N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37-3.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 10:37-3.9 - County administration of services

(a) As a means of reinforcing the concept of inter-governmental partnership in the delivery of public mental health services, the Division may enter into demonstration performance contracts, with a limited number of counties, for the county administration of all publicly funded mental health services.

(b) Guidelines for participation in a county performance contract shall minimally include:

1. Receipt of a county plan in compliance with Division guidelines and approved by the Division;

2. Identification of a single unit of county government, preferably a department, which shall act as the agent of the Board of Chosen Freeholders or the County Executive, in the negotiation of a performance contract, and be responsible to the Division for the implementation and monitoring of that contract. Such an administrative unit of county government shall be referred to as the "single county authority" for mental health;

3. Capacity of the county to fully administer mental health services, including community contracts and grants and the county psychiatric hospital, if that county has such a facility;

4. County-wide compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Division;

5. Demonstration of policy and financial commitment of the county to the State's unified services policies, consistent with the New Jersey's Annual State Plan for Mental Health.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:37-3.9