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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-7.11 - Information to parents regarding the management of communicable diseases

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(a) Each
				center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases.
				This policy shall include the following:
1. The
				list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from
				the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c);
2. The list of diseases for which a child will not
				be readmitted to the center unless accompanied by a statement from the child's
				health care provider, as specified in 3A:52-7.1(d); and
3. Assurance that during any outbreak of an
				excludable disease at the center, as specified in 3A:52-7.1(d), each parent whose
				child may have been exposed to the disease shall receive a written notice of the
				outbreak.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.1 - Requirements for all centers serving sick children

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(a) The provisions of
				this subchapter shall apply to any center that chooses to serve the following:
1. Only children who have illnesses, symptoms of
				illness or diseases, as specified in 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d); or
2. Some children who have illnesses, symptoms of
				illness or diseases, as specified in 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d), as part of a sick child
				care component of a center primarily serving well children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.2 - Admission criteria

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(a) The center shall not admit a sick child below
				three months of age unless the child has been seen and diagnosed by his or her
				health care provider who indicates in writing that the child can be
				admitted.
(b) The center shall require
				that a parent or an adult authorized by the parent accompany each child during
				admission to the center.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.3 - Requirements for additional staff for centers serving sick children

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(a) The staff
				requirements for centers serving sick children are as follows:
1. In addition to the staff members required in
				3A:52-4.2, the center shall ensure that a physician licensed by the New Jersey Board
				of Medical Examiners or a registered nurse licensed by the New Jersey State Board of
				Nursing is at the center during the hours children are in attendance.
2. The staff member specified in (a)1 above may
				also serve as the head teacher, group teacher or program supervisor where
				applicable, provided that:
i. The person meets the
				staff qualification requirements for such positions, based on the center size and
				type, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(c) and (d); or
ii. The person has two years of work experience
				with children of the age group being served.
3. In centers that primarily serve well children
				and provide sick care only as a component of the overall program, the physician or
				registered nurse, as specified in (a)1 above, shall be required to be at the center
				for at least 50 percent of the sick care component's daily operating hours, and
				shall be on call and available to come to the center immediately at all other times,
				provided that the following conditions are met:
i.
				The physician or registered nurse is present at all times when children are being
				admitted to the center;
ii. Sick care is
				provided only to children who are regularly enrolled in the center's program serving
				well children;
iii. No more than eight
				children are served in the sick care component at any one time;
iv. Children under six months of age are not
				admitted to the sick child care component at any time;
v. The physician or registered nurse assesses that
				no child will be placed at risk during the time when the physician or registered
				nurse is absent; and
vi. The on-call
				physician or nurse does not serve as the center's head teacher.
4. In centers specified in (a)3 above, the
				provisions specified in (a)3i through vii above need not be met if the physician or
				registered nurse remains at the center during all hours the children are in
				attendance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.4 - Requirements for additional physical facilities for centers serving sick children

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(a) There shall be a minimum of 50 square feet of
				net indoor floor space for each child.
(b) An individual room or a specific area within a
				large room, which is separated from other areas of the room by a partition or room
				divider, shall be available to separate and prevent contact between children who
				have different illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases.
(c) Centers whose policies allow for the care of
				children who have chicken pox or other illnesses that require isolation shall
				provide an isolation room for these children. Each isolation room shall have the
				following:
1. Continuous barriers that are floor
				to ceiling in height; and
2. Its own
				toilet facility, unless children using the isolation room can reach and use another
				toilet facility without coming into contact with other children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.5 - Program requirements for centers serving sick children

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(a) The center shall
				develop and provide a variety of children's planned daily activities that are
				appropriate for the needs and the condition of children who are sick.
(b) The center shall make available to parents of
				prospective enrollees information in writing on the center's program, including:
1. Illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases for
				which the center will provide care;
2.
				The center's admission criteria; and
3.
				The center's daily admitting procedures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.6 - Sanitation and infection control

