N.J.S.A. 30:4-3.24 — Reporting system for physical assaults, unexpected deaths at State psychiatric hospitals.

30:4-3.24 Reporting system for physical assaults, unexpected deaths at State psychiatric hospitals. 2. a. The department shall establish a reporting system for compiling information about physical assaults and unexpected deaths that occur at State psychiatric hospitals, and shall summarize the information in a report which, at a minimum, shall separately identify for each State psychiatric hospital: (1) the number of major and moderate injuries among patients; (2) the number of major and moderate injuries between patients and staff members; and (3) the number of unexpected deaths. b. The report prepared pursuant to this section shall not contain any identifying information about a patient or staff member. c. The report shall be considered a public or government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.), and shall be posted on the official website of the department and updated quarterly. L.2009, c.161, s.2. 30:4-3.25 Notification relative to certain deaths. 3. The department shall notify the Division of Mental Health Advocacy in the Office of the Public Defender within 24 hours after an unexpected death occurs at a State psychiatric hospital and shall promptly notify the Division of Mental Health Advocacy of any death of which the department has knowledge that occurs within seven days after a patient was discharged from a State psychiatric hospital. L.2009, c.161, s.3; amended 2010, c.34, s.7.

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