{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4c-71","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:4C-71","heading":"Contents of plan.","body":"6.\tThe plan shall:\na.\tAssess current policies and activities of all divisions in the Department of Children and Families in the implementation of the individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system;\nb.\tAssess the implementation of the policies and procedures of the Case Assessment Resource Teams (CARTs) and the County Inter-Agency Coordinating Councils (CIACCs) sanctioned by the Department of  Children and Families to be certain, among other things, that a family using the services is a full participant in the CART/CIACC process;\nc.\tBe consistent with principles set forth in section 7 of this act;\nd.\tSet forth specific timelines and procedures for the implementation of new policies and practices that shall be undertaken to develop a system of care which is integrated across divisional and departmental lines;\ne.\tSpecify the role and function of the CARTs and CIACCs in developing the individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system;\nf.\tRecommend departmental or divisional organizational changes required to execute the system of care;\ng.\tSpecify the interdepartmental amounts and sources of financial resources required to implement and maintain a coordinated system of care;\nh.\tDevelop a mechanism to guarantee that savings accrued through implementation of this plan be applied to community-based children's services;\ni.\tIdentify funding mechanisms compatible with individual county needs to carry out the purposes of this act;\nj.\tDevelop a system to monitor and evaluate the outcomes for children with special emotional needs who have received community-based services as a result of the implementation of an individualized, appropriate child and family driven care system;\nk.\tDevelop an independent evaluation mechanism to report at least quarterly, which is designed to enhance and evaluate the CART/CIACC inter-agency system at both the local and Statewide levels;\nl.\tDescribe all services, both public and private, including rehabilitation services, vocational services, substance use disorder services, housing services, educational services, medical and dental care to be provided by local school systems under the \"Education of the Handicapped Act,\" (20 U.S.C. s.1401 et seq.); and\nm.\tDescribe how parents will be involved in the development of the plan and how the plan will insure their full participation in the CART/CIAAC process.\nL.1992, c.111, s.6; amended 2006, c.47, s.146; 2023, c.177, s.98.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"33cd150918f3244b2f72b73c0b625854f72b1f05ac5449febbb50d0c711734f5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4c-70","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-4c-72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}