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(a) The center shall
				ensure that all washable items of play equipment, supplies and toys that one group
				of sick children, as specified in 3A:52-8.3(d), have contacted are washed with soap
				and water and disinfected before allowing them to be used by another group of sick
				children.
(b) The center shall ensure
				that all personal items belonging to a child are returned to the parent each
				day.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 8 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS SERVING SICK CHILDREN › Section 3A:52-8.7 - Requirements for additional records for centers serving sick children

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(a) The center
				shall maintain on file the following additional records:
1. Admission assessment information on each child,
				as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-8.1(c)4;
2. The written policies and procedures developed
				by the center, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-8.1(c);
3. The written approval of policies and procedures
				by the center's governing board or advisory board and by the consulting physician,
				as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-8.1(e) and (f);
4. Documentation of the training provided to all
				staff members, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-8.3(e); and
5. The Information to Parents document, as
				specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-8.5(b).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.1 - Scope

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(a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply
				to:
1. Each center that provides or arranges for
				the provision of transportation for children:
i.
				To or from their homes or other prearranged sites and the center; or
ii. In connection with an activity (such as a
				field trip) conducted by or through the auspices of the center; and
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.2 - Vehicle definitions

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(a) A Type I School Bus means a bus with a
				capacity of 17 to 54 passengers, as indicated by the vehicle manufacturer, which has
				been painted in the color of uniform national school bus yellow, and is required by
				the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to have New Jersey school vehicle Type I, "S1"
				designated license plates.
(b) A Type II
				School Bus means a bus with a capacity of 10 to 16 passengers, as indicated by the
				vehicle manufacturer, which has been painted in the color of uniform national school
				bus yellow if the bus was manufactured after April 1, 1977, and is required by the
				MVC to have New Jersey school vehicle Type II, "S2" designated license
				plates.
(c) A Type S School Vehicle
				means a vehicle with a capacity of nine or fewer passengers, as indicated by the
				vehicle manufacturer, and a gross vehicle weight rating of 3,000 pounds or more,
				which is required by the MVC to have New Jersey school vehicle Type II, "S2"
				designated license plates.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.3 - Vehicle requirements

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(a) The center shall ensure that each vehicle used
				to provide transportation of enrolled children to and from the center, as specified
				in 3A:52-9.1(a), except private passenger vehicles, is equipped with the following:
1. Three triangular portable red reflector warning
				devices;
2. A fully charged fire
				extinguisher, with a gauge and with a minimum underwriters' rating of 2A 10BC, which
				shall be located at the front and securely mounted to the right of the driver in a
				way that does not constitute an obstruction or hazard to the passengers;
3. A seat belt cutter;
4. A removable first-aid kit located in an
				accessible place within the vehicle; and
5. Forward-facing seats, excluding folding seats
				and jump seats. Each seat exit shall be clear of obstructions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.4 - Driver licensing requirements

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(a) If a center uses a
				Type I School Bus, Type II School Bus, or Type S School Vehicle, the center shall:
1. Meet all applicable rules of the Motor Vehicle
				Commission (MVC), Department of Education, and Department of Children and Families;
2. Ensure that each driver of such a
				vehicle possesses a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) in at least Class B or
				Class C, with a passenger endorsement, as required by the MVC for the gross vehicle
				weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle, or an out-of-State equivalent license, as
				approved by the MVC; and
3. Submit a
				list of all drivers to the MVC when the vehicle is inspected by the MVC.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.5 - Vehicle-related safety practices

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(a) Children shall never
				be left unattended in a vehicle.
(b)
				Children shall be accepted and discharged from the curbside of the
				vehicle.
(c) The interior and exterior
				of each vehicle shall be maintained in clean and safe condition, with clear passage
				to operable doors.
(d) All vehicles that
				are utilized to transport children shall be equipped with car seats (child passenger
				restraint systems) and booster seats that meet Federal motor vehicle safety
				standards, as appropriate for the age and weight of the children transported, in
				accordance with applicable provisions of Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) law,
				pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.2a and f or 39:3B-10
				and 11, as applicable.
(e) The driver
				shall not transport more persons, including children and adults, than:
1. The occupancy of the Type I School Bus, as
				indicated by the vehicle manufacturer; or
2. The occupancy of the Type II School Bus, Type S
				School Vehicle, or other approved vehicle, as determined by the number of operable
				seat belts.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.6 - Vehicle insurance

