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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 3A:51-3.4 - Reporting requirements

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(a) The resource family parent shall immediately
				verbally notify the State Central Registry whenever there is reasonable cause to
				believe that a child has been or is being abused or neglected, as required by
				9:6-8.9,
				8.10, 8.13 and 8.14. Copies of the law and information about it are available upon
				request from the Department's Office of Communications and Public Affairs, PO Box
				729, Trenton, NJ 08625-0729.
(b) The
				resource family parent, or designee if the resource family parent is incapacitated,
				shall immediately verbally notify the Office of Licensing of the following changes
				or events after the resource family parent or designee learns of their occurrence,
				and shall immediately notify the State Central Registry if such changes or events
				occur after office hours:
1. Injury, accident or
				illness that results in the admittance of a resource family parent or household
				member to a hospital;
2. The death of a
				resource family parent or household member;
3. Any current arrests, criminal convictions or
				guilty pleas of a resource family parent or household member;
4. Any household member added to the resource
				family; and
5. Any traumatic event that
				disrupts the stability of the home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-4.1 - Physical facility and maintenance requirements

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(a) Level I physical
				facility requirements are as follows:
1. In order
				to receive and maintain an initial or renewal license, the resource family home
				shall be in compliance with all applicable local and State laws, including the New
				Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23, and the New Jersey
				Uniform Fire Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70, with respect to occupancy of a
				dwelling, health and fire safety provisions.
2. A telephone shall be in service in the home at
				all times when a child in placement is present.
3. Cameras, recording devices, or monitoring
				devices, including a home security system focusing on points of egress to the
				outside, may be installed.
4. Cameras,
				recording devices, and monitoring devices shall not be installed in or monitor
				bathrooms.
5. Cameras, recording
				devices, and monitoring devices shall not be used in a bedroom used by a child in
				placement who is over four years of age. The device shall not impose on the privacy
				of any child in placement.
6. The
				resource family parent shall reveal any use of monitoring or recording devices to
				each child in placement prior to their use.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-4.2 - Bedroom requirements

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(a) Level I bedroom requirements are as follows:
1. Each bedroom occupied by anyone in the resource
				family shall have two independent means of exit, at least one of which is an
				operable window or door suitable for emergency escape or rescue leading directly
				outside, or the current certificate of occupancy identifies the room as a bedroom,
				which means that adequate egress has been verified.
2. Each child in placement shall be provided with
				his or her own age-appropriate bed, bassinet, or crib, that is located in a bedroom
				and kept in a sanitary and safe condition. A child in placement shall not share a
				bed with either another child or an adult.
3. An unfinished attic or unfinished basement
				shall not be used for sleeping purposes by any child in the resource
				family.
4. Each bedroom occupied by a
				child in placement shall have natural light and ventilation provided by one or more
				windows opening directly to the exterior.
5. Each child in placement shall sleep in a
				bedroom that is sufficient in size to provide for the safety, privacy, and comfort
				of the child.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-4.3 - Sharing a bedroom

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A child in placement shall not share a bedroom with any child of
				  the opposite sex unless consideration of the child in placement's age and sexual
				  identity indicate that this is in the child's best interest.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-4.4 - Emergency evacuation, medical emergencies, and fire prevention

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(a) Level I emergency
				evacuation, medical emergency, and fire safety requirements are as follows:
1. A battery-operated or hard-wired smoke detector
				shall be:
i. Installed on each floor of the
				home;
ii. Installed adjacent to each
				sleeping area; and
iii. Operable at all
				times.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-4.5 - Capacity

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(a) Level I capacity
				requirements are as follows:
1. For children
				placed on or after February 6, 2006, the resource family parent shall comply with
				the following capacity limits on the number of children residing in the home:
i. No more than four children in
				placement;
ii. No more than six children
				in total, including children in placement and all other children residing in the
				home;
iii. No more than four children in
				total below six years of age, including children in placement and all other children
				residing in the home;
iv. No more than
				two children in total below two years of age, including children in placement and
				all other children residing in the home; and
v. No more than two non-ambulatory children in
				total, including children in placement and all other children residing in the
				home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 5 - PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-5.2 - References

