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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:56-9.4 - Biking

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(a) Prior to
				implementing a planned biking trip that is off the grounds of the home, the home
				shall:
1. Obtain the necessary permits to ride on
				roads or highways from host states and local governments; and
2. Maintain on file at the home or the home's
				administrative office copies of these permits.
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:56-9.5 - Canoeing, kayaking, and tubing

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that all staff members and children:
1.
				Wear personal flotation devices (PFD) (life jackets) rated Class I, II, or III by
				the U.S. Coast Guard. Staff members who have a valid lifesaving or lifeguarding
				certificate may choose not to wear a PFD; and
2. Never stand up in the canoe, kayak or tube,
				unless the children are in a confined area for staff supervised
				activities.
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:56-9.6 - Caving

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that:
1. No child or staff member who is
				claustrophobic is taken on a caving trip;
2. All children and staff members wear helmets
				that are tied under the chin at all times;
3. At least three-quarters of the children on the
				caving trip are 12 years of age or older;
4. Children wear gloves if crawling is
				required;
5. Children have had at least
				two caving expeditions in horizontal caves before going into a vertical
				cave;
6. Children do not climb in
				vertical caves by hand-over-hand rope methods; and
7. Children and staff members do not run or jump
				in the cave.
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:56-9.7 - Hiking

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(a) The requirements of
				this section apply for all walks or hiking expeditions in remote areas that are away
				from ordinary means of communications.
(b) The home shall ensure that:
1. At least two staff persons carry and know how
				to use a compass;
2. A first aid kit is
				brought along that includes treatment for snake, animal and insect bites, and
				treatment for the ingestion of or contact with poisonous plants;
3. All children and staff wear footwear
				appropriate for hiking; and
4. No child
				or staff member carries a pack weighting more than 45 percent of his or her body
				weight. Each staff member and child shall have the following equipment in his or her
				pack:
i. A space blanket, ensolite pad or plastic
				tarp;
ii. A whistle;
iii. A flashlight;
iv. Emergency food; and
v. Spare clothes.
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:56-9.8 - Horseback riding

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that all staff members and children who go horseback riding wear shoes or
				boots that have heels, long trousers, and approved protective head gear that is
				fastened under the chin.
(b) The home
				shall ensure that:
1. The horse is tame and can be
				ridden by a novice rider;
2. Two or more
				persons do not ride a horse at the same time;
3. The time a horse spends in ring riding is
				limited to a total of six hours a day, with no more than three hours of riding
				without at least a 15-minute break; and
4. The time a horse spends in trail riding is
				limited to a total of eight hours a day, with no more than four hours of riding
				without at least a 15-minute break.
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:56-9.9 - Ropes initiatives and rock climbing

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that staff members:
1. State the objectives
				of the ropes course or climbing trip to the children;
2. Emphasize the importance of safety procedures
				of each initiative to the children before starting the activity;
3. Allow each child to decide whether or not to
				participate in a ropes course;
4.
				Inspect the ropes before each group of children uses them; and
5. Demonstrate effective observation ("spotting")
				and how one is secured by a rope ("belayed").
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:56-9.10 - Sailing and boating

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that all sailing vessels and motor boats used by children and staff comply
				with all applicable Federal, State and local laws.
(b) The home shall develop and have on file at the
				home or home's administrative office a plan for each boating activity specifying:
1. A description of boat and engine, if
				relevant;
2. The names of all persons on
				board;
3. The survival equipment on
				board; and
4. The itinerary and phone
				number of the closest Coast Guard station.
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:56-9.11 - Snow skiing, cross country skiing, snow boarding and snow tubing

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(a) The home shall not
				permit skiing in areas known to have avalanches or in temperatures below zero
				degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) The home shall
				ensure that staff:
1. Are familiar with the
				terrain; and
2. Carry a ski repair kit
				when skiing in remote areas.
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:56-9.12 - Solo (solitary activities)

