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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 4 - GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS › Appendix 4-A

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(New Jersey Requirements Added in Italics)
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
24
				  CFR 35.1330, Interim controls
35.1330 INTERIM CONTROLS -- Interim controls of lead-based paint
				  hazards identified in a risk assessment shall be conducted in accordance with the
				  provisions of this section. Interim control measures include paint stabilization of
				  deteriorated paint, treatments for friction and impact surfaces where levels of lead
				  dust are above the levels specified. (
See
				  5:17-3.5, Lead hazards
.)
				  Interim controls may be performed in combination with, or be replaced by, abatement
				  methods.
(a) General requirements
(1) Only those interim control methods identified
				as acceptable methods in a current risk assessment report shall be used to control
				identified hazards.
(2) Occupants of
				dwelling units where interim controls are being performed shall be protected during
				the course of the work in accordance with 35.1345.
(See N.J.A.C. 5:27-4
				Appendix 4-B, Occupant protection and worksite preparation.)
(3)
Testing shall be performed at the
				conclusion of interim control activities in accordance with N.J.A.C.
				5:17.
(4)
A person
				performing interim controls must be trained in accordance with
				5:27-4.10(g) 
				(training).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 4 - GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS › Appendix 4-B

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(New Jersey Requirements Added in Italics)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
24 CFR
				  35.1345, Occupant protection and worksite
				  preparation
This section establishes procedures for protecting dwelling unit
				  occupants and the environment from contamination from lead-contaminated or
				  lead-containing materials during hazard reduction activities.
(a) Occupant protection
(1) Occupants shall not be permitted to enter the
				worksite during hazard reduction activities until after hazard reduction work has
				been completed and clearance, if required, has been achieved.
(2) Occupants shall be temporarily relocated
				before and during hazard reduction activities to a suitable, decent, safe, and
				similarly accessible dwelling unit that does not have lead-based paint hazards,
				except if:
(i) Treatment will not disturb
				lead-based paint, dust-lead hazards or soil-lead hazards;
(ii) Only the exterior of the dwelling unit is
				treated, and windows, doors, ventilation intakes and other openings in or near the
				worksite are sealed during hazard control work and cleaned afterward, and entry free
				of dust-lead hazards, soil-lead hazards, and debris is provided;
(iii) Treatment of the interior will be completed
				within one period of 8-daytime hours, the worksite is contained so as to prevent the
				release of leaded dust and debris into other areas, and treatment does not create
				other safety, health or environmental hazards (e.g., exposed live electrical wiring,
				release of toxic fumes, or on-site disposal of hazardous waste); or
(iv)
Treatment of the interior entails
				work such that, at the conclusion of each workday, the worksite can be contained and
				cleaned to remove any visible dust or debris, and safe access to the bathroom and
				sleeping areas can be provided.
(3) The dwelling unit and the worksite shall be
				secured against unauthorized entry, and occupants' belongings protected from
				contamination by dust-lead hazards and debris during hazard reduction activities.
				Occupants' belongings in the containment area shall be relocated to a safe and
				secure area outside the containment area, or covered with an impermeable covering
				with all seams and edges taped or otherwise sealed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY › Section 5:27-6.1 - Control of access