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(a) The resource family parent applicant shall
				submit contact information for the applicable references specified below in order to
				receive an initial license:
1. A medical
				reference, which includes a recommendation from a physician, for each applicant and
				household member;
2. Three personal
				references for the applicant(s);
3. An
				employment reference for each employed applicant;
4. A school or day care reference for each child
				in the resource family who attends school or day care; and
5. A child care reference for each applicant who
				has served as a child care provider or as a caregiver for a child placed by another
				agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 5 - PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-5.3 - Home study

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(a) The applicant shall permit and participate in
				a home study by the Department. The completed home study shall include:
1. Identifying information on each applicant and
				household member, including:
i. Current address
				and all previous addresses within the past five years, if applicable;
ii. A visa or United States Citizenship and
				Immigration Service documentation as evidence of legal residency, if the resource
				family parent or applicant is not a citizen of the United States;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 5 - PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-5.5 - Child Abuse Record Information background checks

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(a) Level I Child Abuse
				Record Information requirements are as follows:
1.
				As a condition of securing and maintaining a license, the resource family parent or
				applicant shall provide written consent to the Division for a Child Abuse Record
				Information (CARI) background check from each resource family parent or applicant,
				each household member at least 18 years of age, each new household member at least
				18 years of age, and each household member who reaches 18 years of age.
2. If any person specified in (a)1 above refuses
				to consent to a CARI background check, the Office of Licensing shall deny the
				application or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license, as applicable. The
				resource family parent or applicant may appeal the denial, suspension, revocation,
				or refusal to renew, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:51-2.6.
3. Upon receipt of written consent from a person
				specified in (a)1 above, the Division shall conduct a search of its records to
				determine if an incident of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated, pursuant
				to section
				4 of
				P.L.
				1971, c. 437 (N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.11), against the person.
				The Department shall consider incidents of child abuse or neglect that were
				substantiated on or after June 29, 1995, to ensure that the perpetrator has had an
				opportunity to appeal a substantiated finding. The Department may consider
				substantiated incidents prior to that date if the Department, in its judgment,
				determines that the perpetrator poses a risk of harm to a child in a resource family
				home. In cases involving incidents substantiated prior to June 29, 1995, the
				Department shall offer the perpetrator an opportunity for a hearing to contest the
				substantiation, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:120A.
4. The Division shall request information from
				another state's child abuse and neglect registry when any resource family parent or
				applicant or household member is at least 18 years of age and has resided in any
				state other than New Jersey during the past five years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 5 - PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-5.6 - Training

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(a) A level I training requirement is as follows:
1. Prior to the issuance of a license, each
				applicant shall complete pre-service training, provided or approved by the
				Department, which will adequately prepare the applicant with the appropriate
				knowledge and skills to provide for the needs of the children who are or may be
				placed in the home, including those related to the reasonable and prudent parent
				standard.
2. The pre-service training
				shall include, but is not limited to:
i. Legal
				rights, roles, responsibilities, and expectations of resource family
				parents;
ii. The structure, purpose,
				policies, and services of the Department;
iii. The laws and rules governing the
				Department;
iv. The impact of childhood
				trauma;
v. Managing child
				behaviors;
vi. Training in first aid and
				cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the ages of children in placement; and
vii. The importance of maintaining the
				parent-child connections and visitation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.1 - Supervision of children in placement

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(a) Level I supervision
				requirements are as follows:
1. The resource family
				parent shall ensure the supervision of each child in placement, as appropriate to
				the child's age and particular needs, pursuant to the reasonable and prudent parent
				standard.
2. The resource family parent
				shall be reachable by telephone in the event of an emergency or illness when the
				child in placement or resource family parent is not in the home.
3. When temporary care is provided for a child in
				placement on behalf of the resource family parent for more than three consecutive
				days, either in the resource family home or in the temporary caregiver's home:
i. The resource family parent shall inform the
				Department office of the temporary care arrangements;
ii. The temporary caregiver shall complete a Child
				Abuse Record Information background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:51-5.5, and a check of court records;
iii. The temporary care arrangements shall be
				approved by the Department office having supervision of the child; and
iv. The temporary caregiver shall be trustworthy
				and well known to the resource family parent.
4. When a child in placement attends a child care
				center or family child care home, the program shall be either licensed, as specified
				in N.J.A.C. 10:122, or registered, as specified in N.J.A.C. 10:126 and 126A, as
				applicable.
5. The resource family
				parent shall not use cameras installed in the home as a means of supervision unless
				determined by the treating physician to be medically necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.2 - Visitation and communication

