude that inmate from requesting and/or being offered a cleaning or recall examination at a future date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.14 - Administration of medications

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Medications prescribed by the dentist may be administered, in the manner prescribed, by designated health care provider staff.
(b) No one shall give medications or administer treatment, with the exception of first aid, unless it is under the express direction or prescription of the dentist or the physician.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.15 - Local anesthesia

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Local anesthesia is considered the anesthesia of choice. It shall be used whenever it is considered to be in the best interest of the inmate, or in the dentist's judgment, for success of the procedure.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.16 - General anesthesia

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(a) General anesthesia shall be indicated when inmates have certain medical complications that would contraindicate the use of local anesthetics.
(b) General anesthesia shall only be administered in the surgical clinic of a licensed dentist, dental specialist, or a hospital.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.17 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The EHR Dental Intake Encounter form shall be completed on each inmate committed to the Department of Corrections or admitted to a reception correctional facility and shall include the dental classification assignment.
(b) Any MRF dental records shall be sent with inmates when they are transferred to another correctional facility. The dentist or dental assistant receiving the dental records shall review the records within 72 hours of the inmate's transfer.
(c) A daily record shall be maintained describing the activity of the Dental Department on a statistical and narrative basis. These shall be compiled by the week, month and year.
(d) Confidentiality of inmate records shall be maintained in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:22-2.6, Availability of records and information to staff.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.18 - Informed consent for treatment

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Informed consent for treatment shall be handled in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10A:16-5, Informed Consent to Perform Medical, Dental or Surgical Treatment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 3 - DENTAL SERVICES › Section 10A:16-3.19 - Dental equipment and supplies

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The dental equipment, instruments and supplies shall be closely supervised by the dental health care provider staff.
(b) Used and unused needles, syringes and scalpels shall be protected against theft or pilferage by:
1. Providing locked storage;
2. Providing supervision of distribution; and
3. Requiring signed inventories at the termination of each shift by the incoming and offgoing dentist.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 4 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › Section 10A:16-4.1 - Director of Mental Health Services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Director of Mental Health Services, serving under the Division of Operations, Director of Health Services shall:
1. Be a plenary licensed physician in the State of New Jersey;
2. Be Board certified in the field of psychiatry;
3. Have experience and knowledge in the field of Correctional Medicine;
4. Advise the Director of Health Services of the Department of Corrections regarding the formulation of Departmental mental health directives and policies;
5. Oversee the provision of mental health services to inmates within the Department of Corrections; and
6. Be responsible for ensuring that all mental health staff maintain professional credentialing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 4 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › Section 10A:16-4.2 - Correctional facility staff, structure and licensure

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A New Jersey licensed psychologist shall be designated by the mental health care provider as the Director of Psychology of each correctional facility and the Director of Psychology shall be administratively responsible to the Administrator or designee. The Division of Operations and the Health Services Unit shall be immediately notified in writing if the designee is changed.
(b) The Director of Psychology of each correctional facility shall be responsible for:
1. Ensuring adequate, equitable and consistent mental health services;
2. Coordinating the activities of the mental health services with other professional and technical groups, both within and outside the correctional facility;
3. Developing a table of organization which delineates the line of authority for mental health services personnel;
4. Conducting a biannual review of license and certification validation and providing a written report of such to the Health Services Unit, Director of Mental Health Services (see 10A:16-2.4 ); and
5. Reporting all disciplinary actions(s), license suspension(s) and/or resignation(s) of mental health services staff to the Health Services Unit, Director of Mental Health Services and other State regulatory bodies as required by law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10A - CORRECTIONS › Chapter 16 - HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter 4 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › Section 10A:16-4.3 - Access to mental health services

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) At the time of admission to a correctional facility, inmates shall receive a written communication, and for illiterate inmates, inmates not sufficiently conversant with the English language, or inmates otherwise unable to read due to a physical/medical inability, verbal communication explaining the procedures for gaining access to mental health services.
(b) New or revised information regarding inmate access to mental health services shall be posted in housing units and incorporated into the next printing of the correctional facility Inmate Handbook.