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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-5.5 - Volunteers and student interns

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(a) The home may use
				volunteers or student interns to support the activities of regular paid staff
				members, but shall not use volunteers or student interns to substitute for paid
				staff members.
(b) The home shall ensure
				that volunteers and student interns are briefed fully on any special needs or
				problems they might encounter while working with the children.
(c) The home shall ensure that volunteers and
				student interns who have contact with children or parents receive an orientation to
				the home's program and are supervised by paid staff members. Volunteers and student
				interns shall receive authorization from the home prior to accompanying children
				off-grounds for trips, medical appointments and visits.
(d) The home or agency shall require references,
				as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:56-5.1(b)2, for volunteers and
				student interns who provide activities or transportation to a child by
				themselves.
(e) The home or agency shall
				secure and maintain on file documentation from the Department showing compliance
				with a Criminal History Record Information background check and a Child Abuse Record
				Information background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:56-5.1(b)3, for each volunteer
				and student intern.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-5.6 - Criminal History Record Information background checks

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(a) As a condition of
				securing and maintaining a certificate, the home or agency shall ensure that a State
				and Federal Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check,
				in keeping with P.L. 2003, c.
				186, is completed for the director and each staff
				member, treatment home parent, teaching family home parent, alternative care home
				parent, supervised transitional living home parent, and household member at least 18
				years old in a treatment home, teaching family home, alternative care home or
				supervised transitional living home.
(b)
				If the director, treatment home parent, teaching family home parent, alternative
				care home parent, supervised transitional living home parent, or household member
				refuses to consent to or cooperate in a CHRI background check, the Department shall
				deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the certificate, as applicable.
1. The home or agency may appeal the denial,
				suspension, revocation or refusal to renew, as specified in 3A:56-2.4.
2. The treatment home parent, teaching family home
				parent, alternative care home parent, or supervised transitional living home parent
				may choose to remove the household member so refusing from the home before the
				action against the certificate takes effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-5.7 - Child Abuse Record Information background checks

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(a) As a condition of
				securing and maintaining a certificate, the home or agency shall provide written
				consent to the Department from the director and each staff member, treatment home
				parent, teaching family home parent, alternative care home parent, supervised
				transitional living home parent, and household member at least 18 years old in a
				treatment home, teaching family home, alternative care home or supervised
				transitional living home, for a Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) background
				check to be conducted.
(b) If a
				director, treatment home parent, teaching family home parent, alternative care home
				parent, supervised transitional living home parent, or household member refuses to
				consent to or cooperate in a CARI background check, the Department shall deny,
				suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the certificate, as applicable.
1. The home or agency may appeal the denial,
				suspension, revocation or refusal to renew, as specified in 3A:56-2.4.
2. The treatment home parent, teaching family home
				parent, alternative care home parent or supervised transitional living home parent
				may choose to remove the household member so refusing from the home before the
				action against the certificate takes effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-5.8 - Background check procedures for New Jersey homes and agencies

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(a) Prior to the opening
				of a new home or agency located in New Jersey, the home or agency shall ensure that
				a request for a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) background check, as
				specified in 3A:56-5.6, and a Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) background
				check, as specified in 3A:56-5.7, is submitted for each person identified in
				3A:56-5.6(a) and 5.7(a).
(b) At least 60
				days before, but no more than 90 days prior to, each renewal of a certificate on or
				after March 26, 2004, for an existing home or agency located in New Jersey, the home
				or agency shall ensure that a request for a CARI background check, as specified in
N.J.A.C. 3A:56-5.7
, is
				submitted for the director and each staff member, treatment home parent, teaching
				family home parent, alternative care home parent, supervised transitional living
				home parent, and household member at least 18 years old.
(c) Within two weeks after a new staff member
				begins employment at a home or agency or a new household member begins residing at a
				home located in New Jersey, the home or agency shall ensure that a request for a
				CHRI background check, as specified in 3A:56-5.6, and a CARI background check, as
				specified in 3A:56-5.7, is submitted for the individual.
(d) An individual shall not be left alone as the
				only adult caring for a child at the home until documentation from the Department
				showing compliance with a CHRI check and CARI check for the individual has been
				received by the home or agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-5.9 - Background check procedures for out-of-State homes and agencies