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(a) The Department
				office having supervision of the child in placement, in consultation with the
				resource family parent, shall determine the family members and friends with whom the
				child may communicate and visit.
(b)
				Level I visitation and communication requirements are as follows:
1. The resource family parent shall comply with
				the visitation restrictions specified by the Department for each child in
				placement.
2. The resource family parent
				shall provide each child in placement with access to a telephone for telephone
				conversations with the child's worker and law guardian or law guardian investigator,
				as applicable.
i. The resource family parent shall
				not obligate the child in placement to pay for the cost of telephone calls to and
				from the worker or law guardian.
ii. The
				resource family parent shall provide each child in placement with adequate privacy
				for telephone calls to and from the worker and law guardian, but the resource family
				parent may locate the telephone in an area where the resource family parent can
				observe the child's reactions.
3. The resource family parent shall provide each
				child in placement with reasonable access to the telephone and other means of
				communication for communication with the child's parents.
i. The resource family parent may impose
				restrictions on these conversations and communications if necessary to comply with a
				court order or child's case plan that limits the child's contact with his or her
				parents.
ii. When the resource family
				parent imposes restrictions on a child's access to telephone conversations or other
				means of communication, as specified in (b)3i above, the resource family parent
				shall explain the nature of the restrictions to the child.
4. The resource family parent shall prohibit the
				use of tapes or any other mechanical or electronic listening devices to monitor the
				telephone calls of a child in placement.
5. The resource family parent shall provide each
				child in placement with adequate amounts of stamps and writing materials for
				corresponding with family, friends and other persons who have a positive
				relationship with the child.
6. If a
				visitor appears to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the resource family
				parent shall prohibit the individual from transporting the child in
				placement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.3 - Education

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(a) The resource family parent shall cooperate
				with the Department to ensure that each school-age child in placement receives an
				educational program pursuant to
				30:4C-26(c)
				 and
				18A:7B-12(a).
1. The resource family parent shall register each
				school-age child in placement in school.
2. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				each school-age child in placement attends school regularly according to applicable
				State and local school attendance requirements.
3. Home schooling in lieu of school attendance for
				a child in placement shall be prohibited.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.4 - Recreation

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The resource family parent shall determine the recreational
				  activities the child may engage in, based on the reasonable and prudent parent
				  standard.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.5 - Religion

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(a) The resource family
				parent shall ensure that the child in placement is afforded the opportunity to
				attend religious activities and services in the community in accordance with the
				faith of the child's parent.
(b) The
				resource family parent shall provide or arrange transportation if the child in
				placement wishes to attend religious activities or services.
(c) The resource family parent shall not coerce or
				require a child in placement to participate in religious activities, nor punish a
				child in placement who chooses not to participate in religious activities.
(d) The resource family parent's religious
				practices shall not interfere with a child in placement receiving medical
				care.
(e) The resource family parent may
				include the child in placement in the resource family parent's religious activities
				or services if the child expresses such interest and the child's parent consents.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.6 - Food and nutrition

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(a) Level I food and nutrition requirements are as
				follows:
1. The resource family parent shall
				ensure that each child in placement is provided with at least three nutritious meals
				daily.
2. The resource family parent
				shall make daily snacks available if the child in placement desires them, unless
				there is a medical reason not to provide them.
3. The resource family parent shall select, store,
				prepare, and serve food in a sanitary and palatable manner.
4. The resource family parent shall not force-feed
				or otherwise coerce the child in placement to eat, except by order of a
				physician.
5. The resource family parent
				shall provide meals as prescribed by a physician for each child in placement who
				requires a specialized diet.
6. The
				resource family parent shall ensure that the daily diet for each child in placement
				includes a balance of foods from all essential food groups.
7. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				each meal contains a sufficient amount of food for each child in
				placement.
8. The resource family parent
				shall make available, as necessary, an alternate choice of food for each child in
				placement on a special diet or who, because of religious beliefs, cannot eat certain
				foods.
9. If the child in placement is
				an infant, the resource family parent shall consult with the infant's health care
				provider and follow recommendations in regard to the feeding schedule, special
				formula, nutritional needs and introduction of new foods.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.7 - Pets