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(a) Each center or person providing transportation
				services, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-9.1(a), shall:
1. Secure and maintain vehicle liability insurance
				for bodily injury or death in minimum amounts as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				13:20-52.1;
2. Maintain on file at the center a copy of the
				insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage; and
3. Submit the insurance certificate to the Motor
				Vehicle Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.7 - Transportation records

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(a) When the center transports children in a
				vehicle other than a private passenger vehicle, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-9.3(f), or a chartered
				autobus, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:52-9.3(g), the center shall
				maintain on file:
1. A record of each child
				transported;
2. The name and address of
				each driver;
3. A photostatic copy of
				each driver's valid driver's license; and
4. The year, make and model of each vehicle used
				by the center to transport children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 52 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS › Subchapter 9 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:52-9.8 - Vehicle staff requirements

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(a) When one or more
				children are being transported, there shall be one adult in addition to the driver
				who remains in the vehicle when it is in motion, and who remains within sight of the
				vehicle when it has stopped to accept or discharge children, from the time the first
				child is picked up until the last child has reached his or her
				destination.
(b) When 13 or more
				children who are below 2 1/2 years of age are being transported, there shall be two
				adults in addition to the driver who remain in the vehicle when it is in motion, and
				who remain within sight of the vehicle when it has stopped to accept or discharge
				children, until fewer than 13 children remain, at which time one adult in addition
				to the driver shall remain until the last child has reached his or her
				destination.
(c) The center shall have a
				written policy and procedures to ensure the safe transportation of children,
				including, but not limited to, ensuring that children are secured in appropriate
				restraints. The center shall train each regularly-scheduled driver and additional
				adult as referred to in (a) and (b) above on this policy prior to starting his or
				her position.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:53-1.1 - Legal authority

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(a) This chapter is promulgated pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				30:1-14 and 15, as applied by
				N.J.S.A.
				9:3A-9,
				30:4C-4.h,
				2A:4A-37, and 2A:4A-20 et seq.
(b) Under
				N.J.S.A.
				30:1-14, as applied by
				N.J.S.A.
				9:3A-9, and
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-4.(d), the Department of Children and
				Families is authorized to inspect, evaluate, and approve publicly or privately
				operated shelter facilities and shelter homes that:
1. Provide board, lodging, or care for children
				who are placed or financed by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or any
				other State agency; and
2. Are not
				subject to licensing or regulation by any State agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:53-1.3 - Population served by shelter facilities and shelter homes

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(a) A shelter facility
				or shelter home provides care for children who are:
1. Abused;
2. Abandoned;
3. Dependent;
4. Neglected;
5. In need of temporary emergency care;
6. Runaways or otherwise in need of temporary
				care; and/or
7. Charged as a juvenile
				delinquent, pursuant to State law, and who would not be a threat to the physical,
				social, or emotional well-being of the other children at the shelter facility or
				shelter home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:53-1.4 - Capacity and location of shelter facilities and shelter homes

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(a) Capacity:
1. Shelter facility: A facility which provides
				care for a minimum of six and a maximum of 25 children. However, a shelter facility
				established after February 28, 1974, shall not exceed a maximum capacity of 12
				children, unless approved by the Department.
2. Shelter home: A home which provides care for a
				maximum of five children, including the shelter home parent's children.
3. The Office may restrict new admissions to a
				shelter facility or shelter home upon a determination that the shelter facility or
				shelter home is regularly over the maximum number of children that the shelter
				facility or shelter home has been approved by the Office to serve.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:53-1.5 - Approval requirements