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that children freely consent to do a solo, defined as a camping experience
				where a child is living away from direct supervision of staff, and shall not coerce
				or force the children to do a solo.
(b)
				The home shall:
1. Limit solos to a maximum 72
				hours;
2. Ensure that children know the
				boundaries of the solo activity; and
3.
				Prohibit children from making fires and from rock climbing.
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:56-9.13 - Swimming

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(a)A home using off-grounds or on-grounds swimming
				facilities that are not supervised public recreational bathing facilities shall
				ensure that at least one staff member has a valid lifesaving or lifeguarding
				certificate issued from an organization that is recognized by the New Jersey State
				Department of Health or out-of-State health department or other appropriate
				authority when 15 or fewer children are present, and two staff members have a valid
				lifesaving or lifeguarding certificate when 16 or more children are present.
1. Whenever 16 or more children are swimming, the
				home shall ensure that at least one lifeguard remains out of the water and is
				located in a position where he or she can observe all swimmers.
2. No staff member shall assume lifeguarding
				responsibility for more than three hours without a break.
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:56-9.14 - Water skiing

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(a) The home shall ensure that:
1. No water skiing occurs after sunset or before
				sunrise;
2. The water skier wears a
				Personal Flotation Device (PFD) rated class II or III by the U.S. Coast
				Guard;
3. A staff member other than the
				boat driver sits in the boat and acts as an observer of the water skier;
4. There is one staff member for every six
				additional children on the dock or on land; and
5. The motor boat used for water skiing meets all
				of the regulations as specified in 3A:56-9.10.
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:56-9.15 - Camping

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(a) The home shall obtain and maintain on file at
				the home or home's administrative office all permits, certificates or licenses that
				are required by the host State and local governments before using a
				campsite.
(b) The home shall ensure that
				all campsites it utilizes are located in areas that are well-drained and free of
				observable seepage.
(c) The home shall
				ensure that all tents, teepees, and canvas on covered wagons are:
1. Made of fire retardant material; and
2. Made of waterproof material that has seams that
				are coated to resist water.
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:56-9.16 - Requirements for wagon trains

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that the canvas and wheels are in good repair.
(b) If horses are used, the home shall ensure that
				the requirements regarding the care of horses, as specified in 3A:56-9.8 are
				met.
(c) If animals other than horses
				are used, the home shall:
1. Limit travel to 10
				hours a day;
2. Water the animals at
				least every four hours;
3. Develop and
				maintain on file a feed plan; and
4.
				Check the animals daily for broken hooves and bones.
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:56-9.17 - Health and sanitary practices

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that each child has a health examination performed by a licensed physician
				that documents:
1. That the child can perform each
				type of adventure activity that he or she will be asked to do;
2. Receipt of a tetanus shot;
3. Notation of asthma, allergies or dietary needs;
				and
4. Notation of whether the child is
				on medication that would require the child to take precautions while he or she is in
				the sun and/or to avoid using sunscreen if indicated in the medication warning
				and/or to take other special precautions.
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:56-9.18 - Qualifications for staff supervising adventure activities

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(a) The home shall
				comply with the applicable rules specifying disclosure of criminal convictions,
				Criminal History Record Information and Child Abuse Record Information background
				checks, academic credentials, and years of experience for the director, social
				service staff, and direct child care staff as specified in 3A:56-5.1 and
				5.2.
(b) For all water activities, ropes
				initiatives and rock climbing, the home shall ensure that at least one staff person
				is certified by an organization with recognized expertise in the applicable
				activity.
(c) For land activities other
				than ropes initiatives and rock climbing, the home shall ensure that at least one
				staff member:
1. Is certified; or
2. Has had at least one year's experience and
				demonstrated skill in the adventure activity for which he or she will be supervising
				children.
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:56-9.19 - Staff to child ratio requirements

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(a) When children are
				engaged in an adventure activity, the home shall ensure that:
1. There are at least two staff members present
				when two or more children are engaged in an adventure activity; and
2. If more than 12 children are involved, there is
				one staff member for every additional six children.
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:56-9.20 - Special requirements for communication and visiting

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(a) The requirements in
				this section apply only to homes that:
1. Are
				located in areas that are remote or away from ordinary means of communication;
				or
2. Use travel, including, but not
				limited to, backpacking, sailing or a wagon train.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.1 - General requirements