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(a) The resource family parent shall ensure that
				pets kept in the home pose no danger to the health, safety, or well-being of a child
				in placement.
(b) The resource family
				parent shall ensure that all pets kept in the home are:
1. Domesticated and non-aggressive;
2. Vaccinated, if applicable, as prescribed by law
				or as recommended by a licensed veterinarian. The record of the vaccinations shall
				be maintained in the home, along with the name and address of the licensed
				veterinarian providing care for the pet;
3. If sick, removed from the areas occupied by the
				child in placement, until the pet has been examined by a licensed veterinarian who
				verifies that the pet does not present a risk to the child; and
4. Effectively controlled by leash, command, or
				cage.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.8 - Discipline and control

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(a) Level I discipline
				and control requirements are as follows:
1. The
				resource family parent shall not assign the responsibility for the discipline and
				control of a child in placement to another child, or to an adult who is not a
				resource family parent, unless the adult is providing temporary care on behalf of
				the resource family parent, as specified in 3A:51-6.1.
2. The resource family parent shall not threaten
				discipline or administer discipline to a child in placement for the misbehavior of
				another child.
3. The resource family
				parent shall not use the following types of punishment on a child in placement:
i. Any type of physical hitting, shaking or the
				use of corporal punishment;
ii. Forced
				physical exercise or forcing the child to take an uncomfortable position;
iii. Subjection to verbal abuse, ridicule,
				humiliation, or other forms of degradation;
iv. Deprivation of meals, sleep, clothing, or
				communication;
v. Mechanical or chemical
				restraint;
vi. Assignment of overly
				strenuous work;
vii. Exclusion from
				medical treatment, education or clinical treatment;
viii. Locking the child out of the home;
ix. Locking the child in a room or area of the
				home;
x. Withholding or threatening to
				withhold visits with the child's birth family; or
xi. Removing or threatening to remove the child
				from the home.
4. The
				resource family parent shall not use restrictive behavior management practices to
				control or modify the behavior of a child in placement.
5. The resource family parent shall use acceptable
				methods of discipline and control for the child in placement, such as:
i. Brief time-out;
ii. Withholding of privileges, such as television,
				play time, or other activity;
iii. Early
				bedtimes;
iv. Writing a story or an
				essay;
v. Having the child do extra
				chores that are appropriate to the child's age and ability; or
vi. Discussing the child's behavior with the child
				in a supportive manner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.9 - Firearms and weapons

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(a) Level I firearms and
				weapons requirements are as follows:
1. All
				firearms shall be secured in a locked steel gun vault approved by the Office of
				Licensing.
2. All ammunition shall be
				secured in a locked area separate from the firearm storage vault.
3. The resource family parent shall not maintain
				chemical weapons such as mace or pepper spray in the home unless these items are
				stored in a place inaccessible to children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 6 - RESOURCE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-6.10 - Clothing

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(a) Level I clothing requirements are as follows:
1. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				each child in placement has adequate, clean clothing and a permanent place to store
				it, in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard.
2. The resource family parent shall not require a
				child in placement to wear any article of clothing that identifies the child as a
				member of an organization unless the child chooses to wear such clothing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-7.1 - Health care and medical treatment

