New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 46B - PLACEMENT › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 10:46B-2.1 - General standards for administration of placements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				Division recognizes that families provide care for most individuals with
				developmental disabilities.
(b)
				Individual and family support shall be provided whenever possible to avoid long
				term out-of-home placements. Such support shall be provided to the family in
				accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:46A, subject to the availability of funding in a
				given fiscal year.
(c) The Division
				recognizes that, even with support, not all families or caregivers can provide
				the individual with a living arrangement. The Division further recognizes that
				even when the family or caregiver can support the individual, the family or
				caregiver should not be expected to provide support indefinitely.
(d) Whenever possible, the individual shall
				be offered an available placement in a setting which is least restrictive of
				his or her personal liberty.
(e)
				Because an individual's needs and abilities change, no out-of-home placement
				shall be considered permanent.
(f)
				When placement is appropriate, every effort shall be made to place an
				individual within New Jersey.
(g)
				The Division shall make every effort to return individuals placed out-of-State
				to an in-State residence as soon as possible, except where the conditions
				stipulated in
				P.L.
				2015, c. 192 exist or
N.J.A.C. 10:46B-4.3
have
				been satisfied, as applicable.
(h)
				The Division shall place an individual only in a licensed facility appropriate
				for that individual, as documented in his or her IHP. (See (j) below.) An
				individual may choose to live independently in an unlicensed facility and may
				continue to receive support services from the Division, in which case the
				provisions of this chapter shall not apply.
(i) When funding from a source other than the
				Division is available to the individual, Division staff may broker a placement.
				In such an instance, the Division shall not be responsible to provide any
				funding for placement. If the Division brokers a placement, the person's
				current waiting list status shall continue.
(j) The IHP specifies both the prioritized
				goals and objectives being pursued by each individual and the steps being taken
				to achieve them. The IHP may identify a continuum of skill development that
				outlines progressive steps and the anticipated outcomes of services. The IHP is
				a single plan that encompasses all relevant components, such as an education
				plan, a program plan, a rehabilitation plan, a treatment plan and a health care
				plan. The complexity of the IHP will vary according to the needs, capabilities
				and desires of the person. For an individual who has been determined by an
				Interdisciplinary Team to require active treatment, the IHP shall address all
				needs identified. For an individual who makes only specific service requests,
				the IHP shall be a service plan which addresses only those specific
				requests.
(k) The interdisciplinary
				team (IDT) shall consist of the individual receiving services, the legal
				guardian, the individual's parents or family member (if the individual is an
				adult and desires that the parent or family member be present), those persons
				who work most directly with the individual served and professionals and
				representatives of service areas relevant to the identification of the
				individual's needs and the design and evaluation of programs to meet those
				needs.