New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS › Subchapter 3 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR CARE PROVIDED BY A RELATIVE › Section 3A:13-3.7 - Convening and conducting the Division placement review

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The Division
				placement review shall be convened and conducted by a Division representative, as
				defined in
				N.J.A.C. 3A:11-1.3, who
				has no responsibility for case management or delivery of service to the child who is
				the subject of the placement review or to the child's parent.
(b) Division representatives who participate in
				the Division placement review shall include the designated Division representative
				who conducts the placement review, the Division representative having direct service
				responsibility for the child, and that Division representative's supervisor. The
				Division representative for the parent of the child being reviewed and for each of
				the child's siblings shall also be present at the placement review or submit
				information about the parent's or sibling's situation or circumstances to the
				Division representative conducting the placement review.
(c) The Division representative conducting the
				placement review shall ensure that the following are assessed or determined at the
				placement review:
1. The safety of the
				child;
2. The circumstances that
				necessitated the out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative and the
				efforts made by the Division to prevent out-of-home placement or care provided by a
				relative unless the circumstances in
				N.J.A.C. 3A:13-3.3(a)3
				 apply;
3. The continuing need for out-of-home placement
				or care provided by a relative;
4. The
				appropriateness of the out-of-home placement or care provided by a
				relative;
5. The proximity of the
				child's out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative to his or her own home
				and the efforts made by the Division to provide continued contact between the child,
				parent, siblings not residing with the child and each relative identified in the
				case plan, as one with whom the child shall visit;
6. Whether the child is making an adequate
				adjustment to the out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative, as indicated
				by the child's behavior;
7. Whether
				returning the child to his or her own home is contrary to the child's
				welfare;
8. The current objectives of
				the case plan, the extent of compliance with the case plan, and whether the
				objectives are being implemented and are likely to lead to achieving the case
				goal;
9. Whether the child's case goal
				is the most likely to meet his or her needs and whether progress is being made
				toward its achievement;
10. Whether the
				services the Division is providing to the child, his or her parent, and the
				out-of-home placement provider or relative providing care for the child meet the
				identified service needs and whether there are obstacles to meeting the identified
				service needs;
11. Whether the Division,
				parent and out-of-home placement provider or relative providing care for the child
				are fulfilling their respective responsibilities in accordance with the case
				plan;
12. Whether the child is
				fulfilling any responsibilities in accordance with the case plan;
13. The extent of progress made toward alleviating
				or mitigating the causes of out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative
				unless the circumstances in
				N.J.A.C. 3A:13-3.3(a)3
				 apply;
14. Whether the parent and the Division are
				maintaining the visitation schedule;
15.
				Whether obstacles exist that are preventing achievement of the case goal and the
				efforts being made by the Division to alleviate the obstacles;
16. Whether the services needed to assist the
				child, age 16 or over, to make the transition from living in an out-of-home
				placement or care provided by a relative to living independently are being
				provided;
17. Whether progress is being
				made to identify, search for, and assess relatives of the child in order to
				determine their appropriateness and willingness to care for the child;
18. Whether the child has siblings in out-of-home
				placement or care provided by a relative, what the case plan and case goal are for
				each of them, whether the case plan includes placing any of the siblings together,
				and what efforts the Division is making to place the siblings together until they
				can be reunited with their parent;
19.
				Whether recommendations by the Child Placement Review Board or court orders are
				being followed;
20. The time frame and
				conditions required for return of the child to his or her own home or an alternate
				permanent living arrangement;
21.
				Whether the Division shall initiate a petition to terminate parental rights or shall
				determine that one of the exceptions listed in
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-15.3 exists; and
22. Whether to identify an adoptive parent and
				conduct a home study as necessary.