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(a) Level I health care
				and medical treatment requirements for children are as follows:
1. The resource family parent, in cooperation with
				the Division worker, shall ensure that the medical, dental, mental/behavioral
				health, and other health care needs of each child in placement who is under age 18
				or when the case plan states that the resource family parent is responsible are
				adequately and promptly met, including arranging for emergency, routine, and
				follow-up medical, dental, mental/behavioral health, and other health
				care.
2. The resource family parent
				shall ensure that each child living in the home, including children in placement
				under age 18 or when the case plan states that the resource family parent is
				responsible and all other children in the resource family, receives all
				age-appropriate immunizations as recommended by the child's physician, unless a
				physician or advanced practice nurse documents that immunization would be
				detrimental to the child's health.
3. A
				child residing in the home who is not in placement shall be exempted from
				immunization, if:
i. The parent objects thereto in
				a written statement submitted to the Department, signed by the parent, explaining
				how the immunization conflicts with the child's exercise of bona fide religious
				tenets or practices; or
ii. Immunization
				is contrary to the child's health as documented by a physician or advanced practice
				nurse.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-7.2 - General health practices

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(a) Level I general health practices requirements
				are as follows:
1. If a serious accident or
				illness occurs to a child in placement, the resource family parent shall take
				necessary emergency action and immediately notify the Department office having
				supervision of the child, or the State Central Registry, if after business
				hours.
2. If a child in placement,
				resource family parent, or household member has a serious communicable disease, the
				resource family parent shall:
i. Seek appropriate
				medical attention from a physician for the individual and determine the possible
				risks to others in the home;
ii. Isolate
				the individual posing a risk to others; and
iii. Contact the Division worker or the State
				Central Registry, if after office hours, who shall determine whether the New Jersey
				State Department of Health, the local health department, or other appropriate public
				health authority needs to be contacted.
3. The resource family parent shall maintain a
				smoke-free environment in all indoor areas of the home, in all vehicles used to
				transport a child in placement, and in the presence of each child in placement.
i. The resource family parent shall prohibit
				smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco by children in placement.
ii. The resource family parent shall comply with
				the provisions of
				2A:170-51.4
				prohibiting any person from directly or indirectly selling, giving or furnishing to
				a minor under 19 years of age any cigarettes made of tobacco, any matter or
				substance that can be smoked, any cigarette paper or tobacco in any form, including
				smokeless tobacco.
iii. The resource
				family parent may permit smoking outdoors when no child in placement is
				present.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-7.3 - Prescription and non-prescription medication

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(a) Level I
				prescription and non-prescription medication requirements are as follows:
1. The resource family parent shall administer
				prescription medication to a child in placement under age 18 or when the case plan
				states that the resource family parent is responsible only when a physician,
				clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, or dentist authorizes the
				medication.
2. The resource family
				parent shall administer non-prescription over-the-counter medication only in
				accordance with the recommended dosage for the age or weight of the child in
				placement, as indicated on the label or as directed by the child's physician,
				clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner or dentist.
3. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				all prescription and non-prescription medications are kept in an area inaccessible
				to children.
4. The resource family
				parent shall allow each child in placement 18 years and older to maintain and
				administer his or her own medication:
i. Unless it
				is prohibited by the prescribing physician or the case plan; and
ii. If the medication is securely
				stored.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-7.4 - Psychotropic medication

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(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.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-7.5 - Personal care and hygiene

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(a) Level I personal
				care and hygiene requirements are as follows:
1.
				The resource family parent shall provide the child in placement with appropriate
				hygiene supplies.
2. For a child in
				placement unable to provide for his or her own personal care and hygiene, the
				resource family parent shall bathe and groom the child.
3. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				each child in placement has the opportunity for at least eight hours of
				uninterrupted sleep each night.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-7.6 - Environmental sanitation and hygiene

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(a) Level I
				environmental sanitation and hygiene requirements are as follows:
1. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				disposable gloves, which shall be discarded after each use, are used when any person
				in the home has contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter, or other body
				secretions of any person known to have an infectious disease.
2. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				all items in the home and outdoors that come into contact with blood, vomit, urine,
				fecal matter, or other body secretions are washed and disinfected with a
				commercially prepared disinfectant whose label indicates it kills bacteria, viruses,
				and parasites.
i. Disinfectant shall be used in
				accordance with label instructions.
ii.
				Items to be washed and disinfected shall include:
(1) Bedding and clothing;
(2) Furniture and carpeting;
(3) Toilet seats, sinks and faucets;
(4) Fever thermometers; and
(5) Mops, washcloths, towels, and sponges that
				were used in the clean-up.
3. The resource family parent shall ensure that
				all persons in the home thoroughly wash their hands with a disinfectant soap after
				each incident of coming into contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter, or
				other body secretions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS › Subchapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:51-8.1 - Transportation and vehicle safety requirements