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(a) Any home or agency that provides services to
				pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents caring for their children shall meet all
				requirements of this subchapter and all applicable requirements of subchapters 1
				through 9 of this manual (N.J.A.C. 3A:56-1 through 9).
(b) The home or agency shall provide services that
				include, but are not limited to the following:
1.
				Services regarding paternal involvement;
2. Services to the adolescent's family;
3. Parenting education;
4. Infant stimulation;
5. Health education and physical care of the
				adolescent mothers and infants;
6.
				Nutrition; and
7. Life skills
				development.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.2 - Staff and staff ratio requirements

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(a) The home shall only
				employ staff members who are at least 21 years of age.
(b) Homes may use student interns and volunteers
				to support the activities of regular paid staff members. However, student interns
				and volunteers below the age of 21 years shall not be permitted to provide
				activities or transportation by themselves.
(c) Homes that serve pregnant or parenting
				adolescents shall ensure all staff members are certified in infant CPR, as defined
				by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross).
(d) Treatment homes serving one or two adolescents
				shall have a child care staff member or house parent on duty whenever an adolescent
				or infant is present in the home.
(e)
				Homes serving three or more adolescents shall have a minimum of two staff on duty at
				all times. Once this minimum is met, the following staff ratios shall be used to
				determine staff ratio requirements for the actual member of adolescents and infants
				present in the home:
Adolescents and/or Infants Present in the Home
Staff
						Ratio Requirement
Waking Hours--Infants only
1 staff: 4 infants
Waking Hours--Adolescents only
1 staff: 6
						adolescents
Waking Hours--Adolescents and their infants
1 staff: 6
						residents
Sleeping Hours--Adolescents with or without infants
1
						staff: 6 residents
(f) A home may
				permit an adolescent to care for another adolescent's infant if the following
				conditions are met:
1. The adolescent who is
				assuming the care of another adolescent's infant cares for no more than one other
				infant in addition to her own at any one time;
2. The adolescents discuss the expectations of the
				caregiver, including duration of child care, infant's nutritional and toileting
				needs, and whether the mother will make arrangements for compensation; and
3. The home documents approval of the
				arrangement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.3 - Staff development and training

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(a) Upon employment, the
				home shall document in each staff member's personnel record that each staff member
				received instruction in all the items, specified in
N.J.A.C.
				3A:56-5.4(a)
1 through 8
				and the following:
1. Preventing, recognizing, and
				reporting child abuse and neglect;
2.
				Infant/toddler and adolescent growth and development;
3. Infant feeding and nutrition; and
4. Proper installation of all car seats (child
				passenger restraint systems) utilized at the home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.4 - Case management requirements

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(a) The home shall
				develop, implement and maintain on file a written case management plan for each
				adolescent and her infant.
(b) The home
				shall form a case management planning team that is responsible for the development
				of a case management plan for each adolescent and infant. The team shall consist of
				each of the following:
1. Staff members
				representing the clinical or social work component;
2. Staff members representing the child care
				component;
3. Staff members representing
				the administration of the home, if necessary;
4. Representatives from the adolescent's
				responsible school district and/or current school district, if necessary;
5. A representative from the Division or other
				placing agency;
6. The adolescent's
				family, if applicable;
7. The infant's
				father or paternal relatives, if applicable; and
8. The adolescent, for the purposes of providing
				input.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.5 - Discharge planning requirements

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(a)For discharges that
				can be anticipated at least 30 calendar days ahead of time, the home shall develop a
				plan with the Divisions worker or other placing agency at least 30 calendar days
				before the adolescents or infants discharge. The plan shall specify the following
				information:
1. The date of admission;
2. The anticipated 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 adolescent or infant will
				be discharged and the rationale for planning a discharge to that individual or
				agency;
5. An assessment of the
				adolescent's continuing needs including, but not limited to, consideration of health
				care, behavior management and educational or vocational training; and
6. An assessment of the infant's continuing needs
				including, but not limited to, consideration of health care and child care and
				referral to the Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
				or other equivalent program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.6 - Services regarding paternal involvement