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(a) Every exterior door
				shall be equipped with heavy duty dead latching locksets (series 161, FF-H-106a,
				minimum, with a minimum 7/8 inch by 5/8 inch with 1/2 inch minimum throw latch bolt
				with automatic dead-locking plunger).
(b) Every resident of every rooming house and of
				every boarding house operated under a Class B license shall be provided with a key
				to the main entrance door and, if applicable, to his or her rooming unit door, free
				of charge. Replacement keys, when required, shall be provided at cost.
(c) All doors providing a means of egress shall be
				freely openable from the inside at all times.
(d) All exterior doors to common cellar or storage
				areas shall be lockable.
(e) Every
				entrance door to a rooming unit in every rooming house, and in every boarding house
				operated under a Class B license, shall be equipped with a medium duty dead latching
				lockset (series 160, FF-H-106a, minimum with a minimum 11/16 inch by 1/2 inch with
				1/2 inch minimum throw latch bolt with automatic deadlocking plunger) or with a dead
				bolt lock separate from the latch set. Each such door shall also be equipped with a
				viewing device. In all rooming and boarding houses have locks on entrance doors to
				rooming units, a master key capable of opening all such locks shall be retained by
				the licensee and shall be readily available in event of any emergency.
(f) All openable windows, sliding doors, basement
				windows and windows opening onto areas affording easy access to the premises shall
				be equipped with a locking device of some kind. Grilles lockable from the inside
				only may be placed on the inside or outside of windows only if the windows do not
				serve to provide access to exits.
(g)
				Exposed hinges on exterior doors, and on entrance doors to rooming units where locks
				are required, shall have hinges with non-removable hinge pins.
(h) Every entrance door leading to living areas
				shall be kept locked at all times except when in actual use, except when a licensee
				or an employee of the licensee is stationed nearby for the purpose of controlling or
				supervising entry or other reasonable provision has been made for entry
				control.
(i) The main entrance door
				shall be equipped with an exterior doorbell, audible throughout the building when in
				use. In every boarding house operated under a Class C license, the licensee or an
				employee of the licensee shall at all times be responsible for answering the
				doorbell.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY › Section 5:27-6.2 - Protection of valuables

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(a) Every licensee shall
				have either an on-premises safe or a safe deposit box in a banking institution to be
				used to hold valuables belonging to residents which such residents request the
				licensee to hold. Valuables belonging to each resident shall be properly
				identified.
(b) A licensee to whom a
				resident's valuables have been entrusted shall prepare an itemized list of such
				valuables, which list shall be signed by both the licensee and the resident. A copy
				of the list shall be given to the resident and a copy shall be retained by the
				licensee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY › Section 5:27-6.3 - Criminal acts

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(a) This section shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) It shall be
				the duty of every licensee, upon learning of a criminal act committed, or alleged to
				have been committed, against the person or property of a resident, to report all
				relevant information to the police agency having jurisdiction. A record of such
				report shall be retained and shall be available to the Bureau upon
				request.
c Whenever a resident is
				behaving in a disorderly manner and in any way endangering the security of any other
				resident, it shall be the duty of the licensee to give written notice to the
				disorderly resident to cease such behavior and to institute eviction proceedings if
				such behavior does not cease.
(d) Any
				licensee having knowledge of the abuse, neglect or exploitation of any resident
				shall provide all relevant information to the county welfare board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 7 - RESIDENTS' COMFORT › Section 5:27-7.1 - Housekeeping

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(a) A licensee shall
				supply to every resident a fresh change of bed linen and towels, all of which shall
				be in good condition, at least once a week and whenever there is a change of
				occupancy. Soap and toilet paper shall also be provided.
(b) A licensee shall provide housekeeping and
				interior maintenance at least once weekly and whenever there is a change in
				occupancy.
(c) This section shall not
				apply to rooming house units for which the lease or other occupancy agreement
				expressly excludes such services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 7 - RESIDENTS' COMFORT › Section 5:27-7.2 - Bedrooms

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(a) Each resident shall
				be provided with a comfortable bed of adequate size and with sufficient blankets and
				other bedding of standard quality.
(b)
				Only spaces unobstructed by doors, windows and radiators shall be used for placement
				of beds.
(c) No person shall be housed
				in the same rooming units as another person not related by blood or marriage except
				by mutual consent, provided that a provision for general consent to sharing of a
				rooming unit may be included in a lease or other occupancy agreement.
(d) Each resident shall be provided with
				sufficient dresser and closet space within the rooming unit for the storage of his
				or her clothing and other personal articles.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 7 - RESIDENTS' COMFORT › Section 5:27-7.3 - Living and dining rooms