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(a) Level I
				transportation and vehicle safety requirements are as follows:
1. Each resource family parent shall provide or
				arrange for the routine transportation needs of each child in placement.
2. Each resource family parent or household
				member, who provides transportation to a child in placement shall have:
i. A current driver's license;
ii. Automobile insurance coverage; and
iii. A vehicle with ample space, seatbelts and
				age-appropriate safety seats for each child placed with him or her.
3. The resource family parent shall not
				knowingly allow a child in placement to ride with a driver who does not have a
				current driver's license, automobile insurance, or a seat belt or safety seat for
				the child in placement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:52-1.1 - Legal authority

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(a) This chapter is promulgated pursuant to the
				Child Care Center Licensing Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				30:5B-1 et seq.
(b) Under the laws specified in (a) above, the
				Department of Children and Families is authorized to:
1. License certain public and private child care
				centers that are maintained for the care, development or supervision of six or more
				children under 13 years of age for less than 24 hours a day;
2. Inspect and examine the physical plant or
				facilities, including, but not limited to, storage areas and additional floor
				levels, and program of a child care center without delay or an escort, and inspect
				all documents, records, files, or other data maintained pursuant to the
				above-referenced law during the center's normal operating hours and without prior
				notice; and
3. Request the appropriate
				State and local fire, health and building officials to conduct examinations and
				inspections to determine a center's compliance with State and local ordinances,
				codes and regulations. The inspections shall be conducted and the results reported
				to the Department within 60 days after the request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:52-1.2 - Definition of child care center

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(a) "Child care center"
				or "center" means any home or facility, by whatever name known, which is maintained
				for the care, development, or supervision of six or more children under 13 years of
				age who attend for less than 24 hours a day.
1.
				For a facility that is located in a sponsor's or sponsor representative's home, the
				Office of Licensing shall not count the children residing in the sponsor's or
				sponsor representative's home in determining whether the facility is serving the
				minimum number of children that would require it to be licensed as a
				center.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:52-1.5 - Hours of care

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(a) Centers operating
				during the normal waking hours shall not care for a child on a regular basis for
				more than 12 hours within a 24-hour period.
(b) Centers operating during the normal sleeping
				hours shall not care for a child on a regular basis for more than 16 hours within a
				24-hour period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.1 - Application for a license

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(a) No person shall
				operate a center without first securing a license from the Office of Licensing. Any
				person who operates a center that does not have a valid license, or who uses fraud
				or misrepresentation in obtaining a license or who advertises or provides any
				service not authorized by a valid license, or who violates any other provision of
				the laws specified in 3A:52-1.1(a), is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree,
				pursuant to 30:5B-13.
(b) A person applying for an initial license or
				renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a
				completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the
				anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular
				license.
(c) An applicant for an initial
				or renewal license shall submit, with the completed application form, the specified
				licensing fee listed in the chart below, in the form of a check or money order made
				payable to the "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."
LICENSING FEES FOR CENTERS
Center's Licensed Capacity
Three Year Fee
6-15
$ 110.00
16-30
$ 140.00
31-60
$ 165.00
61-100
$ 195.00
101-180
$ 220.00
181 and up
$ 250.00
(d) In
				lieu of the fees specified in (c) above, an applicant for an initial or renewal
				license who operates a Head Start Center, pursuant to
				42 U.S.C. §§
										9831 et seq., or a school-age child care program
				that does not charge a fee or require other compensation or services from parents,
				shall submit with the completed application form a $ 110.00 licensing fee, in the
				form of a check or money order made payable to the "Treasurer, State of New
				Jersey."
(e) If the application is
				denied, or the center does not open, the Office of Licensing shall refund the
				licensing fee to the applicant.
(f) The
				licensing fee will not be refunded once the Office of Licensing issues the center a
				license.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.2 - Issuance of a license

