N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:15-1.5

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 3A:15-1.5 - Developing the visitation plan

(a) The visitation plan for the first visit shall be developed and written prior to the date of placement or as soon as possible after the placement.

(b) The visitation plan for ongoing visits shall be completed within five working days of the initial date of placement.

(c) The visitation plan shall be evaluated and adjusted as needed and submitted in time for the first 45 day Child Placement Review, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 30:4C-50 et seq.

(d) For a child placed with a resource family parent or in shelter care, the visitation plan shall be developed through negotiation and agreement by the Division representative, the parents, the child, and other parties involved, such as relatives, a former resource family parent interested in visiting the child, siblings, and their representatives. For each child placed in a residential child care facility, the treatment team develops the visitation plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:55-6.1 and 6.6. For each child placed in a group home, the treatment team develops the visitation plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:56-6.1 and 6.6.

(e) Sections of the visitation plan shall be negotiated separately with the siblings or their representatives and other interested relatives.

(f) The Division representative shall encourage the out-of-home placement provider to participate in developing the visitation plan.

(g) The out-of-home placement provider shall be consulted for information pertinent to visitation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:15-1.5

Amended by R.2009 d.5, effective 1/5/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 3930(a), 41 N.J.R. 250(a).
In (d), substituted "For a child placed with a resource family parent or in shelter care, the" for "The" and "resource family parent" for "foster family", deleted "foster" preceding "child" twice and inserted the last two sentences; and in (f) and (g), substituted "out-of-home placement provider" for "foster parent".