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:53-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the
				  following meanings:
"Child" means any person who is under the age of 18.
"Children's shelter facility" or "shelter facility" means any
				  public or private facility that provides 24-hour-a-day residential care to six or
				  more children in a non-physically restrictive environment for a period of time
				  usually not exceeding 30 days.
"Children's shelter home coordinator" or "shelter home
				  coordinator" means a person responsible for the recruitment, coordination, operation
				  and management of one or more children's shelter homes.
"Children's shelter home" or "shelter home" means any public or
				  private residence that provides 24-hour-a-day residential care to five or fewer
				  children in a non-physically restrictive environment for a period of time usually
				  not exceeding 30 days.
"Children's shelter home parent" or "shelter home parent" means
				  any person who provides 24 hour-a-day residential care for five or fewer children in
				  a private residence under the supervision of a children's shelter home coordinator.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Children and
				  Families.
"Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency,
				  New Jersey Department of Children and Families.
"Juvenile--family crisis" means behavior, conduct or a condition
				  of a juvenile, parent or guardian or other family member which presents or results
				  in:
1. A serious threat to the well-being and physical safety of a
				  juvenile, or
2. A serious conflict between a parent or guardian and a juvenile
				  regarding rules of conduct which has been manifested by repeated disregard for
				  lawful parental authority by a juvenile or misuse of lawful parental authority by a
				  parent or guardian, or
3. Unauthorized absence by a juvenile for more than 24 hours from
				  his home; or
4. A pattern of repeated unauthorized absences from school by a
				  juvenile subject to the compulsory education provision of Title 18A of the New
				  Jersey Statutes.
"Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Shelter
				  Homes" or "Manual of Standards" means the rules promulgated in this chapter, which
				  shall constitute minimum requirements for children's shelter facilities and shelter
				  homes.
"Office" means the Office of Licensing of the Department of
				  Children and Families.
"Parent" means a parent, guardian, or any other person having
				  responsibility for, or custody of, a child.
"Person" means any individual, agency, corporation, company,
				  association, organization, society, firm, partnership, joint stock company, the
				  State or any political subdivision thereof.
"Restrictive behavior management practice" means the use of
				  physical restraint and exclusion as part of a comprehensive treatment plan to help
				  the child develop self-control, to reduce maladaptive behavior, or to protect the
				  child and others from harm.
"Staff member" means any person employed by or working for or
				  with a children's shelter facility on a regularly scheduled basis. This shall
				  include full-time, part-time, voluntary and substitute staff, whether paid or
				  unpaid.