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(a) The home, in
				conjunction with the Division or other placing agency, shall explain to the
				adolescent mother:
1. The benefits of establishing
				paternity for her infant and her options for establishing paternity;
2. Information about the procedures for
				establishing paternity;
3. How to deal
				with future questions her infant may have about his or her father;
4. How to manage visitation arrangements between
				her infant and the infant's father; and
5. That establishing paternity is not a condition
				for remaining in the home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.7 - Services to the adolescent's family

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Unless it is contraindicated by the Division's worker, the home
				  shall attempt contact with the adolescent's parents, or other adult relatives who
				  are responsible for the adolescent if the parents are not available, to discuss the
				  case management plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.8 - Parenting education

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(a) The home shall have a written curriculum or
				guidelines for providing parenting education that shall include, but not be limited
				to, the following topics:
1. Infant and child
				development including alternatives to punishment and options for toilet
				training;
2. Age-appropriate
				stimulation, games and other recreational activities for children;
3. Providing for child care;
4. Health and nutritional care including an
				explanation of the Supplemental Feeding Program for Women, Infants and Children
				(WIC);
5. Relationships with the
				adolescent mother's family;
6. Dealing
				with feelings about the adolescent's relationship with the infant's
				father;
7. Options for placing the
				infant in a separate foster care placement or for adoption;
8. Safe sleep positioning and awareness of
				potential hazards in sleeping areas;
9.
				Post-partum depression; and
10. Proper
				installation of all car seats (child passenger restraint systems) utilized at the
				home, as well as an overview and information on different car seats that may be
				utilized .
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.9 - Infant stimulation

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(a) The home shall ensure that all infants under
				three months of age are held and spoken to, or placed in a position to observe group
				activity when they are awake during daytime hours.
(b) The home shall ensure that infants up to six
				months of age are held by their mother or staff members throughout all feedings and
				that older infants are held if they are incapable of holding a bottle on their
				own.
(c) The home shall ensure that all
				infants have at least one toy that is accessible to them in their
				bedrooms.
(d) The home shall ensure that
				when adolescent mothers are in school or working, their infants are cared for,
				either in the home, in a licensed child care center, or in a registered family child
				care home.
(e) Homes that provide
				services to adolescent mothers and infants between three and 18 months of age shall
				ensure that the adolescent mothers engage in at least four of the following
				activities with their infants for at least a total of 45 minutes each day:
1. Sensory activities;
2. Language activities;
3. Manipulative activities;
4. Building activities;
5. Large muscle activities; or
6. Music activities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.10 - Infant toys and equipment

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(a) The home shall only
				use infant and play equipment that is sturdy and of safe construction, non-toxic and
				free of hazards.
(b) The home shall have
				a choker tube to ensure that all parts of all toys used by infants under three years
				of age are large enough so they can not be swallowed by the infants.
(c) The Office of Licensing may also require the
				home to take other necessary precautions to promote toy and equipment safety in
				keeping with recommendations of the United States Consumer Product Safety
				Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.11 - Recreation

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(a) In addition to the
				requirements specified in 3A:56-6.8, the home shall encourage each adolescent to use
				her leisure time productively by documenting in the adolescent's case management
				plan the home's efforts to:
1. Inform the
				adolescent of appropriate activities for herself and her infant in the
				community;
2. Teach the adolescent how
				to manage time and money to be able to participate in recreational activities;
				and
3. Teach the adolescent how to use
				public transportation so she and her infant can go to activities in the
				community.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.12 - Money and allowance

