New Jersey Administrative Code

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-4.4 Repealed by R.1995 d.183, effective 4/3/1995. See: 27 New Jersey Register 274(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1420(a). Formerly "Evaluation of client progress".

(a) In determining the need for substance use disorder treatment and identifying the appropriate level of care, the affiliated treatment agency shall: 1. Make a determination based upon the ASAM criteria and a DSM diagnosis; 2. Utilize a SAMHSA-approved, evidence-based, validated…

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall provide each client referred for evaluation with a list of affiliated treatment agencies. The list shall reflect the following items: 1. Name of program; 2. Location; 3. Days/times of operation; 4. Type of treatment and type of cou…

(a) In order for an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center client to receive substance use disorder treatment at a DOH-licensed substance use disorder treatment agency or by a licensed healthcare practitioner/professional, the IDRC and the DOH-licensed substance use disorder treatmen…

Upon receipt of a complaint, notification, or allegation of a violation of law, rule, or affiliation agreement by affiliated treatment agencies, the Intoxicated Driving Program shall refer and report such complaint, notification, or allegation to the applicable IDRC, county desig…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.3 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.4 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.5 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.6 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-5.7 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

(a) Each Intoxicated Driver Resource Center client or DUI offender sentenced by a court to treatment in place of jail shall receive an individual intake evaluation, preferably with his or her counselor of record. The purpose of the intake is to make an independent evaluation of t…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.10 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Each client may be requested to have one counseling session with a member of his or her family or a friend. The counselor may make every effort, with the client's consent, to involve the family in the treatment process, including one session on family aspects of alcohol and drug …

Client transfers from one treatment program to another are permitted, if approved by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, and if a client is in compliance and a conflict between a program and a client has progressed to the point that treatment is jeopardized. Other valid reaso…

(a) In releasing a client from treatment, the counselor is making a professional judgment about the client's alcohol/drug behavior. The client should be in control of his or her problem. For clients with a substance use disorder, this will mean abstinence; for clients who do not …

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center or Intoxicated Driving Program, as appropriate, and the treatment program must conclude that the client is appropriate for treatment before treatment commences. If the treatment program, after performing a proper evaluation under this ch…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.15 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

(a) The Division shall not be responsible for any treatment costs for any treatment or treatment agency evaluation costs for a client unless the client provides proof that he or she is an eligible recipient, and the grantee or sub-grantee providing such services indicates what pe…

Each Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall update its approved treatment lists quarterly and shall send a copy of the list to the Intoxicated Driving Program. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.17 Recodified from N.J.A.C N.J.A.C. 8:66A-6.17 by R.2005 d.351, effective 10/17/2005…

(a) The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center may give credit for attendance in treatment after arrest, if the treatment was at an approved facility; such time served does not exempt offenders from Intoxicated Driver Resource Center detention requirements. (b) The Intoxicated Driver…

The client intake form and the results of the evaluation by the treatment program shall be sent to the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center within seven working days after the intake with the records release authorization. The client's full name, address and phone number, driver li…

The length of treatment shall be for a duration of time that is clinically necessary. The level of care identified for a client must be supported by ASAM criteria and a DSM diagnosis Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.3 Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

(a) The purpose of the treatment plan is to provide information and personal insight to the client so that he or she will recognize the extent of his or her substance use disorder and acquire the basic tools to begin recovery and maintain sobriety, if such a goal is part of the p…

(a) Once the client has been accepted for treatment, any failure to comply with the treatment program shall be reported by the treatment program to the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center in writing within seven working days. Failure to comply with the treatment program shall incl…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.6 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.7 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-6.8 Repealed by 50 N.J.R. 1489(a), effective 7/2/2018

The progress of the client shall be monitored and recorded by the treatment program staff on a weekly basis. A client who may be in need of additional treatment, such as detoxification, intensive outpatient, or inpatient treatment, may be assigned to such treatment, with approval…

(a) If a client appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs upon arrival or during the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center session, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center may implement the following procedure: 1. Evaluate the client to see if he or she is incapacitated o…