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(a) For a home or agency
				located outside New Jersey, the home or agency shall ensure that the director and
				each applicant or staff member meet all applicable laws and regulations in that
				state governing criminal history record background checks and child abuse record
				information checks that may be required as a condition of employment.
(b) In the event that criminal history record
				background checks and child abuse record information checks are not mandated in that
				state, the home or agency shall require that the director and each applicant, staff
				member, treatment home parent, teaching family home parent, alternative care home
				parent, supervised transitional living home parent, and household member at least 18
				years old make a disclosure of any criminal conviction. The results of the
				disclosure shall be made available to the Department, so that the Department can
				determine the suitability of the individual for employment or service at the home or
				agency during the time children who are residents of New Jersey are placed in the
				home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.1 - Treatment plan for children in group homes, psychiatric community homes for children, teaching family homes, treatment homes, and alternative care homes

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(a)
				Group homes, psychiatric community homes for children, teaching family homes,
				alternative care homes, and treatment homes shall develop, implement and maintain on
				file a written individual treatment plan for each child. The plan shall delineate
				how to meet that child's needs and to remediate the problems and behavior that led
				to the child's placement.
(b) Group
				homes, psychiatric community homes for children, teaching family homes, alternative
				care homes, and treatment homes shall form a treatment team that is responsible for
				the development of a treatment plan for each child. The treatment team shall consist
				of each of the following:
1. For group homes,
				psychiatric community homes for children and treatment homes:
i. Staff members representing the clinical
				component;
ii. Staff members
				representing the social work component;
iii. Staff members representing the child care
				component;
iv. Staff members
				representing the administration of the home, if necessary;
v. Representatives from the child's responsible
				school district and/or current school district, if necessary;
vi. The Division's worker or other placing
				agency;
vii. The child's parents, if
				appropriate; and
viii. The child, for
				the purpose of providing input.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.2 - Discharge planning

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(a) For discharges that can be anticipated, the
				home shall develop a plan with the Division's worker or other placing agency staff
				at least 30 days before the child's discharge. The plan shall be sent to the
				Division's worker or other placing agency and shall specify the following
				information:
1. The date of admission;
2. The anticipated or actual date of
				discharge;
3. Details of the events and
				circumstances leading to the decision to discharge;
4. The name and address of the individual or
				agency to whom the child will be discharged and the rationale for planning a
				discharge to that individual or agency;
5. An assessment of the child's continuing needs,
				including, but not limited to, consideration of health care, behavior management and
				educational or vocational training; and
6. The date and time of the next appointment with
				a new or ongoing service provider, or documentation of the effort to make an
				appointment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.3 - Case management plan for children in supervised transitional living homes

