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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:57-2.10 - House rules

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Established written house rules shall be presented to, and signed
				  by, clients upon entering the shelter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.1 - Receipt of revenue by Department

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Pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  9:3A-9,
				  37:1-12.1 and 12.2, and
				  2C:25-29.2, the Department of Children and Families is authorized to receive
				  revenues from additional $ 25.00 fees charged with the issuance of a marriage or
				  civil union license and from the civil penalties imposed on domestic violence
				  offenders, for the purposes of maintaining and establishing shelters for victims of
				  domestic violence and for the continued support of direct services to that
				  population.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.2 - Delegation of responsibility to the Department of Children and Families

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Responsibility for ensuring that revenues are used according to
				  the provisions of
				  N.J.S.A. 37:1-12.1et
				  seq., is hereby delegated to the Department of Children and Families, pursuant to
				  N.J. S.A. 9:3A-9
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.3 - Purpose of subchapter

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The purpose of this subchapter is to assure that the collected
				  funds are available for the continued support of programs serving victims of
				  domestic violence and for the development of new programs. These programs are
				  essential to provide persons who have been subject to or threatened with violence at
				  home with a safe refuge where they can examine alternatives and receive supportive
				  services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.4 - Scope of subchapter

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This subchapter shall apply to all shelters for victims of
				  domestic violence that receive funds from the collections made through
				  N.J.S.A. 37:1-12.1et
				  seq., and 2C:25-29.2, within the State of New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.5 - Funding priorities for marriage license fees

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Agencies receiving funds from the Department of Children and
				  Families shall be eligible to receive the proceeds of marriage license fee
				  collections. Donor matching will not be required.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.6 - Funding priorities for the Domestic Violence Victims' Fund

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(a) All moneys deposited
				in the Domestic Violence Victims' Fund shall be distributed among the Department of
				Children and Families' domestic violence agencies, specifically for the provision of
				emergency shelter and related core services to adult victims and their dependent
				children. Donor matching is not required.
(b) Funding for these programs shall be subject to
				the following conditions:
1. Allowable
				expenditures shall be limited to the provision of domestic violence core services,
				including:
i. Twenty-four hour hotline and
				emergency response capability;
ii.
				Twenty-four hour shelter entry;
iii.
				Legal, financial and housing advocacy services;
iv. Counseling for victims, children and
				perpetrators of abuse;
v. Community
				networking;
vi. Community education,
				training and awareness; and
vii.
				Children's services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 57 - STANDARDS FOR SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Subchapter 3 - ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING SHELTERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH MARRIAGE LICENSE AND CIVIL UNION FEES AND CIVIL PENALTIES › Section 3A:57-3.7 - Program fiscal responsibility

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(a) Funding for shelter
				programs is contingent on the ability of programs to meet the fiscal and
				programmatic practices required by the agency's contract with the Department of
				Children and Families.
(b) All programs
				applying for or receiving funding under the provisions of this subchapter shall be
				subject to fiscal and program review by the Department of Children and Families of
				the requirements of their contracts with the Department.
(c) All emergency residential shelter programs
				applying for or receiving funding under the provisions of this subchapter 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.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.1 - Purpose, scope, and goals

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(a) Children's partial
				care programs provide seriously emotionally/behaviorally challenged youth with a
				highly structured intensive day treatment program.
(b) Program goals include:
1. Prevention of psychiatric hospitalization of
				youth at risk of psychiatric hospitalization;
2. Prevention of re-hospitalization of youth who
				have been psychiatrically hospitalized;
3. Provision of a transition for psychiatrically
				hospitalized youth from the hospital back into the community; and
4. Provision of services to at-risk children under
				the age of five years.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.3 - Population to be served

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(a) Agencies operating children's partial care
				programs shall have policies and procedures that give first priority for admission
				to youth who are diagnosed as seriously emotionally/behaviorally challenged and meet
				one or both of the following criteria:
1. Having
				previously resided in a treatment setting; or
2. By reason of serious emotional/behavioral
				disturbance, presently at risk of extended out-of-home placement in a treatment
				setting or of exclusion from the public school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.4 - Program services