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(a) A shelter facility or shelter home shall
				obtain approval from the Office in accordance with the legal authority specified in
				N.J.A.C. 3A:53-1.1(b) and
				(c) prior to establishment or operation.
(b) The Office shall conduct an annual on-site
				physical facility and a biennial comprehensive programmatic inspection of a shelter
				facility and a biennial comprehensive programmatic inspection of a shelter home to
				determine compliance with this chapter.
(c) If a shelter facility or shelter home meets
				all applicable provisions of this chapter, the Office shall issue a letter of
				approval.
(d) The Office shall provide
				notice if a letter of approval shall not be issued.
(e) If the Office determines that a shelter
				facility or shelter home is in substantial compliance with all applicable provisions
				of this chapter, providing that no serious or imminent hazard affecting the children
				exists, the Office may issue a letter of temporary approval.
(f) When a letter of temporary approval is issued,
				the Office shall provide a written statement explaining what the shelter facility or
				shelter home must do to achieve full compliance.
(g) A letter of temporary approval may be issued
				for a period not to exceed six months. The Office may issue as many temporary
				approvals as it deems necessary; however, a shelter facility or shelter home shall
				not operate pursuant to temporary approvals for more than 12 months.
(h) Each approval period, which may include the
				issuance of one or more letters of temporary approval and/or one letter of approval,
				shall be two years.
1. In determining the
				expiration date of the first letter of approval, the Office shall compute the two
				year period from the date of issuance of the first letter of approval or temporary
				approval.
2. In determining the
				expiration date of a renewed approval, the Office shall compute the two-year
				approval period from the date on which the shelter facility's or shelter home's
				previous letter of approval expired.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:53-1.6 - Administrative hearings

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(a) To effectuate the purposes of this chapter,
				the Office may initiate an administrative hearing in the interest of
				justice.
(b) When the Office proposes
				not to approve or not to continue approval of a shelter facility or shelter home,
				the Office shall afford the shelter facility or shelter home notice and opportunity
				for an administrative hearing.
(c) All
				administrative hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure
				Act,
				N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq.,
				and 52:14F-1 et seq., and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C.
				1:1.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:53-1.7 - Public access to Office records for children's shelter facilities and shelter homes

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(a)
				Files of shelter facilities and shelter homes maintained by the Office are public
				records and shall be readily accessible for examination by any person, under the
				direction and supervision of the Office, except when public access to records is
				restricted in keeping with the State Public Records Law or other appropriate
				statutes.
(b) The Office shall establish
				policies governing the review by the public of shelter facility and shelter home
				records.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 3A:53-2.1 - Statement of purpose

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A shelter facility or a shelter home coordinator shall maintain on
				  file a written statement of purpose for the shelter facility or shelter home(s). The
				  statement of purpose shall be reviewed by the shelter facility staff members or
				  shelter home parents and shall include a description of policies, purpose(s),
				  objectives, services offered, eligibility requirements, and financial agreements for
				  the care and treatment of children, in accordance with provisions of this
				  chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 3A:53-2.2 - Rights of children

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(a) The shelter facility or shelter home shall
				prepare a list of children's rights and shall post it in a prominent location in
				each shelter facility or shelter home or give it to each child and document such in
				each child's record. At a minimum, the list shall specify the children's right to:
1. Receive prompt medical treatment;
2. Have access to an appropriate
				education;
3. Live in a safe, clean, and
				healthy environment;
4. Be free of
				physical or sexual harassment or abuse and corporal punishment;
5. Attend religious services of their choice;
				and
6. Have unimpeded communication to
				the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 3A:53-2.3 - Intake and admissions procedures

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(a) Each child placed in
				a shelter facility or shelter home shall receive a medical examination within 72
				hours of placement, unless the child received a medical examination by a physician
				no more than 30 days prior to placement and a written copy of the results of such
				examination is provided and kept on file. However, when the shelter facility or
				shelter home parent suspects that a child is ill or carrying a contagious disease,
				she or he shall be examined immediately upon admission.
(b) If a medical examination is required
				immediately or within 72 hours of placement under (a) above, that examination may be
				conducted by a physician or a nurse. If the examination is performed by a nurse, the
				child shall receive a medical examination performed by a physician within 10 days
				following admission.
(c) Upon the
				child's admission, the shelter facility or the shelter home coordinator shall obtain
				pertinent factual and identifying information including, as a minimum, the
				following:
1. Child's name (and nicknames),
				gender, date of birth, religion, and race;
2. Name, address, phone number, and relationship
				to the child of the person(s) with whom the child was living at the time of
				admission;
3. Name, address, and phone
				number of the father, mother, resource family parent(s), or legal guardian(s), if
				different from above;
4. Name, address
				and phone number of the person to notify in an emergency;
5. Names of siblings, their ages, and
				gender;
6. School attended, grade level
				and employer, if any;
7. Name, address,
				and phone number of the person bringing the child to the shelter facility or shelter
				home;
8. Name of the placing agency, if
				any;
9. Reason for placement of the
				child;
10. Date(s) and length of stay of
				previous admissions and releases, if any;
11. Child's medical history, chronic conditions,
				past serious illnesses, allergies, special diet.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 3A:53-2.4 - Reporting requirements