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(a)
				The supervised transitional living home shall develop, implement and keep on file a
				written individualized case management plan for each child. The plan shall delineate
				how to meet the child's needs and to prepare the child for independent living in the
				community.
(b) The supervised
				transitional living home shall develop the initial case management plan within 30
				calendar days following a child's admission and shall review or revise the initial
				case management plan at least every three months thereafter.
(c) The supervised transitional living home shall
				document in the child's record that the Division's worker or other placing agency,
				and the responsible school district of the child, if applicable, were asked to
				participate in the meeting to develop the case management plan and all subsequent
				meetings to revise the plan.
(d) The
				supervised transitional living home shall invite the child's parents to the planning
				meeting. If the parents do not attend the meeting, the supervised transitional
				living home shall ensure that the child's case management plan and any revisions to
				it are explained to the child's parents, or document in the child's case record the
				reasons why the plan was not explained to the parents.
(e) The case management plan shall include the
				following information:
1. The name of the
				child;
2. The date of the child's
				admission;
3. Updated medical and dental
				examinations, as specified in 3A:56-7.2;
4. The date of the meeting at which the plan is
				developed or revised;
5. The names and
				titles of all staff members and any other persons attending the development or
				review meeting;
6. The child's social
				history, including family background, emotional and behavioral problems and academic
				strengths and weaknesses;
7. The family
				visiting schedule and level of compliance or reasons why visits were not
				scheduled;
8. Specific case management
				goals and plan for achieving and monitoring progress;
9. A notation of progress made from the previous
				plan and any identified obstacles to goal achievement;
10. Goals and recommendations for discharge and
				aftercare; and
11. A plan for helping
				the child become self-sufficient, including, but not limited to, instruction in:
i. Food preparation;
ii. Budgeting and money management; and
iii. Career planning and employment and skills
				training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.4 - Work and employment

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(a) The home shall not
				allow a child to be responsible for duties assigned to staff members.
(b) The home may require children to perform work
				assignments in the home that have an instructive value, including normal household
				chores, so long as these assignments are not scheduled to interfere with a child's
				school program, other aspects of the treatment or case management plan, or any
				regularly scheduled program activity for the children in the home.
(c) The home's staff members shall encourage
				children to hold part-time employment outside the home, but shall ensure that the
				work does not interfere with the child's school program, or other aspects of the
				treatment or case management plan.
1. The home may
				require a child to maintain specific academic standards as a condition for seeking
				or maintaining employment.
2. The home
				may prohibit a child's employment, if a child does not maintain appropriate academic
				or behavioral standards, or if the job is determined to be detrimental to his or her
				health, safety or well-being.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.5 - Money and allowance

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(a) Group homes, psychiatric community homes for
				children, teaching family homes, alternative care homes and treatment homes shall
				provide opportunities for all children to receive an allowance or to earn money up
				to an amount specified in their placement contract or based upon the nature or
				extent of the job or chore.
(b) The home
				shall not require a child to assume responsibility for expenses for his or her care
				and treatment, laundry or hygiene supplies, except for amounts needed to pay for
				intentional damage done to the home by the child.
1. When a child damages the home's property, the
				home shall identify the child who damaged the property in an incident report before
				requiring the child to pay restitution.
2. The restitution payments shall not exceed 50
				percent of a child's weekly income from allowance.
3. Children who are working or have savings or
				choose to use their allowance shall have the opportunity to make a lump sum payment
				for intentional damages, if deemed clinically appropriate and consistent with the
				child's treatment plan.
4. The home may
				offer the child the option of performing additional chores in lieu of restitution
				payments, as long as these chores comply with the provisions specified at
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:56-6.4(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.6 - Visitation and communication

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(a) The treatment team
				shall determine the family members and friends with whom the child may communicate
				and visit.
1. The treatment team shall identify
				visitors with whom the child may have contact at intake and may revise the list at
				subsequent treatment planning or case management meetings.
2. Between treatment planning or case management
				meetings, the home may curtail a child's contact with individuals after consultation
				with the Division or other placing agency if the home:
i. Informs the child of the conditions of and
				reasons for restriction or termination; and
ii. Documents in the child's record the reasons
				for curtailing contact with the specified individuals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.7 - Education

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that each school-age child receives an educational program pursuant to
				30:4C-26(c)  and
				18A:7B-12(a).
(b) The home shall make efforts to ensure that the
				child is enrolled in a local community school, if appropriate.
1. The home shall document efforts to locate a
				school setting for the child and specify how the child's school progress will be
				monitored.
2. After the child is
				enrolled in a school program, the home shall document contacts with school personnel
				to discuss the child's progress at each treatment planning meeting.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.8 - Recreation

