2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 30 - INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES
Section 30:4-82.2 - Mental health services plan

30:4-82.2. Mental health services plan
The Commissioner of the Department of Human Services and the Commissioner of Corrections shall formulate a plan to provide adequate and appropriate mental health services to inmates in State-owned or operated correctional facilities.

The plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

a. Procedures for identifying a person in need of mental health services when the person is initially admitted to a State-owned or operated correctional facility and while the person is confined therein;

b. Procedures for providing a mental health evaluation to a person identified under subsection a. of this section to determine whether the person is in need of mental health services;

c. Procedures for providing to a person evaluated to be in need under subsection b. of this section, adequate and appropriate mental health treatment;

d. Enumeration of the types of mental health treatment that may be provided to a person evaluated to be in need under subsection b. of this section, which types of treatment shall include, but need not be limited to, individual or group counseling, treatment with prescription drugs, and confinement in a secure hospital setting;

e. Procedures for terminating the treatment provided under subsection c. of this section when it is no longer needed by the person receiving it;

f. Procedures for insuring cooperation between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services at all personnel levels and at every stage of identification, evaluation, treatment and termination of treatment so that adequate and appropriate mental health services are provided;

g. Procedures for biennial review and revision of the plan developed under this section.

L. 1986, c. 71, s. 2, eff. July 30, 1986.