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(a) The shelter facility or shelter home
				coordinator shall notify the Office within 24 hours after any of the following
				changes and events:
1. Unanticipated temporary or
				permanent closing of a shelter facility or shelter home;
2. Legal action against a shelter facility,
				shelter facility staff member, shelter home, or shelter home parent which involves
				or affects any child or the operation of the shelter facility or shelter
				home;
3. Damage to the premises of the
				shelter facility or shelter home caused by fire, accident, or the elements;
				or
4. Injury requiring hospitalization
				or action(s) resulting in the death of a child which occurred while the child was on
				the premises of the shelter facility or shelter home or while in the care of a
				shelter facility staff member(s) or shelter home parent(s).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 3A:53-2.5 - Records

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(a) General requirements
				for shelter facilities and shelter homes:
1.
				Records required to be maintained by the shelter facility or shelter home pursuant
				to this chapter shall be kept on file at the shelter facility or at the shelter home
				coordinator's office.
2. Records shall
				be open for inspection by an authorized representative of the Office.
3. The shelter facility or shelter home
				coordinator shall ensure the confidentiality of records, in accordance with State
				law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.1 - Basic information

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(a) Every shelter facility director, staff member,
				shelter home coordinator, and shelter home parent shall:
1. Be at least 18 years of age;
2. Be of good character and reputation;
3. Respect and understand children and be
				sensitive to and capable of meeting their needs;
4. Have a capacity to work and confer with
				professionals, consultants, parents and community groups;
5. Make a full disclosure of his or her
				background, experience, previous work, schooling, and arrests and criminal
				convictions, if any;
6. Secure a
				Criminal History Record Information background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8, and a Child Abuse Record Information
				background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.9; and
7. Be in satisfactory physical, mental, and
				emotional health to perform his or her job duties satisfactorily.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.2 - Health requirements for shelter facility staff

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(a) Tuberculin testing
				requirements:
1. Prior to or upon working for or
				with a shelter facility, each staff member who comes in contact with the children
				for at least one full day a week shall take a Mantoux tuberculin skin test with five
				TU (tuberculin units) of PPD tuberculin and submit to the shelter facility written
				proof of the results of the test.
2. If
				the Mantoux tuberculin test result is insignificant (0 to 9 mm of induration), no
				further testing shall be required. The Office or shelter facility shall have the
				authority at any time in the future to 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.
3. If the
				Mantoux tuberculin skin test result is significant (10 or more mm of induration),
				the individual shall take a chest x-ray. If the chest x-ray shows significant
				results, the staff member may not come in contact with the children unless she or he
				submits to the shelter facility a written statement from a physician certifying that
				she or he poses no threat of tuberculosis contagion.
4. Any staff member who fails to submit to or to
				receive satisfactory results from the tuberculin testing requirements, as described
				in (a)1 through 3 above, shall be prohibited from having contact with the children
				at the shelter facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.3 - Qualifications for shelter facility staff

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(a) Administrator: The
				administrator of the shelter facility shall:
1.
				Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of
				professional experience in the human services field, one year of which shall have
				been a supervisory, administrative or clinical position; or
2. Have a master's degree from an accredited
				graduate school in one of the areas of study in the human services field, and two
				years of professional experience in the human services field, one year of which
				shall have been in a supervisory or administrative position; or
3. If applicable, meet the civil service
				requirements for the position.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.4 - Qualifications for shelter home coordinator and shelter home parent