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(a) Group homes, psychiatric community homes for
				children, teaching family homes, alternative care homes, and treatment homes shall
				plan or provide a balanced on-grounds and off-grounds recreational program. The
				recreation program shall include planned individual and group activities.
(b) Group homes shall have a written schedule of
				daily planned recreational and leisure time activities.
1. The home shall ensure that this schedule is
				developed with input from staff members and children.
2. The home shall keep these schedules on file for
				90 calendar days.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.9 - Religion

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(a) If a home's program
				has a particular religious orientation, the home shall maintain on file in the home
				a written description of its religious orientation and any religious practices or
				restrictions that are observed. Before the child's admission, the home shall give
				this description to the child and the parents and discuss its religious orientation,
				if any.
(b) The home shall ensure that
				every child is afforded the opportunity to participate freely in religious
				activities and/or services in accordance with his or her own faith or with that of
				his or her parents.
(c) The home shall
				make reasonable efforts to ensure that every child is permitted to attend religious
				activities and services in the community and the home shall make reasonable efforts
				to arrange for or directly provide transportation, if necessary, for any child who
				wishes to attend religious activities or services unless deemed clinically
				inappropriate.
(d) The home shall not
				coerce or require children to participate in religious activities.
1. The home shall not punish children who choose
				not to participate in religious activities.
2. The home shall not give special rewards to
				children for participating in religious activities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.10 - Rest, bedroom, and sleep

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(a) The home shall ensure that:
1. Every child is provided with a standard
				household bed or crib, as age appropriate, in sanitary condition;
2.Every set of bunk beds is limited to two in
				height, which shall:
i. Have railings on top bunks
				that are no more than 3 1/2 inches from the top of the bed frame; and
ii. Have mattresses that are least five inches
				from the top of the railing;
3. Every bed or crib is equipped with a firm,
				sanitary, fire retardant mattress and waterproof mattress cover;
4. Every child is provided with sanitary bed
				linens that are changed weekly, a blanket or other suitable covering that is cleaned
				or replaced, as necessary, and a pillow;
5. Two or more children do not share the same
				bed;
6. Children who are 18 months of
				age and older do not share the same bedroom with an adult, unless the adult is their
				mother and they are in placement in a home that provides services to pregnant and
				parenting adolescents;
7. A child does
				not sleep on the same bed or crib that another child has occupied unless the bed
				linen is changed;
8. Children who are
				five years of age or older occupy a bedroom only with members of the same
				sex;
9. Any bedroom occupied by children
				has natural light and ventilation provided by one or more windows opening directly
				to the exterior;
10. An unfinished attic
				or basement is not used for sleeping purposes;
11. All rooms used as bedrooms are not used for
				any other purpose;
12. Each child is
				provided with a chest of drawers or some other permanent arrangement for storage of
				clothing and other personal belongings, including closet space or the
				equivalent;
13. Each child is permitted
				reasonable freedom to express his or her personal tastes in the decoration of his or
				her bedroom or bedroom area;
14. Each
				child has the opportunity for at least eight hours of uninterrupted sleep each
				night. Schedules for waking and retiring each day shall be adapted according to the
				ages, physical condition and characteristics of the children in each
				group;
15. The facility does not permit
				more than four children to occupy a designated bedroom space for sleeping. If
				partitions are used to designate a bedroom space, the facility shall ensure that the
				arrangement and height of partitions shall provide privacy for the occupants of the
				space;
16. Every bedroom is provided
				with a reading lamp or other means of artificial light for quiet
				activities;
17. Every bedroom window is
				equipped with curtains, blinds, or shades; and
18. Children who share bedrooms are appropriately
				matched in regard to age, gender, and treatment issues.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.11 - Food and nutrition for children

