N.J. Admin. Code § 10:44B-3.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10:44B-3.3 - Personal health, hygiene, and grooming

(a) Individuals shall be encouraged to exercise maximum independence in health, hygiene, and grooming practices.

(b) Within the residence, the licensee shall ensure that each individual has the opportunity for personal care, with assistance, if necessary, to include:

1. A daily bath or shower;

2. Oral hygiene twice daily;

3. Opportunity to shave, as desired;

4. Care of fingernails and toenails;

5. Cutting, styling, or grooming of hair, as necessary; and

6. Toileting.

(c) Hygiene and grooming articles shall be maintained separately from all medications, food, household cleaning supplies and chemicals and stored in a safe and sanitary manner either in the bathroom or in the individual's bedroom.

(d) Female individuals shall be assisted by the licensee as necessary in caring for personal feminine needs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:44B-3.3

Amended by R.1990 d.359, effective 7/16/1990.
See: 22 N.J.R. 756(a), 22 N.J.R. 2164(b).
Stylistic revision.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:44B-3.2 and amended by R.2013 d.062, effective 4/15/2013.
See: 44 N.J.R. 2327(a), 45 N.J.R. 896(b).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (b), (b)3, (b)4, (b)5 and (c); added (b)6; deleted former (d); recodified (e) as (d); and rewrote (d). Former N.J.A.C. 10:44B-3.3, Food, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:44B-3.4.

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 52(b), effective 1/3/2023