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(a) Agencies operating children's partial care
				programs shall provide a comprehensive range of services to address the individual
				needs of the youth. These programs shall be available daily five days per week.
				Additional planned activities may be provided during evening or weekend hours or
				both, as needed.
1. Services shall be available
				for all youth and provided to the extent required by the individual treatment plan.
				Evidence of the actual provision of services shall be documented in the clinical
				record. Services shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:
i. Individual and group counseling and
				support;
ii. Therapeutic activities to
				address daily living (ADL) skills, recreation and socialization needs;
iii. Medication management, including counseling,
				monitoring, and safe storage;
iv. Family
				support services such as: family therapy, family psycho-education, family supportive
				counseling, or parenting skills development;
v. Psychiatric assessment;
vi. Case coordination, including obtaining
				authorizations and consents;
vii.
				Referral, advocacy, and service linkages, including to drug/alcohol programs, as
				needed;
viii. Liaison with the
				educational system, if parents consent; and
ix. Therapeutic milieu activities such as
				community meetings, behavior management programs, and related programming.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.5 - Services to children and youth

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(a) The agency shall
				ensure that youth are provided age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate
				services, and shall implement written policies and procedures that address age
				grouping of available services for nursery (ages three to five), latency (ages five
				to 10), pre-adolescent (ages 10 to 12), adolescent (ages 12 to 17), and aging-out
				youth (above age 17). In those cases where it is determined that a youth receives
				services not with his or her chronological age group, written documentation shall be
				maintained in the youth's clinical record as to the justification for this
				decision.
(b) The agency shall develop
				and implement written policies and procedures for transitioning youth from one age
				grouping to another age grouping, as well as for transitioning youth to adult
				services.
(c) The agency shall be
				permitted to provide partial care services to youth who attain age 18 provided that
				such services are indicated on the treatment plan, and adequately justified as to
				need for continued services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.6 - Admission

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(a) Agencies operating children's partial care
				programs shall develop a written admission policy. The policy shall include, but not
				be limited to, the following:
1. Admission
				criteria (both inclusionary and exclusionary);
2. Referral procedures, which identify any service
				area or geographic restrictions, contact procedures, scheduling of intake
				interviews, and procedures for obtaining required information;
3. Procedures for obtaining authorized consent(s)
				for treatment; and
4. Procedures,
				consistent with laws and rules regarding health privacy and protected health
				information, for notifying applicants, legal guardian(s), families, and referral
				sources of admissions decisions, rationale for such decisions, and any information
				related to service initiation. Such notification shall be made within seven calendar
				days of the intake interview.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.7 - Intake

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(a) Agencies operating children's partial care
				programs shall develop policies and procedures governing the recording of intake
				information. Intake information shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Client's identifying information (for example,
				address, telephone number, emergency contact);
2. Presenting problem, reason for referral as
				perceived by client, parents, guardian, and significant others, and potential
				treatment goals and objectives;
3. A
				brief case history of illness including services received at the agency and
				elsewhere;
4. A psychiatric diagnosis
				(if applicable);
5. Indicators of
				characteristics that identify high risk to service providers in the provision of
				treatment to the youth;
6. Medical
				history and medication information;
7.
				History of drug or alcohol abuse;
8.
				Current mental health service providers;
9. Other service providers;
10. Family information;
11. Social supports;
12. Relevant educational information;
				and
13. Legal information relevant to
				treatment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.8 - Treatment planning