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that each child is provided with three nutritious meals daily, either in the
				home itself or in the community.
1. The home shall
				make daily snacks available for children who desire them, unless there is a medical
				reason not to provide them.
2. The home
				shall select, store, prepare, and serve food in a sanitary and palatable
				manner.
3. Homes that serve between six
				and 12 children shall prepare and date menus and keep the menus on file at the home
				for a minimum of 30 calendar days.
4.
				The home shall provide table service for children.
5. The home shall serve meals in a manner that
				makes mealtime a pleasant social experience.
6. The home shall not force-feed or otherwise
				coerce a child to eat, except by order of a physician.
7. The home, other than treatment homes in private
				dwellings, shall ensure that opened and left-over food is dated for the purposes of
				ensuring timely disposal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.12 - Pets

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(a) The home shall ensure that pets kept by or
				located in the home, regardless of ownership, meet the appropriate local ordinances
				that permit the type(s) and quantities of animals, and shall be:
1. Domesticated and non-aggressive, or exotic
				animals that are permitted to be owned in accordance with the rules set forth by the
				New Jersey Department of Health or other applicable out-of-State agency;
2. Free from disease;
3. Vaccinated, if applicable, as prescribed by law
				or as recommended by a licensed veterinarian. The record of the vaccinations shall
				be maintained on file at the home, along with the name and address of the licensed
				veterinarian providing care for the pet;
4. If sick, removed from the area occupied by
				children, until the pet has been examined by a licensed veterinarian;
5. Effectively controlled by leash, command or
				cage; and
6. Prohibited from toilet
				facilities for staff members and children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.13 - Restrictive behavior management practices

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(a) Homes that choose to
				utilize restrictive behavior management practices shall develop policies and
				procedures that assist children in gaining control of their behavior, protect the
				children from self-harm, protect other children or staff members, and prevent the
				destruction of property.
(b) The home
				shall:
1. Obtain written approval from the Office
				of Licensing for restrictive behavior management practices that are not identified
				in (i) and (j) below, that the home plans to utilize, prior to their implementation
				with children; and
2. Not utilize
				restrictive behavior management practices as a means of punishment, for the
				convenience of staff members, or as a substitute for a treatment program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.14 - Discipline and control

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(a) The home shall develop house rules to help the
				children develop self-control and conform to acceptable patterns of social behavior.
1. The home shall put the house rules in
				writing.
2. The house rules shall
				include a rationale for such rules and delineate the consequences for
				infractions.
3. The home shall explain
				its disciplinary practices individually with each child at the time the child is
				placed in the home.
4. The house rules
				shall be maintained on file in the home and made available to parents, as specified
				in 3A:56-3.3.
5. The home shall post the
				house rules in a conspicuous place in the home, accessible to those
				served.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.15 - Search and seizure of weapons and contraband

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(a) Homes may
				conduct searches for weapons or contraband, provided that they maintain on file in
				the home written policies and procedures that are consistent with the requirements
				of this manual.
1. The home shall define
				contraband to include illegal drugs, unauthorized property, stolen property or items
				otherwise obtained illegally.
2. The
				home shall explain the policy and distribute copies of the written policy to
				children and their parents upon admission and at least annually
				thereafter.
3. The home shall specify
				the actions that it will take when weapons or contraband are found.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.16 - Firearms and weapons

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(a) The home shall not maintain any firearm,
				chemical or other weapon within or on the grounds of the home.
(b) The home shall prohibit any staff member or
				child to possess any firearm, chemical or other weapon within or on the grounds of
				the home.
(c) As an exception to the
				requirements in (a) and (b) above, treatment homes and teaching family homes that
				are not State-owned may maintain a weapon, if they meet the following requirements:
1. The treatment home parents and teaching family
				home parents shall provide documentation that all weapons in the home that are
				required to be registered according to State law have the proper license;
2. The treatment home parents and teaching family
				home parents shall sign a statement that they will not share or expose the weapon to
				the children in the home; and
3. The
				treatment home parents and teaching family home parents shall store all weapons in a
				locked, steel gun vault approved by the Office of Licensing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-6.17 - Clothing