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(a) This section shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) At least
				one living room shall be provided for use by residents. Such living room(s) shall
				contain comfortable chairs sufficient to provide seating for at least two-thirds of
				the residents or intended residents at any one time.
(c) Living rooms shall have sufficient space for
				socializing and for such recreational activities as card playing, reading, letter
				writing and watching television.
(d)
				Smoking may be permitted in designated living room areas, but smoke-free living room
				areas shall also be provided. Smoking areas shall be inspected by the licensee for
				evidence of fire every evening after residents have retired to their
				bedrooms.
(e) Dining rooms shall be of
				sufficient size and properly equipped to comfortably seat all residents or intended
				residents at any one time.
(f) This
				section shall apply to boarding houses only.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 7 - RESIDENTS' COMFORT › Section 5:27-7.4 - Outdoor facilities and recreation

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(a) This section shall
				not apply to cooperative sober living residences.
(b) In every boarding house having a lawn, deck or
				porch or other outdoor area suitable for use by residents, sufficient chairs shall
				be available to accommodate as many residents as can comfortably be seated
				there.
(c) Where feasible in boarding
				houses, recreational equipment suitable for use by the residents shall be
				provided.
(d) Every licensee shall take
				such action as may be reasonable to encourage the use by residents of recreational
				facilities available in the community.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 8 - MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS › Section 5:27-8.1 - Resident records

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(a) This section shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) It shall be
				the duty of each licensee to maintain an orderly file with respect to each resident
				containing at least the following information:
1.
				Full name of resident;
2. Date of
				birth;
3. Last previous
				address;
4. Name and address of the
				persons and/or agencies, if any, responsible for referring the resident to the
				rooming or boarding house and maintaining contact with him;
5. Name, address and telephone number of personal
				physician, if any;
6.Name, address and
				telephone number of next of kin or other person interested in the resident's
				well-being;
7. Date of commencement of
				occupancy;
8.Last date of occupancy and
				copy of death certificate if occupancy was terminated by the resident's
				death;
9. Any complaints made by or
				about the resident, the date of such complaint and action taken by the
				licensee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 8 - MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS › Section 5:27-8.2 - Financial records

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(a) This section shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) Every
				licensee shall keep orderly and complete records of the source and amount of all
				funds received in connection with the operation of each rooming and boarding house
				and the nature and amount of each expenditure made in connection therewith. Payments
				made to or profits retained by licensees shall be clearly stated.
(c) All financial records maintained by any
				licensee in connection with any rooming or boarding house shall be made available by
				the licensee to the Bureau upon request of any duly authorized representative of the
				Bureau.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 8 - MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS › Section 5:27-8.3 - Additional requirements

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(a) This section shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) The Bureau,
				upon determining that records maintained by a licensee are disorderly or inadequate
				in any way, or that violations of the act or of these regulations exist which have
				not been terminated within the period of time allowed by the Bureau for such
				termination, may order the licensee to maintain such additional records, or maintain
				the records in such manner, as the Bureau may prescribe.
(c) It shall be the duty of any licensee to whom
				an order is issued pursuant to (a) above to comply with such order
				forthwith.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 8 - MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS › Section 5:27-8.4 - Record retention

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(a) This section shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) All
				required financial records shall be retained for a period of five years from the
				date of the record.
(c) All required
				resident records shall be retained for a period of seven years after the resident
				ceases to reside at the rooming or boarding house.
(d) Financial records and resident records for
				residents who no longer reside at the rooming or boarding house may be stored off
				site or at a central location provided that written notice of the storage location
				of the records is provided to the Bureau.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 9 - FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICES › Section 5:27-9.1 - Applicability

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(a) This subchapter shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) The
				standards in this subchapter shall apply only to boarding houses operated under
				either a Class B or Class C license.
(c)
				Neither food services nor laundry services shall be provided or offered to be
				provided in any rooming house operated under a Class A license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 9 - FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICES › Section 5:27-9.2 - Diet and menu