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(a) Agencies operating children's partial care
				programs shall develop treatment plans based on the clinical needs of the youth.
1. Based on the information gathered through the
				intake process, a member of the professional staff shall complete an assessment of
				the clinical needs of the youth. This assessment shall include: treatment
				recommendations, immediate needs, preliminary goals or objectives, and initial
				interventions. This assessment shall serve as the initial treatment plan completed
				within 72 hours until the comprehensive treatment plan is developed. This assessment
				shall be entered into the clinical record within 14 calendar days of the child's
				admission.
2. Prior to the development
				of the comprehensive treatment plan, a comprehensive assessment shall be conducted,
				concluding with findings and recommendations and shall be documented in the clinical
				record. This assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following factors
				relating to each individual youth:
i. Motivation
				(for example, willingness to participate in the program);
ii. Social and recreational (for example, ability
				to make friendships, communication skills, hobbies);
iii. Emotional and psychological (for example,
				mental status, history of abuse, understanding of illness, coping mechanism) factors
				indicating high risk;
iv. Medical and
				health (for example, allergic reactions, medication information, and
				history);
v. Educational and vocational
				(for example, task concentration, motivation for learning);
vi. Daily living activities (for example,
				transportation, budgeting, self care, hygiene);
vii. Environmental supports (for example, housing,
				income);
viii. Social, cultural, and
				spiritual supports (for example, family, friends);
ix. Substance abuse and usage; and
x. Strengths and special skills.
3. A comprehensive treatment plan based
				on the comprehensive assessment shall be developed no later than 30 days after
				admission to the program. The plan shall be reviewed by appropriate treatment team
				members at subsequent 90-day intervals.
i. The
				plan shall address all recommendations included in the comprehensive
				assessment.
ii. The plan shall contain
				goals and measurable objectives with projected time frames for completing each
				goal.
iii. The plan shall contain
				treatment interventions and frequency of service activities.
iv. Where possible, the plan shall reflect family
				participation.
v. All other providers
				providing services to the youth shall be invited to provide input into the treatment
				planning process.
vi. All team members,
				including participating family members and youth, participating in the plan
				development shall sign the plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.9 - Progress notes

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(a) Progress notes shall be written in the youth's
				record at least weekly.
1. Each weekly progress
				note shall include:
i. A summary of services
				provided;
ii. The youth's general level
				of participation in the program for the week;
iii. The response to and outcome of treatment plan
				interventions; and
iv. Critical or
				significant events that have occurred during the week (for example, service
				coordination, crisis event).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.10 - Medication administration

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(a) Programs that
				receive prescribed or non-prescription medication for a child or keep
				non-prescription medication on hand, and have trained staff to administer the
				medication, shall record such administration in a medication log book, which shall
				contain the following information:
1. The name of
				the child receiving medication;
2. The
				type of medication, dosage, and intervals between dosages;
3. What to do if a dose is missed;
4. The reason for the medication;
5. The date and time medication was
				administered;
6. Possible side effects
				of the medication, if any; and
7. The
				signature and title of the staff member administering medication.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.11 - Termination, discharge, and referral

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(a) Agencies operating
				children's partial care programs shall have procedures for termination, discharge,
				and referral, which ensure that the youth's continuing service needs are met.
1. Discharge criteria shall be documented in the
				clinical record. These criteria shall specify functional levels to be achieved for
				successful discharge.
2. Discharge
				criteria shall be incorporated into the treatment planning process.
3. Prior to discharge, a discharge plan shall be
				completed that shall address the youth's continuing needs. It shall minimally
				include an assessment of further need and available resources to meet such needs,
				referrals and linkages being made where appropriate to meet identified need and any
				follow-up activities and intervention planned.
4. The youth and family may participate in the
				development of the discharge plan.
5.
				Agencies operating children's partial care programs shall have written policies and
				procedures that address termination. Such procedures shall ensure that all
				termination decisions are reviewed for appropriateness. Such policies shall include,
				but not be limited to, actions to be undertaken prior to a termination decision and
				provisions for documentation of information relative to the termination
				decision.
6. The discharge summary shall
				be completed within 14 calendar days of discharge and shall include:
i. The presenting problem;
ii. The start date for services and termination
				date of services;
iii. The course of
				treatment;
iv. The reason for
				termination;
v. Discharge
				medication;
vi. Discharge diagnosis;
				and
vii. The discharge plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.12 - Staffing requirements

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(a) Agencies operating children's partial care
				programs shall employ sufficient numbers of qualified staff to provide the required
				services.
1. Program staffing shall be based on
				the clinical needs of the population served. There shall be a written description of
				the staffing pattern and the roles and responsibilities of staff.
2. For 10 or fewer youths, at least two direct
				care staff shall be present, except that in those cases where there are five or
				fewer youths, one staff member may be a volunteer, student intern, or non-direct
				care staff. For more than 10 youths, an additional direct care staff member must be
				present for each additional group of five youths or portion thereof.
3. The staffing ratio in (a)2 above shall be
				maintained when youth are participating in an activity organized by the agency, at a
				location other than the regular partial care program location, including in the
				vehicle(s) used to transport the youths to the activity and return from the
				activity.
i. All vehicles used to transport youth
				shall have a valid motor vehicle inspection sticker issued by the New Jersey Motor
				Vehicle Commission (MVC).
ii. All
				drivers transporting youth shall possess a valid driver's license issued by the MVC
				or by a contiguous state where the driver resides.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 58 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - CHILDREN'S PARTIAL CARE PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 3A:58-1.13 - Staffing responsibilities