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(a) The home shall take measures to ensure that
				each child has an adequate personal supply of clean, well-fitting, and attractive
				clothing and footwear appropriate to his or her age, gender, individual needs,
				community standards, and season.
1. The home shall
				ensure that each child's clothing is kept clean and in good repair. The home may
				require children 12 years of age and older to do their own laundry.
2. The home shall not require children to wear any
				article of clothing that would explicitly identify them as residents of the
				home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.1 - Comprehensive health plan for children

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The home shall prepare and implement a comprehensive health plan
				  to ensure that each child's medical, dental, mental health, and other health needs
				  are met adequately and promptly.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.2 - Health care and medical treatment for children

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(a) The home shall
				identify a physician or health care organization who will assume responsibility for
				routine, emergency and follow-up medical care of each child.
(b) Within 72 hours after admission, the home
				shall ensure that each child receives a comprehensive physical examination, as
				defined in (e) below, unless the child had received such an examination within 30
				calendar days prior to his or her placement.
1.
				The home may extend the time frame up to 30 days for vision screenings and hearing
				screenings, as specified in (e)1iii and iv below, that are required as part of the
				child's comprehensive physical examination.
2. The home shall:
i. Obtain documentation of a vision and hearing
				screening, as specified in (e)1iii and iv below and performed within the last 11
				months prior to the child's admission or within 72 hours after admission;
				or
ii. Obtain a vision or hearing
				screening as specified in (e)1iii and iv below within 72 hours after admission when
				there are indications that the child may have untreated vision or hearing
				problems.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.3 - General medical practices

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that any medical, dental, psychological and psychiatric treatment or
				medication administered to a child is explained to the child.
(b) When serious accidents or illnesses occur to a
				child, the home shall take necessary emergency action and notify the parents and the
				Division's worker or other placing agency immediately. The home shall document these
				incidents in the child's record.
(c)
				When a child or staff member has a communicable disease, as specified in the table
				in this subsection, the home shall:
1. Obtain a
				note from a licensed physician treating the child or staff member, confirming the
				diagnosis and indicating that there is no risk to the child or staff member, or to
				others before the child or staff member participates in group activities;
2. Isolate the child or staff member posing a risk
				to others; and
3. Contact the New Jersey
				State Department of Health, the local health department, or other appropriate public
				health authority when the child or staff member has a reportable disease, as
				specified in the table in this subsection.
Respiratory illnesses
Gastro-intestinal illnesses
Contact illnesses
Chicken pox
Escherichia coli*
Impetigo
German measles*
Giardia lamblia*
Lice
Hemophilus influenzae*
Hepatitis A*
Scabies
Measles*
Salmonella*
Shingles
Meningococcus*
Shigella*
Mumps*
Strep throat
Tuberculosis*
Whooping cough*
* Reportable diseases, as specified in
						  3A:56-7.3(c)3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.4 - Medication other than psychotropic medication

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(a) The home shall
				administer prescription medication to a child only when the medication is authorized
				by a physician and used only as prescribed.
(b) The home shall limit the dispensing of
				non-prescription over-the-counter medication to the following types of medicines,
				which shall be dispensed in accordance with the recommended dosage, age or weight of
				the child, as indicated on the label:
1.
				Antihistamines or decongestants;
2.
				Acetaminophens (or other age-approved aspirin substitutes);
3. Cough suppressants; and
4. Topical ointments.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.5 - Psychotropic medication

