Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 3A:10-2.1 - When an investigation is required(a) The State Central Registry representative shall deem a call to be a report if he or she determines that a call contains at least one allegation which, if true, would constitute a child being an abused or neglected child, as defined in 3A:10-1.3. The child protective investigator shall investigate each new report, regardless of whether the alleged child victim and his or her family is known or not known to the Department.(b) A child protective investigator shall conduct a child protection investigation in response to each report alleging abuse or neglect on a military installation, to the extent permitted by the base commander, in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense Instruction 6400.01, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, and this chapter.(c) A child protective investigator shall handle each report in which the harm alleged to a child is the result of treatment in good faith for a medical condition by spiritual means alone through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof in accordance with this chapter, except for 3A:10-7.3.N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:10-2.1
Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.Amended by 51 N.J.R. 825(b), effective 6/3/2019Administrative Change, 51 N.J.R. 1461(a)