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(a) Every resident shall
				be provided with a nutritionally adequate diet that is of good quality food,
				correctly prepared, attractively and properly served in sufficient quantity and in a
				form and texture that will meet his or her nutritional needs, take into account his
				or her food preferences and be appetizing.
(b) The daily diet for each resident shall include
				servings from each of the following food groups in an amount that is nutritionally
				adequate in light of the resident's age, weight and physical condition:
1. Milk or milk products;
2. Vegetables and fruits, including at least one
				serving per day of citrus fruit or juice;
3. Whole grain, enriched, fortified or restored
				bread or cereal;
4. Meat, poultry, fish
				and eggs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 9 - FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICES › Section 5:27-9.3 - Food service

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(a) Each resident shall
				be served at least three well-balanced and appetizing meals per day on a regular
				schedule and at reasonable intervals.
(b) Food and beverages shall be available to
				residents in reasonable quantities for between-meal and evening snacks.
(c) Any modified diet prescribed by a physician
				shall be conscientiously followed.
(d)
				Adequate dishes, utensils and napkins shall be provided. Salt, pepper and sugar and
				other condiments shall be provided as appropriate and in suitable
				containers.
(e) A reasonable amount of
				time shall be allowed for each resident to eat his or her meal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 9 - FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICES › Section 5:27-9.4 - Food sanitation

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(a) All food shall be
				clean, wholesome and free from spoilage, adulteration and contamination.
(b) Only pasteurized milk shall be used.
(c) All areas in which food is kept, prepared or
				served and all utensils, dishes, glasses, pots and equipment used in the preparation
				or serving of food shall be maintained in a sound and sanitary condition and free
				from any hazard to health.
(d)
				Refrigerators in which food is kept shall be maintained at a temperature of at least
				32 degrees Fahrenheit and not more than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Freezers and freezer
				compartments of refrigerators shall be maintained at a temperature of not more than
				0 degrees Fahrenheit. Refrigerators and freezers shall be cleaned and defrosted
				regularly.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 9 - FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICES › Section 5:27-9.5 - Laundry services

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(a) A licensee providing
				laundry services may have clothes cleaned either on or off the premises of the
				boarding house.
(b) Each resident's
				laundry shall be properly identified to prevent loss.
(c) All clothing given to the licensee for
				cleaning shall be returned to the resident properly cleaned, folded or ironed as
				appropriate and in a condition where it can readily be stored in a drawer or
				closet.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-10.1 - Applicability

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(a) This subchapter shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) The
				standards in this subchapter shall apply only to boarding houses operated under a
				Class C license providing or offering to provide the personal services
				specified.
(c) No rooming house operated
				under a Class A license and no boarding house operated under a Class B license shall
				provide or offer to provide the personal services specified in this
				subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-10.2 - Assistance in dressing

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(a) Assistance in
				dressing shall be provided only by a person whom the resident consents to have
				assist him or her.
(b) The resident's
				preferences in selection of clothing shall be respected.
(c) To the extent that the resident gives
				discretion in the choice of clothing to the person providing assistance in dressing,
				that discretion shall be exercised so as to dress the resident in comfortable
				clothing suitable to the season coordinated in a harmonious manner.
(d) Assistance in dressing and undressing shall be
				provided at reasonable times so that a resident is not unduly delayed in commencing
				his or her daily activities or in going to bed. Sufficient time shall be allowed in
				light of the resident's physical condition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-10.3 - Assistance in bathing and personal hygiene

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(a) Assistance in
				bathing and personal hygiene shall be provided only by a person whom the resident
				consents to have assist him or her.
(b)
				Assistance in bathing and personal hygiene shall be provided at reasonable times so
				that a resident is not unduly delayed in commencing his daily activities or in going
				to bed. Sufficient time shall be allowed in light of the resident's physical
				condition.
(c) Any bath or shower used
				by residents requiring assistance shall have handrails and treads.
(d) Assistance in personal hygiene shall include
				assistance in oral hygiene, hair washing and grooming, manicure, pedicure and
				shaving, as required.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-10.4 - Transportation to health services