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(a) The home shall not administer medication to
				children as a punishment, for the convenience of staff members or as a substitute
				for a treatment program.
(b) The home
				shall ensure that a pre-treatment clinical assessment, based on behaviors exhibited
				by the child and observed by staff members, is conducted by a licensed physician
				before psychotropic medication is prescribed. This pre-treatment clinical assessment
				shall include at least the following information:
1. A comprehensive drug history, including
				consideration of the use of all prescription and non-prescription drugs by the child
				as well as a history of cardiac, liver, renal, central nervous system or other
				diseases, a history of drug allergies and dietary information;
2. A laboratory work-up, including, but not
				limited to:
i. A complete blood count (If the
				medication prescribed requires routine follow-up blood work, this blood count test
				shall be administered prior to the child's beginning his or her medication regimen.
				If the medication prescribed does not require routine follow-up blood work, a new
				blood count test is not required as long as the child has had a blood count test
				within one year of admission, unless the physician determines otherwise);
ii. Urinalysis;
iii. Blood screening to include an assessment of
				liver and renal functions, if indicated; and
iv. Cardiogram (EKG) and electroencephalogram
				(EEG), as indicated, on children with previous histories of cardiac abnormalities or
				central nervous system disorders; and
3. A written description of:
i. The purpose of the medication, the specific
				behavior(s) of the child to be modified and ways in which progress towards the
				treatment objectives will be measured;
ii. The dosage; and
iii. How possible side effects will be monitored
				and reported to the physician who prescribed the medication.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.6 - Health education and physical care for children

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that children receive training in personal care, hygiene, and grooming
				habits.
1. The home shall discuss the
				physiological changes experienced during adolescence with children in the
				home.
2. The home shall instruct
				children about sexually responsible behavior including how to protect themselves
				from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS.
3. The home shall instruct all children about the
				health consequences of smoking tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, alcohol and drug
				abuse.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.7 - Health requirements for staff

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(a) Before working for a
				home, each staff member who comes in contact with the children for the equivalent of
				eight hours a week or more shall submit a written statement from a licensed
				physician indicating that he or she is in good health and poses no health risk to
				persons at the home. Such statement shall be based on a medical examination
				conducted within the six months immediately preceding such person's association with
				the home.
(b) Within one year prior to
				or upon beginning work or having contact with the children for the equivalent of at
				least eight hours a week at the home, each staff member shall take a Mantoux
				tuberculin skin test with five TU (tuberculin units) of PPD tuberculin, except that
				the staff shall have a chest x-ray taken if he or she has had a previous positive
				Mantoux tuberculin test. The staff member shall submit to the home written
				documentation of the results of the test or x-ray.
1. If the Mantoux tuberculin test result is
				insignificant (zero to nine millimeters (mm) of induration), no further testing
				shall be required. The Office of Licensing, home, or agency may at any time require
				a staff member to retake the Mantoux tuberculin test, if there is reason to believe
				or suspect that the staff member may have contracted tuberculosis or if the State
				Department of Health recommends retesting.
2. If the Mantoux tuberculin skin test result is
				significant (10 or more mm of induration), the individual shall have a chest x-ray
				taken. If the chest x-ray shows positive results, the home or agency shall require
				that the staff member obtain a written statement from a physician certifying that he
				or she poses no threat of tuberculosis contagion before allowing the staff member to
				come in contact with the children. The home shall ensure that the staff member
				adheres to the recommended follow-up testing, if any, by the physician.
3. The home or agency shall prohibit any staff
				member who fails to submit satisfactory results from having contact with the
				children at the home until a licensed physician determines that the individual no
				longer poses a risk to persons in the home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-7.8 - Environmental sanitation and staff hygiene

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(a) Staff members shall
				use disposable rubber gloves, which shall be discarded after each use, when coming
				into contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter or other body
				secretions.
(b) The home shall ensure
				that areas in the home, bedding, furniture, carpeting, and clothing, that come into
				contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter or other body secretions are
				disinfected with a commercially prepared disinfectant that indicates it kills
				bacteria, viruses and parasites. This solution shall be used in accordance with
				label instructions.
(c) The following
				equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after an incident, as
				specified in (b) above:
1. Toilet seats;
2. Sinks and faucets;
3. Mops that were used in the clean-up;
4. Washcloths, towels and sponges that were used
				in the clean-up; and
5.
				Thermometers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-8.1 - General requirements