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(a) The responsibilities
				of the program director shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Planning, identifying and developing children's
				partial care programs and goals;
2.
				Providing overall daily management of the children's partial care program;
3. Providing data and other input to the county
				Children's Inter-Agency Coordinating Council as requested by the Division of
				Children's System of Care;
4.
				Participating in case conferences;
5.
				Ensuring that the children's partial care program is serving the target
				population;
6. Ensuring that appropriate
				treatment and discharge plans are developed;
7. Ensuring that client records are
				maintained;
8. Providing and ensuring
				adequate supervision of all staff employed by the children's partial care
				program;
9. Assuring adequate staffing
				levels are maintained;
10. Developing
				and implementing orientation and in-service training programs;
11. Preparing service and budgetary records and
				submitting records to appropriate parties;
12. Establishing internal and external
				communication systems so that all staff are apprised of pertinent
				information;
13. Ensuring the
				development and implementation of staff orientation, staff development, and
				in-service programs;
14. Ensuring
				emergency and crisis capability, including evacuation because of fire or natural
				disaster;
15. Ensuring compliance with
				this chapter;
16. Establishing and
				maintaining formal and informal affiliation with other needed service providers;
				and
17. Ensuring that intake assessments
				are completed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 70 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:70-1.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund is to provide a
				  funding source to support programs for displaced homemakers as described in this
				  chapter and as identified by the Division on Women, pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  52:27D-43.20. This chapter governs the
				  disbursement of grants-in-aid from the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund to these
				  programs.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 70 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:70-1.2 - Scope

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This chapter shall apply to each displaced homemaker program that
				  applies for or receives a grant from the Displaced Homemaker Trust
				  Fund.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 70 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAMS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 3A:70-1.3 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of
				  Children and Families.
"Director" means the Director of the Division on Women, Department
				  of Children and Families.
"Displaced homemaker" means an individual who:
1. Has not worked in the labor force for a substantial number of
				  years;
2. Has, during the years of not working in the labor force, worked
				  in the home providing unpaid services for family members;
3. Was, during the years of not working in the labor force,
				  dependent upon the income of another family member, but is no longer supported by
				  that income; and
4. Is a person who is:
i. Receiving public assistance because of dependent children in
				  the home, but is within one year of no longer being eligible for that
				  assistance;
ii. Unemployed or underemployed and experiencing difficulty in
				  obtaining or upgrading employment; or
iii. At least 40 years of age.
"Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund" means a trust fund administered
				  by the Department, which contains funds from divorce or the dissolution of civil
				  union filing fees pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  52:27D-43.19 et seq.
"Division" means the Division on Women, Department of Children and
				  Families.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 70 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:70-2.1 - Program requirements

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(a) In order to be eligible for funding, programs
				must provide, at a minimum, the following services:
1. Job counseling;
2. Job training and placement;
3. Health education and counseling;
4. Financial management;
5. Educational services;
6. Legal counseling and referral; and
7. Outreach and information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 70 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3A:70-3.1 - Procedures for funding