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(a) Transportation shall
				be provided to medical and dental offices and other health facilities as required
				for treatment and for check-ups at least once annually.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed by the licensee,
				transportation need not be provided to health facilities located further than the
				nearest commercial center in which such health facilities may be found, unless
				special care not obtainable at such commercial center is required.
(c) In any emergency requiring the transportation
				of a resident to a hospital, it shall be the duty of the licensee to promptly notify
				the nearest first aid or emergency squad.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-10.5 - Monitoring of medication

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(a) A daily record shall
				be maintained of the type and amount of medication taken by the resident and the
				time at which such medication is taken.
(b) A licensee monitoring the taking of medication
				by a resident shall seek to insure compliance with the instructions of the physician
				who prescribed such medication and shall immediately report to such physician any
				deviation from such instructions or any use of other medication not prescribed or
				expressly allowed to be used by such physician.
(c) Any deviation from the instructions of a
				physician which results in a change in the resident's behavior shall be immediately
				reported to the county welfare board as well as to the physician.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 10 - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-10.6 - Supervision of self-administration of medicine

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(a) When necessary for
				the health, safety or welfare of a resident, a licensee providing supervision of
				self-administration of medication shall provide the following services:
1. Storage of medication in a locked cabinet to
				which only the licensee has access;
2.
				Notifying residents of the time of taking their medication; and
3. Presenting residents with bottles of
				medication, reminding them of the proper dosage and watching when they remove and
				take the medication by themselves.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.1 - Applicability

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(a) This subchapter shall not apply to cooperative
				sober living residences.
(b) The
				standards in this subchapter shall apply only to boarding houses operated under
				Class C license providing or offering to provide the financial services
				specified.
(c) No rooming house operated
				under a Class A license and no boarding house operated under a Class B license shall
				provide or offer to provide the financial services specified in this
				subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.2 - Check cashing

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(a) No check payable to
				a resident may be cashed by a licensee unless such check has been endorsed by the
				resident voluntarily and without coercion.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed by the resident, all
				proceeds of a check given by a resident to a licensee for cashing shall be promptly
				delivered to the resident by the licensee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.3 - Holding of personal funds

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(a) With the consent of
				the resident, a licensee may hold personal funds of the resident in trust for the
				resident.
(b) All funds held in trust
				for a resident shall be kept separately from the funds of the licensee.
(c) Funds which are not to be disbursed to the
				resident within one month of receipt by the licensee shall be placed in an interest
				bearing custodial account at a banking institution having an office in the
				municipality in which the boarding house is located or in the nearest commercial
				center having a banking institution office. The resident shall be advised as to the
				name and address of the banking institution and the account number.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.4 - Assistance in purchasing

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(a) With the consent of
				the resident, a licensee may use personal funds of the resident entrusted to the
				licensee for the purpose of purchasing goods and services desired by the
				resident.
(b) No licensee shall use
				personal funds of a resident to purchase goods and services agreed to be provided by
				the licensee pursuant to the lease or other occupancy agreement as part of the
				consideration for the rental or other service charge.
(c) Licensees assisting in purchasing shall
				provide residents with receipts for all purchases made with their personal
				funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.5 - Ledgers

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(a) Every licensee to
				whom residents' personal funds are entrusted shall maintain a ledger setting forth
				the date on which each payment was received, the amount of each such payment, the
				date of each disbursement, the amount of each such disbursement, the person to whom
				each such disbursement was made and the purpose of each disbursement.
(b) The resident shall sign the ledger to
				acknowledge receipt of personal funds or of goods or services purchased with such
				personal funds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.6 - Personal needs allowances

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No licensee shall retain for the licensee's own use, or require
				  payment to the licensee of, any portion of the personal needs allowance required to
				  be reserved to any resident pursuant to
				  44:7-87(h). Such
				  personal needs allowance shall not be less than $40.00 unless otherwise provided by
				  the Department of Human Services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 11 - FINANCIAL SERVICES › Section 5:27-11.7 - Home energy assistance payments