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(a) The Office of Licensing shall issue a regular
				license to a center that has achieved full compliance with all applicable provisions
				of this chapter.
(b) If the Office of
				Licensing determines that a center is in substantial compliance with, but does not
				meet all applicable provisions of this chapter, and provided that there is no
				serious or imminent hazard to the health, safety, well-being, and development of the
				children, the Office of Licensing shall issue a temporary license to the center and
				indicate in writing the steps the center must take to secure a regular license. When
				a center applies for its first license, a temporary license shall not be issued
				until the center has submitted to the Office of Licensing a satisfactory Certificate
				of Occupancy and documentation of compliance with State requirements, as specified
				in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2 through 5.6.
(c) A
				temporary license may be issued for a period not to exceed six months. The Office of
				Licensing may issue as many temporary licenses as it deems necessary. However, a
				center shall not operate pursuant to temporary licenses for more than 18
				months.
(d) Each licensing period, which
				may include the issuance of one or more temporary licenses and/or one regular
				license, shall be three years.
1. In determining
				the expiration date of the first regular license, the Office of Licensing shall
				compute the three-year licensing period from the date of issuance of the first
				temporary or regular license.
2. In
				determining the expiration date of a renewal regular license, the Office of
				Licensing shall compute the three-year licensing period from the date on which the
				center's previous regular license expired.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.3 - Location of a center

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(a) The license shall be issued to a specific
				center sponsor or sponsor representative at a specific location and shall not be
				transferable.
(b) When two or more
				buildings are, or will be, utilized to accommodate centers operated by the same
				sponsor or sponsor representative, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall apply
				to the Office of Licensing for either:
1. A
				separate license for each center in each building; or
2. A single license covering all the buildings
				that comprise a single center provided that:
i.
				The buildings are on the same or contiguous properties;
ii. The programs have the same director;
				and
iii. The Office of Licensing
				determines that issuance of a single license would not be detrimental to the health,
				safety, well-being, and development of the children served.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.4 - Denying, suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval

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(a) The Office of Licensing may deny an
				application or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or a Certificate of
				Life/Safety Approval for good cause, including the following, as applicable:
1. Failure or refusal to comply with all
				applicable provisions of the laws specified in this chapter;
i. Failure to comply with the provisions of this
				chapter shall also prevent a sponsor from obtaining a license for an additional
				child care center;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.5 - Administrative hearings

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(a) Before the Office of Licensing's decision to
				deny an application or suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke a center's license or
				Certificate of Life/Safety Approval becomes effective, the Office of Licensing shall
				afford the center an opportunity to request an administrative hearing, pursuant to
				the Administrative Procedure Act,
				N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq.,
				and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1.
(b) As long as the Department determines that the
				children are not at risk and no serious or imminent hazards exist, the Office of
				Licensing may permit a center that has requested an administrative hearing, as
				specified in (a) above, to continue to operate until a final decision is rendered as
				a result of the hearing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.6 - Complaints

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(a) Whenever the Office of Licensing receives a
				report questioning the licensing status of a program or center or alleging that a
				licensed center is violating provisions of this chapter, the Office of Licensing
				shall ensure that the allegation is promptly investigated to determine whether the
				complaint is substantiated.
(b) After
				the report of the investigation has been completed, the Office of Licensing shall
				notify the sponsor or sponsor representative in writing of the results of the
				investigation, pursuant to the State Open Public Records Law,
				N.J.S.A.
				47:1A-1 et seq., except for any information not
				permitted to be disclosed pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				9:6-8.10a.
(c) Whenever the Department, through its Office of
				Licensing, Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, or local offices, conducts
				complaint investigations, the center shall cooperate with all Department
				investigators.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES › Section 3A:52-2.7 - Public access to the Office of Licensing's records

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Licensing files maintained by the Office of Licensing are public
				  records and shall be readily accessible for examination by any person, under the
				  direction and supervision of the Office of Licensing, except when public access to
				  records is restricted, in accordance with the Open Public Records Law or other
				  applicable statutes.