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(a) The shelter home
				coordinator shall:
1. Have a bachelor's degree in
				the human services field from an accredited college or university and one year of
				professional experience in the human services field; or
2. Have a master's degree in the human services
				field from an accredited graduate school; or
3. If applicable, meet the civil service
				requirements for the position.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.5 - Staff/child ratios for shelter facilities

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(a) A minimum of two
				staff members shall be on duty at the shelter facility when children are present,
				except during sleeping hours when the shelter facility shall meet the requirements
				as specified in (b)1ii below.
(b) Each
				shelter facility shall provide minimum staff/child ratios based on the number of
				children in residence at the shelter facility as stated below:
1. Child care:
i. During waking hours, the child care staff/child
				ratios shall be as follows:
Child care staff
Number of children
1
Up to 8
2
9-14
3
15-20
4
21-25
ii.
				During sleeping hours, shelter facilities with an average daily population of three
				or fewer children shall have a minimum of one awake child care worker on duty.
				Shelter facilities with an average daily population of more than three children
				shall have a minimum of two child care workers, one of whom shall be awake and
				responsible for the supervision of the children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.6 - Staff development and evaluation for shelter facilities

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(a) The shelter
				facility shall have a written annual evaluation for each staff member.
(b) The shelter facility shall have continuing
				in-service training programs for all staff members. A record of such programs shall
				be kept on file.
(c) Upon employment,
				every staff member shall be instructed in all emergency procedures, administrative
				procedures and the shelter facility's service program.
(d) The shelter facility shall insure that every
				new staff member is accompanied on his or her duties by an experienced staff
				member(s) as part of an orientation program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.7 - Governing body or citizens board for shelter facilities

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(a) Every shelter
				facility shall have a governing body or citizens board which shall either:
1. Be responsible for and have authority over the
				policies and operation of the shelter facility; or
2. Provide advice and counsel to the shelter
				facility on the policies and operation of the shelter facility.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.8 - Criminal History Record Information background checks

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(a) As a condition of
				securing and maintaining a certificate, the shelter facility or shelter home 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 each shelter facility director, staff member, shelter home coordinator, shelter
				home parent, and shelter home household member at least 18 years of age.
(b) If the facility director, shelter home
				coordinator, shelter home parent, or shelter home household member refuses to
				consent to or cooperate in a CHRI background check, the Office shall deny, suspend,
				revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate, as applicable.
1. The shelter facility or shelter home may appeal
				the denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-1.6.
2. The shelter home parent may choose to remove
				the household member so refusing from the shelter home before the action against the
				certificate takes effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.9 - Child Abuse Record Information background checks

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(a) As a condition of
				securing and maintaining a certificate, the shelter facility or shelter home shall
				provide written consent to the Department from each shelter facility director,
				shelter facility or shelter home staff member, shelter home parent, and shelter home
				household member at least 18 years of age, for a Child Abuse Record Information
				(CARI) background check to be conducted.
(b) If a facility director, shelter home
				coordinator, shelter home parent, or shelter home household member refuses to
				consent to or cooperate in a CARI background check, the Office shall deny, suspend,
				revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate, as applicable.
1. The shelter facility or shelter home may appeal
				the denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew, pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-1.6.
2. The shelter home parent may choose to remove
				the household member who refuses to consent from the shelter home before the action
				against the certificate takes effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.10 - Background check procedures for New Jersey shelter facilities and shelter homes

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(a)
				Prior to the opening of a new shelter facility or shelter home located in New
				Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a request for a
				Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8, and a Child Abuse Record Information
				(CARI) background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.9, is submitted for all persons identified
				in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8(a)  and
				3.9(a).
(b) Prior to the first renewal
				of a certificate on or after March 26, 2004, for an existing shelter facility or
				shelter home located in New Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall
				ensure that a request for a CHRI background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8, is submitted for all persons identified
				in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8(a)  and
				3.9(a).
(c) Prior to each renewal of a
				certificate on or after March 26, 2004, for an existing shelter facility or shelter
				home located in New Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a
				request for a CARI background check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.9, is submitted for all persons identified
				in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8(a)  and
				3.9(a).
(d) Within two weeks after a new
				staff member begins employment at a shelter facility or shelter home or a new
				household member begins residing at a shelter home located in New Jersey, the
				shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a request for a CHRI background
				check, as specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.8, and a CARI background check, as
				specified in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:53-3.9, is submitted for the new staff member
				or household member.
(e) An individual
				shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the shelter facility
				or shelter home until documentation from the Department showing compliance with a
				CHRI check and CARI check for the individual has been received by the shelter
				facility or shelter home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-3.11 - Background check procedures for out-of-State shelter facilities and shelter homes