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Moneys paid to or on behalf of any resident pursuant to the Home
				  Energy Assistance Act of 1980 or the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981
				  shall be the sole property of such resident. No licensee shall, in any manner
				  whatsoever, directly or indirectly, coerce or induce any resident to give over such
				  moneys to the licensee or to any other person.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 12 - FIRE SAFETY LOANS › Section 5:27-12.1 - Purpose; delegation to the Bureau

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(a) This subchapter
				shall not apply to cooperative sober living residences.
(b) The regulations in this subchapter are
				promulgated for the purpose of facilitating the discharge by the Department of
				Community Affairs of the functions assigned to it by the Boarding House Life Safety
				Improvement Act of 1981 ( P.L. 1981, c.515; N.J.S.A. 5:14J-52 et seq.).
(c) The functions assigned to the Department of
				Community Affairs by the Boarding House Life Safety Improvement Act of 1981 shall be
				discharged by the Bureau.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 12 - FIRE SAFETY LOANS › Section 5:27-12.2 - Rental assistance agreements

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(a) No rental assistance
				shall be paid by the Bureau to any owner except pursuant to a rental assistance
				agreement signed by the owner and the Chief of the Bureau. In the case of a
				corporation or association, the primary owner shall sign the agreement and an
				appropriate resolution of the corporation or association shall be
				submitted.
(b) The agreement shall
				provide that payment of the rental assistance funds shall be made by the Bureau
				directly to the HMFA, for credit to the owner's loan account.
(c) Pursuant to statute, the agreement shall
				require that the owner remit to the Bureau, upon demand by the Bureau, an amount
				equal to any rental assistance payment made by the Bureau on behalf of any resident
				having an income in excess of the maximum amount established by the HMFA at any time
				during the period of time covered by the rental assistance payment.
(d) The agreement shall require the owner to
				submit to the Bureau quarterly reports setting forth the names, ages, and incomes of
				all residents and whether or not they are disabled. This information shall be
				verified by the Bureau at least once annually.
(e) The agreement shall provide that payments on
				behalf of a resident who leaves the facility shall continue so long as such
				resident's place is taken within 90 days by another resident.
1. If the place of a resident receiving assistance
				is not taken by another such eligible resident within 90 days, all rental assistance
				payments made for the period after the departure of the eligible resident shall be
				returned to the Bureau upon demand. Such determination shall be made by the Bureau
				upon review of consecutive quarterly reports.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 12 - FIRE SAFETY LOANS › Section 5:27-12.3 - Casino Revenue Fund rental assistance eligibility

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(a) The following
				standards are established for the purpose of determining eligibility of residents
				for rental assistance made with funds appropriated from the Casino Revenue Fund:
1. A person 65 years of age or older shall be
				deemed to be a "senior citizen".
2. A
				person having his or her principal residence within the State of New Jersey who is
				totally and permanently unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
				reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment shall be deemed
				to be a "disabled resident of the State."
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 13 - ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA › Section 5:27-13.1 - Appropriate placement and care

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(a) This subchapter
				shall not apply to cooperative sober living residences.
(b) A resident with a diagnosis of probable
				Alzheimer's disease, other dementia, or other cognitive impairments shall be
				transferred from a licensed Class C boarding home to a facility which offers a
				higher level of care, if the resident exhibits one or more of the following
				characteristics:
1. The resident is consistently
				and totally dependent in eating and toileting. "Consistently and totally dependent
				in eating" means being unable to swallow and/or requiring a feeding tube.
				"Consistently and totally dependent in toileting" means requiring a colostomy bag
				and/or catheter.
2. The resident is
				unable to self-administer medications (oral, topical, injectable) even when
				monitored; provided, however, that residents who are unable to self-administer
				medication shall be permitted to remain in the facility provided the facility owner
				or operator has a certified medication aide on-site, who is under the supervision of
				a registered nurse, full time.
3. The
				resident requires treatment of a stage two, three or four pressure sore.
4. The resident exhibits behaviors and/or has
				cognitive impairments of such severity as to be a danger to self or
				others.
5. The resident is in need of a
				therapeutic diet that cannot be accommodated at the facility and requires nursing
				monitoring. For example, monitoring of blood sugar, food and fluid intake,
				monitoring of skin integrity and possible dehydration.
6. The resident is in need of any type of feeding
				tube or other artificial feeding apparatus.
7. The resident is bed bound or requires
				repositioning due to his or her disease progression or due to a medically disabling
				condition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 13 - ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA › Section 5:27-13.2 - Referrals