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(a) Notice of each request for proposals (RFP)
				shall be distributed to all potentially eligible program sponsors known to the
				Division.
(b) In order to be eligible
				for consideration, a program sponsor must submit its proposal within the time period
				indicated in the notice of the RFP.
(c)
				All proposals shall be reviewed by a committee that shall include representatives
				who reflect the racial, ethnic, regional, and economic diversity of the State's
				population.
(d) Awards shall be set at
				the discretion of the Commissioner, upon the recommendation of the Division, and
				shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the amount of money collected and deposited in
				the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund.
(e)
				The Department may award a program sponsor an amount different from the amount
				requested.
(f) The Division shall
				determine eligibility for programs to receive funding through utilization of the
				following criteria:
1. The program must provide
				services listed in
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:70-2.1(a)  above;
2. Preference will be given to programs located in
				a county or region where there are no displaced homemaker programs;
3. The program must have an institutional- or
				community-based host agency to provide support services and facilities;
4. The program must document the need for its
				services in the region or community in which it proposes to be located and which is
				reflective of the racial, ethnic, and economic diversity of the region;
5. The program must demonstrate collaborations and
				partnerships with workforce programs and education and higher education systems;
				and
6. The program must have existing
				employment-related services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE › Section 3A:71-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this
				program is to establish uniform Statewide procedures for maintaining the
				confidentiality of address information of victims of domestic violence, stalking,
				sexual assault, and reproductive health service patients and providers, as provided
				for at N.J.S.A. 47:4-1 et seq., in the records
				of State and local government agencies.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be
				applicable to victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and
				reproductive health service patients and providers, who are certified by the
				Director of the Division on Women as eligible to participate in the Address
				Confidentiality Program (ACP) and State and local government agencies or nonprofit
				agencies authorized to assist program participants with ACP applications.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 3A:71-3.1 - Requirements for participation in the ACP

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(a) Each
				applicant filing for participation in the ACP must be 18 years of age or over, an
				emancipated minor, a parent or guardian acting on behalf of a minor, or a guardian
				acting on behalf of an incapacitated person.
(b) Each applicant shall complete an application,
				which may be obtained from a local domestic violence program, sexual violence
				agency, or other agencies, as designated by the Division on Women. Information about
				how to contact the aforementioned programs can be obtained by contacting the New
				Jersey Address Confidentiality Program at 1-877-218-9133.
1. The application form shall require the
				provision of the following:
i. The applicant's
				name;
ii. The names and ages of minor
				children who will participate in the program;
iii. A sworn statement that any act or acts of
				domestic violence, stalking, or sexual abuse that form the underlying basis for the
				applicant's ACP eligibility has been reported to a law enforcement agency and/or
				court or that the applicant has applied for an order pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				2C:14-13 et seq.;
iv. The application assistant's name (printed),
				signature and agency;
v. A sworn
				statement that the applicant fears further violent acts and that the applicant has
				relocated or will be relocating to a location that is not known in the public
				record;
vi. The applicant's new
				residential address, mailing address (if different from the residential address),
				work address, and/or school address and telephone numbers for which confidentiality
				is being requested;
vii. The name(s),
				address(es), and telephone number(s) of a contact person(s) through whom the ACP may
				reach, or with whom the program manager may leave a message for, the
				applicant;
viii. The applicant's
				designation of the Director as the applicant's agent for service of process and for
				receipt of mail;
ix. The applicant's
				birth date;
x. The applicant's
				signature; and
xi. The application
				date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 3 - APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS › Section 3A:71-3.2 - Certification

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(a) An applicant who has
				filed a completed application form shall be certified as a program participant and
				issued an ACP authorization card. The authorization card shall contain the program
				participant's name, authorization code, substitute mailing address, certification
				expiration date, birth date, and the applicant's signature.
(b) A program participant's certification shall be
				valid for four years following the date the authorization card is issued unless the
				certification is withdrawn, terminated, or invalidated before that date, in
				accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:71-5.
(c)
				Program participants shall provide the program manager with notice of any change in
				name or address at least seven days prior to the effective date of the change in
				order to maintain his or her certification.
(d) A program participant may apply for
				recertification every four years in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:71-4.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - RECERTIFICATION › Section 3A:71-4.1 - Requirements for recertification

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(a) A program
				participant may renew their program participation by submitting a completed
				recertification packet to the ACP program manager by mail.
(b) The certification renewal packet shall include
				a recertification form. The recertification form shall require the provision of the
				following:
1. The applicant's name;
2. The applicant's statement that the applicant
				fears further violent acts and that the applicant has relocated to a location that
				is not known in the public record;
3.
				The applicant's current or updated residential address, mailing address, work
				address, or school address, for which confidentiality is being requested;
4. The name(s), address(es), and telephone
				number(s) of a contact person(s) through whom the ACP may reach, or with whom the
				program manager may leave a message for, the applicant;
5. The applicant's designation of the Director as
				the applicant's agent for service of process and for receipt of mail;
6. The applicant's birth date;
7. The applicant's signature; and
8. The recertification packet date.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - RECERTIFICATION › Section 3A:71-4.2 - Recertification