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(a) The home shall
				provide opportunities for all adolescents to earn an allowance, unless the
				adolescent is receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
				benefits.
(b) The home shall not require
				an adolescent to assume responsibility for expenses for her care or that of her
				infant, except for amounts needed to pay for damages done to the home by the
				adolescent or her infant.
1. When an adolescent
				damages the home's property, the home shall verify who damaged the property in an
				incident report before requiring the adolescent to pay restitution.
2. When an infant damages the home's property, the
				home shall verify who damaged the property and that the damage resulted from a lack
				of supervision by the adolescent mother, before requiring the adolescent mother to
				pay restitution.
3. The restitution
				payments shall not exceed 50 percent of an adolescent's weekly income from allowance
				and earnings.
4. Adolescents who are
				working or have a savings account shall have the option to make a lump sum payment
				for intentional damages.
5. The home may
				offer the adolescent the option of performing additional chores in lieu of
				restitution payments.
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(a) The home may ensure
				that the adolescents and infants are allowed to have regular contact with family
				members, including the infant's father.
1. The
				home shall designate hours for family visits provided that there are opportunities
				for families to visit each week.
2. The
				home may limit family members' visits to designated places within the home provided
				that family members visiting with the infant have access to equipment and toys that
				can foster communication with the infant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.14 - Behavior management

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(a) Staff members shall
				follow all the requirements as specified in 3A:56-6.14.
(b) The home shall assign responsibility for the
				discipline, control, and supervision of adolescents to staff members and not
				delegate that responsibility to other adolescents.
(c) The home shall prohibit adolescents from using
				the punishments specified in 3A:56-6.14 on their own infants or on another infant
				for whom they are caring.
(d) The home
				shall ensure that no staff member or adolescent mother disciplines an infant for
				refusing to eat or sleep, or for crying or soiling.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.15 - Comprehensive health plan for pregnant adolescents

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that, in addition to the provision of routine health care as specified at
N.J.A.C. 3A:56-7.2
, all
				pregnant adolescents receive comprehensive prenatal care including, but not limited
				to:
1. Monthly visits to an obstetrician or
				certified nurse mid-wife during the first 28 weeks of gestation;
2. Biweekly visits to an obstetrician or certified
				nurse mid-wife from the 29th to 36th week of gestation;
3. Weekly visits to an obstetrician or certified
				nurse mid-wife from the 36th week of gestation until delivery;
4. Child birth classes provided by a registered
				nurse or child birth educator; and
5. A
				postpartum visit within six weeks of delivery.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.16 - Comprehensive health plan for infants

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that infants were referred to the Supplemental Feeding Program for Women,
				Infants and Children (WIC) or other equivalent program and take necessary follow-up,
				or document that the infant was ineligible for WIC or other equivalent
				program.
(b) Unless contraindicated by
				the physician, the home shall ensure that the adolescent mothers adhere to the
				following for infants:
1. Routine health care and
				testing, including vision and hearing screening, according to the American Academy
				of Pediatrics' current recommended schedule at
www.aap.org
;
2. A developmental assessment conducted between
				five and six months of age, between 11 and 12 months of age, at 24 months of age,
				and annually thereafter until age five; and
3. A dental examination by 12 months of age and
				semi-annually thereafter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.17 - Comprehensive health care for adolescent mothers who are not pregnant

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The home shall ensure that all adolescent mothers who are not
				  pregnant are provided routine health care as specified at
N.J.A.C.
				  3A:56-7.2
, as well as annual
				  gynecological examinations.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.18 - Care of sick infants

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(a) When an infant at the home has any illness or
				symptom of illness including, but not limited to, those specified below, the home
				shall ensure that the adolescent mother or staff contacts a licensed physician:
1. Severe pain or discomfort or unusual fussiness;
2. Acute diarrhea, characterized as
				twice the child's usual frequency of bowel movements with a change to a looser
				consistency within a period of 24 hours, or bloody diarrhea;
3. Two or more episodes of acute vomiting within a
				period of 24 hours;
4. Elevated oral
				temperature of 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit or over or axillary temperature of 100.5
				degrees Fahrenheit or over in conjunction with behavior changes;
5. Lethargy that is more than expected tiredness
				or unusual drowsiness;
6. Yellow eyes or
				jaundiced skin;
7. Red eyes with or
				without discharge;
8. Infected,
				untreated skin patches;
9. Difficult or
				rapid breathing or severe coughing;
10.
				Skin rashes in conjunction with fever or behavior changes or rashes of unknown
				origin;
11. Skin lesions that have not
				been treated by a health care provider;
12. Mouth sores;
13. Stiff neck with fever and no muscular
				explanation; or
14. Seizure.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.19 - General medical practices