Improper conduct, such as being threatening or disruptive or purposely not completing forms or providing relevant information, shall be considered non-compliance. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-7.2 Recodified from N.J.A.C N.J.A.C. 8:66A-7.2 by R.2005 d.351, effective 10/17/2005.…

(a) Failure to attend the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program or to pay the required fees shall be considered noncompliance. In such cases, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program shall take the following steps: 1. A notice of…

(a) When the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program has been notified that a client has not contacted the treatment facility by the contact date, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program shall follow the procedures of N.J.A.C. 10:…

(a) Upon receipt of a Client Treatment Release form indicating that the client did not comply with the treatment program requirements, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program shall follow the procedures in N.J.A.C. 10:162-8.1(a)1 through 3 and shall, fo…

If the client is found to be in noncompliance for any reason, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program will follow the procedures in N.J.A.C. 10:162-8.1(a)1 through 3, and shall, for new law clients, mail any necessary documents to the court of convictio…

The failure of Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program to follow the noncompliance procedures shall not relieve a client of noncompliance. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 10:162-8.5 Recodified from N.J.A.C N.J.A.C. 8:66A-8.5 by R.2005 d.351, effective 10/17/2005. …

The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall receive written notice from the affiliated treatment agency of satisfactory performance of treatment before notifying the Intoxicated Driving Program to request that the Division of Motor Vehicles restore the client's driving privilege…

(a) The treatment program shall notify the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program of any noncompliance in writing within seven working days. The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall notify the courts and the Intoxicated Driving Program utilizing the no…

The Intoxicated Driving Program provides a certified mailing list with every roster sent to the Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers. The Intoxicated Driver Resource Centers shall use this as proof of mailing in cases of noncompliance to the original scheduling notice. Intoxicated…

(a) Prior to restoration of a multiple offender's driver's license, the offender shall be evaluated by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program, and if treatment is complete, a recommendation for license restoration will be made to the Motor Vehicles Com…

(a) Out-of-State residents who live within reasonable driving distance (one hour's travel time) of an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall be scheduled in New Jersey. Other out-of-State residents may satisfy program requirements in their home states or in New Jersey. If an ou…

New Jersey resident/licensees convicted abroad (in non-compact nations, provinces or territories) of alcohol or drug-related driving violations shall be required to participate in the Intoxicated Driving Program/Intoxicated Driver Resource Center Program as a requirement of conti…

If a New Jersey resident attends an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, and pays the fee and is referred to treatment, but then moves out-of-State, the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center shall be responsible for continued monitoring. All treatment entry, program and completion re…

Intoxicated boaters are not required to complete the mandatory two day jail sentence for noncompliance with Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxicated Driving Program requirements; however, they are required to comply with all other Intoxicated Driver Resource Center/Intoxica…

(a) This chapter is adopted by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (Division), in consultation with the Department of Health, to comply with the requirements of P.L. 2017, c. 28. (b) Consistent with P.L. 2017, c. 28, the purpose of this chapter is to identify an …

This chapter applies to State-regulated health insurance carriers, the State Health Benefits Program, and the School Employees' Health Benefits Program. In accordance with P.L. 2017, c. 28, this chapter does not apply to benefit plans established by the Department of Human Servic…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria" or "ASAM criteria" means the clinical guidelines for purposes of the assessment, treatmen…

(a) The evidenced-based and peer-reviewed clinical practice guidelines appropriate to review the medical necessity for treatment of substance use disorders is the ASAM criteria. (b) The evidence-based and peer-reviewed clinical review tool for purposes of reviewing medical necess…

(a) The Adult Day Health Services Program is concerned with the fulfillment of the health needs of eligible individuals who could benefit from a health services alternative to total institutionalization. Adult Day Health Services is a program that provides medically necessary ser…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "ACCAP" means the AIDS Community Care Alternative Program created pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. "ADHS" means a…

(a) An adult day health services facility shall meet the following requirements in order to participate in the New Jersey Medicaid, HCEP or JACC programs: 1. Licensure and approval by the Department in accordance with the Standards for Licensure of Adult Day Health Services Facil…