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(a) Upon the program
				manager's receipt of the completed recertification packet, the program manager
				shall:
1. Certify the program participant for an
				additional four-year term unless the certification is withdrawn, terminated or
				invalidated before the date of expiration of the four-year term, in accordance with
				N.J.A.C. 3A:71-5; and
2. Issue to the
				program participant a new authorization card.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - CERTIFICATION WITHDRAWAL, INVALIDATION, EXPIRATION, AND TERMINATION › Section 3A:71-5.1 - Withdrawal

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A program participant may withdraw from the ACP by submitting
				  written notification of withdrawal to the program manager. Certification shall be
				  withdrawn on the date of the program manager's receipt of this
				  notification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - CERTIFICATION WITHDRAWAL, INVALIDATION, EXPIRATION, AND TERMINATION › Section 3A:71-5.2 - Termination

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(a) The program manager
				may terminate a program participant's certification and invalidate the program
				participant's authorization card if:
1. The program
				participant obtains a name change through an order of the court;
2. Any information provided in the program
				participant's application is false;
3.
				The program participant no longer resides at the residential address listed on the
				application and has not provided written notice of the change of address at least
				seven days prior to the change as required by
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:71-3.2(d); or
4. A service of process document or mail forwarded
				to the program participant by the ACP is returned as non-deliverable and the program
				participant cannot be located.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - APPEAL OF CERTIFICATION TERMINATION › Section 3A:71-6.1 - Filing procedures

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A program participant may appeal their termination from the ACP by
				  submitting a written explanation disputing the grounds for termination to the
				  Director within 20 business days of receipt of notice of termination from the
				  program. The written explanation shall be accompanied by all information and
				  documentation which supports the appeal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - APPEAL OF CERTIFICATION TERMINATION › Section 3A:71-6.3 - Director's decision

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(a) The Director or the
				Director's designee shall review all submissions and render a decision based on the
				written record within 20 business days of receipt of the appeal.
(b) The Director's decision shall be
				final.
(c) Where the Director has upheld
				the certification termination, the program participant will be permitted to remain
				in the program for 10 business days after notification of the Director's decision
				has been received.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - PROGRAM PARTICIPANT PRIVILEGES › Section 3A:71-7.1 - Request for confidentiality

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(a) A program
				participant may request that a public agency keep the participant's residential,
				work, and school address confidential when creating a new record or updating an
				existing record.
(b) A program
				participant may request that the program participant's name and address information
				be kept confidential to the extent permitted at
				N.J.S.A.
				47:4-6.
(c) The program participant shall show the
				authorization card to public agency personnel in order to verify program
				participation and to require the public agency's use of the designated address noted
				on the card in lieu of the program participant's actual location.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 7 - PROGRAM PARTICIPANT PRIVILEGES › Section 3A:71-7.2 - Public agency requirements

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(a) When a program
				participant makes a request noted at
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:71-7.1(a) or (b), the public
				agency shall maintain the confidentiality of all applications or records and ensure
				that they are accessible only to authorized personnel, except as provided at
				N.J.A.C. 3A:71-8 and 9.
(b) When
				verifying that an individual is an ACP program participant, authorized personnel may
				make a file photocopy of the program participant's authorization card.
1. The authorization card shall be returned to the
				program participant immediately upon completion of the photocopying; and
2. The photocopy shall be kept with the
				confidential records of the program participant during the time the records are
				filed and maintained by the public agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 8 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION › Section 3A:71-8.1 - Disclosure

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No record or related information maintained pursuant to the ACP
				  shall be disclosed by the program manager or public agencies without the expressed
				  written authorization of the program participant or by court order unless release of
				  the record or information is otherwise provided for by this
				  chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - INFORMATION RELEASE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR UPON COURT ORDER › Section 3A:71-9.1 - Release to law enforcement agencies generally

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(a) Information about a program participant may be
				released to a law enforcement agency if:
1. The
				program participant provides written authorization;
2. A court order is in effect; or
3. The law enforcement agency making the request
				has a bona fide requirement to have access to a program participant's actual address
				which meets the requirements at
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:71-9.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - INFORMATION RELEASE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR UPON COURT ORDER › Section 3A:71-9.2 - Request for release of records to law enforcement agencies