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The facility owner or operator shall maintain a list of licensed
				  New Jersey long term care facilities and Department of Health and Senior Services
				  licensed alternative care facilities and provide it to the resident, the resident's
				  family, care giver or responsible agency when a resident needs a higher level of
				  care.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 13 - ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA › Section 5:27-13.4 - Building safety requirements

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(a) In addition to being
				maintained in accordance with the requirements of
				5:27-1.3(c)  and
				5:27-4, all residences subject to this subchapter shall have the following:
1. On each floor above the ground floor to which
				one or more persons with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder or other form of
				dementia has access, a designated area, approved by the Bureau, to which such
				persons may be brought, in which they may reasonably be expected to be safe, pending
				their evacuation, in an emergency situation. No Class C boarding home shall be
				permitted to have more than four residents that cannot physically self-evacuate
				unless the staffing shall be increased to a ratio of one staff member per two
				residents that cannot self evacuate; and
2. Physical security features in compliance with
				the following:
i. The entrance to the front yard
				shall be controlled with a non-scalable fence of at least four feet and a gate. The
				gate will have self-closing and self-latching hardware and be equipped with a
				doorbell or intercom that controls access into the building and the licensee or an
				employee of the licensee shall be at all times responsible for responding to the
				doorbell or intercom.
ii. Exterior doors
				shall be locked at all times and access by the residents and visitors will only be
				permitted with the assistance of a staff member.
iii. All doors to a common cellar or storage area
				shall remain locked at all times except for ingress or egress in the presence of a
				staff member.
iv. The gate or main
				entrance of the residence shall be monitored by a closed circuit monitor.
v. Windows and doors will be equipped with audible
				alarms that will ring if a door or window is opened.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 13 - ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA › Section 5:27-13.5 - Administration of medications

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(a) All medications
				administered by qualified persons shall be administered in accordance with
				prescriber orders, facility policy and all Federal and State laws, rules and
				regulations.
(b) Administration of
				medications is within the scope of practice and remains the responsibility of the
				registered professional nurse. A registered professional nurse may choose to
				delegate the task of administering medications in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:37-6
				to certified medication aides. When the registered professional nurse delegates the
				task of administering medications to certified medication aides, this delegation is
				based upon individual residents' needs and circumstances within specific limits.
				These limits shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. The administration of oral, ophthalmic,
				inhalant, nasal, rectal, vaginal, topical and injectable (subcutaneous) medications
				may be delegated. Residents receiving short-term scheduled medications (II-IV) for
				analgesia, and injections other than predrawn insulin, shall be reassessed by the
				registered professional nurse at least every 72 hours, in order to determine if the
				medication is still required;
2. The
				delegating registered professional nurse shall review with the certified medication
				aide medication actions and untoward effects for each drug to be administered.
				Pertinent information about medications' adverse effects, side effects, and
				potential interactions shall be incorporated into the care plan for each resident,
				with interventions to be implemented by the certified medication aide and other
				caregiving persons; and
3. A unit of use
				distribution system shall be developed and implemented.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 13 - ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA › Section 5:27-13.6 - Storage of medications