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that any medical, dental, psychological or psychiatric treatment or
				medication administered to an adolescent is explained to the adolescent.
1. The home shall ensure that any medical, dental,
				psychological or psychiatric treatment or medication administered to an infant is
				explained to the adolescent mother.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.20 - Medication

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(a) The home shall ensure that adolescents use
				only prescription and non-prescription medication that is authorized by a physician
				and then only as prescribed or directed.
1. The
				home shall permit adolescents to administer medication to their infants and
				themselves, unless the physician, psychiatrist or psychologist advises otherwise; in
				such cases the home shall document the reasons in the adolescent's record.
2. The home shall ensure that adolescents follow
				the advice of the infant's physician for administering medication to their
				infants.
3. The home shall supervise the
				adolescent's administration of all medication she gives to her infant and may
				require the adolescent to record the information specified in (b) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.21 - Environmental sanitation requirements for disinfecting

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(a) The home shall
				first wash with soap and water and then disinfect those items specified below with a
				solution that shall either be:
1. A commercially
				prepared disinfectant that indicates it kills bacteria, viruses and parasites. This
				solution shall be used in accordance with label instructions; or
2. A self-made solution consisting of one-quarter
				cup of household bleach to each gallon of water (one tablespoon per quart), which
				shall be prepared daily and placed in a labeled, sealed container. This self-made
				solution shall not be utilized with those items specified in (d)2 below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.22 - Personal hygiene requirements

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that adolescents and staff members wash their hands with soap and running
				water immediately:
1. Before preparing or serving
				food;
2. After diapering a
				child;
3. After toileting;
4. After assisting a child in toileting;
5. After caring for a child who appears to be
				sick;
6. After handling animals or their
				equipment or after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions; and
7. After coming into contact with blood, fecal
				matter, urine, vomit, saliva, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or
				secretions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.23 - Health education and physical care for adolescents and infants

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(a) The home shall
				ensure that adolescents receive training in personal care, hygiene, and grooming
				habits.
1. The home shall discuss the physiological
				changes experienced during adolescent pregnancy and childbearing with adolescents in
				the home.
2. The home shall instruct
				adolescents about sexually responsible behavior, including how to protect themselves
				from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.
3. The home shall instruct all adolescents about
				the health consequences of cigarette smoking and alcohol and drug use.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.24 - Food and nutrition for infants

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(a) In addition to the
				requirements specified in 3A:56-6.11, the home shall ensure that each adolescent
				mother obtains and follows a written plan developed with the infant's health care
				provider regarding the feeding schedule, specific formula, nutritional needs and
				introduction of new food for each infant.
1. The
				home shall maintain on file the feeding schedule of each infant residing in the home
				in the infant's record.
2. The home
				shall ensure that the adolescent makes the feeding schedule available to all of the
				infant's caregivers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES › Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS › Section 3A:56-10.25 - Life skills development

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(a) The home or agency shall ensure that the
				adolescent mothers receive instruction and experience in the following:
1. Meal planning and meal preparation;
2. Food shopping;
3. Locating affordable housing;
4. Securing appropriate medical and dental
				services;
5. Utilization of public
				transportation;
6. Home safety
				guidelines including:
i. Notifying the local
				public service or utility company when gas leaks are suspected;
ii. Keeping the child away from a hot
				stove;
iii. The dangers of open windows
				when infants are present;
iv. The
				appropriate methods to rid the home of pests;
v. Fire prevention;
vi. Contacting the appropriate community agency
				when an emergency occurs; and
vii.
				Baby-proofing the home;
7.
				Banking; and
8. Applying for public
				assistance and/or job/vocational training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-1.1 - Purpose

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The Department recognizes that seeking and receiving shelter care
				  is a trying emotional experience for victims of domestic violence. The purpose of
				  shelters for victims of domestic violence is to provide an environment in which the
				  client and the family experience the least amount of disruption possible through the
				  provision of "a home setting," to the extent possible; a clean and safe environment;
				  and protection from further violence.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-1.2 - Scope; applicability

