N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:51-7.4 - Psychotropic medication
(a) Level I
psychotropic medication requirements are as follows:
1. Before any psychotropic medication is
administered to a child in placement under age 18 or when the case plan states
that the resource family parent is responsible, the resource family parent , in
conjunction with the Division worker , shall ensure that the child's initial
assessment to determine the need for and the possible risks or side effects of
psychotropic medication is completed by a board-certified or board-eligible
physician in one of the following areas of expertise: psychiatry,
neurodevelopmental pediatrics, or pediatric neurology.
i. The resource family parent , in conjunction
with the Division worker , may utilize the services of the physicians identified
in (a)1 above, a pediatric or family physician, or an advanced practice nurse
certified in pediatric or family medicine or psychiatric/mental health, to
complete an initial assessment, being conducted solely for the purpose of
assessing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and to determine the need
for and the possible risks or side effects of the psychotropic
medication .
2. The
resource family parent shall be knowledgeable about the indications for the use
of psychotropic medication , the therapeutic benefits and the side effects of
such medication.
3. The resource
family parent shall not administer psychotropic medication as a punishment or
for the convenience of the resource family parent .
4. The resource family parent shall ensure
that psychotropic medication is stored in an area inaccessible to
children.
5. The resource family
parent shall ensure that each child in placement who is under age 18 or whose
case plan states that the resource family parent shall maintain this
responsibility and who is prescribed psychotropic medication is monitored in
the following manner:
i. The resource family
parent shall immediately report any observed side effects, which are identified
in the assessment specified in (a)1 and (a)1i above, to the Division worker and
the prescriber.
ii. The resource
family parent , in conjunction with the Division worker , shall ensure that
ongoing assessments, psychotropic medication monitoring, and resultant
prescriptions for a child in placement who is under age 18 only be conducted by
a board-certified or board-eligible physician in one of the following areas of
expertise: psychiatry, neurodevelopmental pediatrics, or pediatric neurology,
or by an advanced practice nurse certified in psychiatric/mental
health.
iii. The resource family
parent , in conjunction with the Division worker , may utilize the services of
the physicians or advanced practice nurses certified in psychiatric/mental
health identified in (a)5ii above, or he or she may utilize the services of a
pediatric or family physician, or an advanced practice nurse certified in
pediatric or family medicine to complete the ongoing assessments, medication
monitoring, and prescriptions, where ongoing assessments, medication
monitoring, and prescriptions are solely for the treatment of Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder.
iv. The
resource family parent , in conjunction with the Division worker , shall ensure
that the prescriber reviews the child's status, behavior, well-being, progress,
side effects, and reason for continuing the medication every 30 days or as the
prescriber deems necessary.
v. The
resource family parent , in conjunction with the Division worker , shall ensure
that a pediatric or family physician or advanced practice nurse certified in
pediatric or family medicine or psychiatric/mental health treating a child in
placement who is under age 18 for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
coordinates care for each child in placement under age 18 who is also being
treated for another psychiatric disorder by another prescriber.
(b) When a child in
placement who is under age 18 is receiving psychotropic medication , the
resource family parent shall maintain a medication log indicating the child's
name, the type of psychotropic medication , and the date and time the medication
is administered.
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