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(a) A request for the release of information
				concerning a program participant to a law enforcement agency may be honored only if
				the law enforcement agency submits by mail, a written request on official letterhead
				to the Director or the Director's designee at ACP, PO Box 717, Trenton, NJ
				08625-0717, which contains:
1. The signature of the
				agency's chief law enforcement officer;
2. The date of the request;
3. The name of the program participant;
				and
4. The reason or purpose for which
				the information is requested and its relation to the official duties or
				responsibilities of the law enforcement agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - INFORMATION RELEASE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR UPON COURT ORDER › Section 3A:71-9.3 - Emergency release of records

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The program manager may disclose an application, record, or other
				  information about a program participant to a law enforcement agency if the program
				  manager determines that an emergency situation exists, and that the safety or health
				  of a program participant is imperiled by withholding this
				  information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - INFORMATION RELEASE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR UPON COURT ORDER › Section 3A:71-9.4 - Notice of release to program participant

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Unless specifically prohibited by court order, the program
				  manager shall immediately notify the program participant of any disclosure of
				  information made under this subchapter and shall provide the program participant
				  with a copy of the information disclosure request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 9 - INFORMATION RELEASE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OR UPON COURT ORDER › Section 3A:71-9.5 - Confidentiality of records released

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Program participant information disclosed to a law enforcement
				  agency or to a person identified in a court order shall be maintained in strict
				  confidence by the party receiving the information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - AGENCY EXEMPTION REQUESTS › Section 3A:71-10.1 - Requirements of request for exemption

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(a) A public
				agency requesting an exemption from the provisions of this chapter shall provide a
				written request to the Director which includes the following:
1. Identification of the statute which
				demonstrates the public agency's bona fide requirement and authority for the use of
				the actual address of an individual;
2.
				Identification of the specific record for which the exemption is
				requested;
3. A description of the
				specific record or record series;
4.
				Identification of the individuals who will have access to the record and how the
				public agency will maintain confidentiality of the address;
5. An explanation of how the public agency's
				acceptance of a substitute address will prevent the agency from meeting its
				obligations under the statute or rule identified at (a)1 above; and
6. An explanation of how the disclosed
				confidential address of the program participant will be used only for the statutory
				purpose specified at (a)1 above and the public agency's confirmation that the
				disclosed address will not be further disclosed or made available in any way to any
				other person or agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - AGENCY EXEMPTION REQUESTS › Section 3A:71-10.2 - Exemption determination

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(a) The
				Director's decision to grant or withhold a requested exemption shall be based on,
				but not limited to, an evaluation of the information provided pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				3A:71-10.1. The decision shall be rendered within
				20 days receipt of the public agency's request for exemption.
(b) If the Director determines that a public
				agency has a bona fide statutory requirement for the use of a program participant's
				actual address information and that the actual address information will be used only
				for those statutory purposes, the Director may issue a written exemption
				determination to the public agency.
(c)
				A decision granting the request for exemption shall include:
1. A statement as to the public agency's
				obligation to maintain the confidentiality of a program participant's address
				information;
2. Limitations on use and
				access to that address information;
3.
				The term during which the exemption is authorized for the public agency where the
				public agency is making procedural changes that would allow it to accept the
				substitute address;
4. Designation of
				the record format on which the address information may be maintained; and
5. Designation of an address information
				disposition date after which the public agency may no longer maintain a record of
				the address information.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 10 - AGENCY EXEMPTION REQUESTS › Section 3A:71-10.3 - Appeal of denial of request for exemption

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(a) A public
				agency may appeal the denial of its request for exemption by providing additional
				data and information evidencing the steps that have been or are being taken to
				resolve the basis for the Director's denial determination.
(b) During the review, evaluation, and appeal of a
				public agency's exemption request, the public agency shall accept the use of a
				program participant's substitute address.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Chapter 71 - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Subchapter 11 - PROTECTED VOTER RECORDS › Section 3A:71-11.1 - Confidentiality of voter records information

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All information related to voter records of program participants
				  shall be confidential and shall not be released without the program participant's
				  expressed written authorization, except as otherwise provided in
				  47:4-1 et seq.