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This chapter shall apply to all shelters for victims of domestic
				  violence in the State of New Jersey. Shelters for victims of domestic violence shall
				  comply with the provisions of this chapter and with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:15,
				  Rules Governing Emergency Shelters for the Homeless, which is incorporated herein by
				  reference.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.1 - Client access to shelter

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(a) A shelter shall have
				a 24-hour hotline and emergency support services available at all times.
(b) A shelter shall have a 24-hour entry
				available.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.2 - Shelter site

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A shelter shall provide a residential area, which provides safe
				  refuge for victims of domestic violence. A shelter shall also offer services,
				  including, but not limited to, 24-hour hotline, advocacy, and supportive counseling
				  services. These services may be located at the shelter site or in a separate
				  facility, which can assist victims of domestic violence who have not made a decision
				  to leave their home, or who have found other accommodations, but who nevertheless
				  have a need for other domestic violence supportive services provided by the
				  shelter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.3 - Physical plant

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(a) A shelter shall undergo a Department of
				Community Affairs health and safety inspection at least every two years.
(b) A shelter shall be certified as lead free and
				maintained in accordance with the lead-safe maintenance requirements established in
				N.J.A.C. 5:15, Rules Governing Emergency Shelters for the Homeless.
(c) To the extent possible, an area of the shelter
				shall be designated for private communications with lawyers, counselors,
				etc.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.4 - Staff requirements

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(a) A shelter shall require all staff and job
				applicants and prospective volunteers to make a full, written disclosure of his or
				her criminal convictions, if any. Should a criminal conviction be disclosed, the
				shelter operators shall apply the provisions of the Rehabilitated Convicted
				Offenders Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				2A:168A-1 et seq., in determining whether to hire
				the job applicant or retain the staff member or volunteer.
(b) To the extent feasible and in an effort to
				accommodate victims from diverse communities, one or more of the shelter personnel
				shall be fluent in the language(s) of the non-English speaking population of the
				shelter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.5 - Domestic violence shelter services

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(a) A shelter shall
				provide the following core services to victims of domestic violence:
1. Twenty-four-hour shelter entry;
2. Twenty-four-hour hotline and information
				referral;
3. Legal, financial and
				housing advocacy services;
4. Supportive
				counseling;
5. Community education,
				training and awareness;
6. Community
				networking; and
7. Children's
				services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.6 - Educational services

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(a) All shelters shall
				advocate for the provision of educational services for all children residing within
				the shelter. This shall be accomplished in accordance with the Public School
				Education Act of 1975. The shelter shall advocate for the following for all children
				residing in the facility:
1. Education in the home
				school;
2. Education in the school
				district in which the shelter is located;
3. Education in the district in which the family
				is located; or
4. Education on a
				tutorial basis within the shelter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.7 - Release of a minor

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No shelter providing care for a minor who was in actual custody,
				  guardianship, or the custody of a parent or other person at the time such person
				  applied for shelter services, shall release the minor person to anyone, including
				  the child's other parent or person sharing legal guardianship or custody, without
				  the consent of the person who sought shelter, except as may be otherwise required by
				  court order.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.8 - Confidentiality

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Information that may reveal the identity or location of a person
				  seeking or receiving shelter services shall not be disclosed, except as otherwise
				  specifically required by law. Information that may identify the location of a
				  shelter for victims of domestic violence shall not be deemed to be a public record
				  pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  47:1A-1et seq., 47:1A-5 et seq., 30:14-13, and
				  30:14-13.1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Section 3A:57-2.9 - Non-discrimination; clients and employees

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(a) A shelter shall not
				discriminate based on race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry,
				age, sex (including pregnancy), familial status, marital or civil union status,
				domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or
				expression, as defined at
				N.J.S.A.
				10:5-5.rr, atypical hereditary cellular or blood
				trait, genetic information, liability for military service, mental or physical
				disability, perceived disability, and AIDS and HIV status, against:
1. Employees; or
2. Clients, when providing appropriate residential
				and other domestic violence services.