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(a)
				For a shelter facility or shelter home located outside New Jersey, the shelter
				facility or shelter home shall ensure that the director and each applicant, shelter
				facility or shelter home staff member, shelter home coordinator, shelter home
				parent, and shelter home household 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 shelter facility or shelter home shall require
				that the director and each applicant, staff member, shelter home coordinator,
				shelter home parent, and shelter home household member 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 certification, employment, or service at the shelter facility or shelter home
				during the time children who are residents of New Jersey are placed in the shelter
				facility or shelter home.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 4 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-4.1 - Health

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(a) The shelter facility or shelter home
				coordinator shall prepare and implement written procedures for medical and dental
				health services and psychological/psychiatric services, as needed, for all children
				in care.
(b) The shelter facility or
				shelter home shall have immediate access to the services of licensed physicians and
				nurses on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis to insure that general health services
				are provided.
(c) Prescription
				medication shall be administered to a child by shelter facility staff members or
				shelter home parents only when authorized by a physician.
(d) When any medication is administered to a child
				at a shelter facility, an entry shall be made in a medication log book, which shall
				contain the following information:
1. Name of
				child receiving medication, whether prescription (including psychotropic medication)
				or non-prescription;
2. Type of
				medication, dosage and intervals between dosages;
3. Reason for medication;
4. Time medication was administered;
5. Signature and title of staff member dispensing
				medication; and
6. Name of authorizing
				physician for prescription medication. (e) When serious accidents or illnesses occur
				to a child, the shelter facility or shelter home parent shall take the necessary
				emergency action and the shelter facility or shelter home coordinator shall notify
				the parent(s) immediately.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 4 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-4.2 - Clothing and personal belongings

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(a) The shelter facility
				or shelter home coordinator shall insure that each child in care has adequate,
				clean, well-fitting and attractive clothing as required for health, comfort and
				physical well-being and as appropriate to age, gender, individual needs, community
				standards and season.
(b) The shelter
				facility or shelter home shall insure that each child's clothing is kept clean and
				in good repair.
(c) The shelter facility
				or shelter home shall insure that provisions are made for the protection of each
				child's personal property.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 4 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-4.3 - Food and nutrition requirements for shelter facilities and shelter homes

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(a) The shelter
				facility or shelter home shall provide or arrange for the provision of three
				nutritious meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) and snacks from food that is
				selected, stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary and palatable manner.
(b) The shelter facility or shelter home shall not
				force-feed or otherwise coerce a child to eat against his or her will, except by
				order of a physician.
(c) Each meal
				shall contain a sufficient amount of food for every child; children shall be
				permitted to have additional serving(s), as needed.
(d) Individualized diets and feeding schedules
				that are submitted to the shelter facility or shelter home by the child's
				physician(s) shall be followed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES › Subchapter 4 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:53-4.4 - Rest, bedroom, and sleep

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(a) Space requirements for shelter facilities:
1. Any bedroom containing a single bed occupied by
				one child shall provide a minimum of 70 square feet of floor space, including space
				that is occupied by furniture.
2. Any
				bedroom containing single beds and occupied by more than one child shall provide a
				minimum of 70 square feet of floor space for the first child and 50 square feet of
				floor space for each additional child, including space that is occupied by
				furniture.
3. Any bedroom containing
				bunk beds or any combination of single beds and bunk beds shall provide 50 square
				feet of floor space for each child, including space that is occupied by
				furniture.
4. In addition to the minimum
				square feet of floor space, as stated in (a)1 through 3 above, any bedroom shall not
				be less than seven feet in any dimension.
5. Any bedroom used by a child shall provide a
				minimum ceiling height of seven feet and six inches.