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(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply
				to any home or agency that provides or arranges transportation for children:
1. To or from their homes or other prearranged
				sites and the home; or
2. In connection
				with an activity (such as a field trip) conducted by or through the auspices of the
				home or agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-8.2 - Vehicle insurance requirements

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(a) The home or agency
				shall maintain vehicle liability insurance for bodily injury or death in minimum
				amounts of $ 250,000 per person and $ 500,000 per accident for every vehicle that
				is:
1. Owned or leased by the home or agency;
				and
2. Utilized to transport children
				residing in the home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-8.3 - Additional requirements for transporting physically handicapped, non-ambulatory children

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(a) Homes or agencies
				providing or arranging for transportation services for physically handicapped
				children who are non-ambulatory shall have a vehicle that has a ramp device or
				hydraulic lift with a lift minimum pay load of 600 pounds. Any ramp device that is
				installed shall:
1. Have a non-skid
				surface;
2. Be securely stored and
				protected from the elements when not in use; and
3. Have at least three feet of length for each
				foot of incline.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:56-8.4 - Record requirements

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(a) The home or agency shall maintain on file the
				following:
1. A photostatic copy of the driver's
				license of each person whom the home or agency has authorized to transport
				children;
2. A photostatic copy of the
				registration of each vehicle used to transport children;
3. A copy of the insurance policy for every
				vehicle owned, leased, contracted or utilized by the home or agency; and
4. The name and address of the lessor or
				contractor furnishing a vehicle to the home or agency, if relevant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 9 - ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES › Section 3A:56-9.1 - General requirements

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(a) The requirements of this subchapter shall
				apply to any home or any agency that provides or contracts for adventure activities
				that may include, but are not limited to:
1.
				Biking;
2. Canoeing, kayaking and
				tubing;
3. Caving;
4. Hiking;
5. Horseback riding;
6. Ropes and rock climbing;
7. Sailing and boating;
8. Snow skiing, cross country skiing, snow
				boarding and snow tubing;
9.
				Solos;
10. Swimming;
11. Water skiing; and
12. Camping.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 9 - ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES › Section 3A:56-9.2 - Plans for emergency evacuation and search and rescue

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(a) The home shall
				develop and maintain on file at the home or home's administrative office a written
				plan detailing procedures for emergency evacuation from any site used for adventure
				activities that is in a remote area or that is away from ordinary means of
				communication. This plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Guidelines on how to determine dangerous
				weather conditions, such as storms, including lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes,
				and life-threatening environmental hazards, such as fires, polluted waters, flash
				floods or avalanches;
2. Guidelines on
				how to determine whether a victim can walk out on his or her own power;
3. Guidelines for constructing a litter to carry
				out a child or staff member who cannot walk;
4. Procedures for evacuating all children and
				staff members;
5. Name, address and
				telephone number of local rescue squads, law enforcement agencies and hospitals, and
				guidelines for contacting them; and
6.
				Guidelines to determine whether the home needs a helicopter or other aircraft to
				assist with the emergency evacuation, if available.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 9 - ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES › Section 3A:56-9.3 - Reporting requirements

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(a) The home shall report all fatalities and all
				accidents requiring hospitalization or medical care by a physician to the Office of
				Licensing as soon as staff have access to a telephone, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:56-3.7(b).
(b) The home or agency shall provide written
				notification within 10 working days to the Office of Licensing and the child's
				parents and maintain on file reports of all incidents and accidents requiring
				hospitalization or medical care by a physician, and incidents where an accident or
				fatality was avoided ("near miss").
1. This
				documentation shall specify:
i. The factors
				leading to the incident;
ii. The nature
				of the fatality, accident or "near miss";
iii. How staff members handled the incident;
				and
iv. Recommendations for avoiding
				such incidents in the future.