N.J. Admin. Code § 10:44B-3.5

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

Section 10:44B-3.5 - Clothing

(a) Each individual shall have an adequate supply of clean and well-fitting clothing appropriate to age, gender identity, individual needs and preferences, season, and weather conditions.

1. Each individual shall have adequate, clean, well-fitting and attractive clothing appropriate to age, gender, individual needs, community standards, and season.

2. The licensee shall assist the individual in maintaining a neat appearance, in dressing appropriately for the season and weather conditions, and in using the individual's personal money to make clothing purchases.

(b) Individuals shall have unlimited access to their clothing, unless otherwise determined by the IDT and documented in the current service plan.

1. Clothing shall be stored neatly in the individual's bedroom. Out-of-season clothing may be stored in a place in the residence other than the individual's bedroom.

(c) An individual's clothing and undergarments shall be changed daily. Incontinence undergarments shall be utilized only as specified in writing by a physician or nurse practitioner and changed as needed.

(d) An individual's clothing shall not be discarded without the approval of the placing agency.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:44B-3.5

Amended by R.1990 d.359, effective 7/16/1990.
See: 22 N.J.R. 756(a), 22 N.J.R. 2164(b).
Stylistic revisions.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:44B-3.4 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 section.

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