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(a) For those residents
				who do not self-administer medications, the administrator shall provide an
				appropriate and safe medication storage area, either in a common area or in the
				resident's unit for the storage of medications. The storage area requirement may be
				satisfied through the use of a locked medication cart.
1. The storage area shall be kept locked when not
				in use.
2. The storage area shall be
				used only for storage of medications and medical supplies.
3. The key to the storage area shall be kept on
				the person of the employee on duty who is responsible for resident
				supervision.
4. Each resident's
				medications shall be kept separated within the storage area, with the exception of
				large volume medications which may be labeled and stored together in the storage
				area.
5. Medications shall be stored in
				accordance with manufacturer's instructions and with U.S.P. (United States
				Pharmacopoeia) requirements at USP 23, NF18, published by U.S. Pharmacopoeia
				Convention, 12601 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, incorporated herein by
				reference.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 13 - ADDITIONAL RULES REGARDING PERSONS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS OR OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA › Section 5:27-13.7 - Nursing assessments of residents of boarding houses exclusively serving persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders or other forms of dementia

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(a) The owner of every
				boarding house exclusively serving persons with Alzheimer's disease or related
				disorders or other forms of dementia shall enter into a contract with a home health
				agency (HHA) that is licensed by the Department of Health and certified for
				participation in the Medicare program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
				Services to provide the nursing services set forth in this section.
(b) In accordance with the contract entered into
				pursuant to (a) above, prior to admission and on a quarterly basis thereafter, an
				HHA Registered Nurse (hereinafter referred to as the Quality Assurance Nurse) shall
				conduct a nursing assessment of each resident for the purpose of identifying and
				documenting the care and safety needs of the resident, which shall address the
				issues set forth in
				5:27-13.1 and shall include, but not be
				limited to:
1. Requirements for assistance with
				the activities of daily living;
2.
				Requirements for nursing care, if any; and
3. Requirements to ensure environmental safety for
				the resident.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ROOMING AND BOARDING HOUSES › Subchapter 14 - CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS › Section 5:27-14.1 - Carbon monoxide alarms

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(a) Carbon monoxide alarms shall be installed and
				maintained in full operating condition in the following locations:
1. Single station carbon monoxide alarms shall be
				installed and maintained in the immediate vicinity of every sleeping room in
				buildings that contain a fuel-burning appliance or that have an attached
				garage.
2. As an alternative to the
				requirements above, carbon monoxide alarms may be installed in the locations
				specified in the Uniform Construction Code (
N.J.A.C.
				5:23
).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27A - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS › Section 5:27A-1.1 - Scope

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The rules in this chapter pertain to all facilities not located
				  with, and operated by, licensed health care facilities that provide residential
				  health care services. These rules constitute the basis for the licensure of such
				  residential health care facilities by the New Jersey State Department of Community
				  Affairs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27A - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS › Section 5:27A-1.2 - Purpose

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Residential health care facilities provide sheltered care and
				  services, in a homelike setting, to residents who do not require skilled nursing
				  care, in order to assist residents to maintain personal interests and dignity as
				  well as to protect their health and safety. The aim of this chapter is to establish
				  minimum rules with which a residential health care facility not located with, and
				  operated by, licensed health care facility must comply in order to be licensed to
				  operate in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 27A - STANDARDS FOR LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES NOT LOCATED WITH, AND OPERATED BY, LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS › Section 5:27A-1.4 - Qualifications of the administrator of a residential health care facility

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(a) The administrator of
				a residential health care facility shall be in good physical and mental health, of
				good moral character, and shall exhibit concern for the safety and well-being of
				residents, and shall:
1. Complete a training
				course approved by the Department of Human Services, or other equivalent training as
				approved by the Department of Community Affairs, within one year of his or her
				employment as administrator;
2. Hold a
				current New Jersey license as a nursing home administrator, or be eligible to take
				the New Jersey Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing Examination, according to
				Department of Health requirements found in
N.J.A.C. 8:34
;
				or
3. Complete an assisted living
				administrator training course approved by the Department of Health as specified at
N.J.A.C.
				8:36-3.2(b)
.