N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:50-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 3A:50-4.1 - General requirements

(a) An agency shall have one social worker for every 35 children under its care or supervision.

(b) An agency shall have at least three full-time staff members or their equivalents in part-time staff members, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:50-4.4(a) through (c). Staff members as specified at N.J.A.C. 3A:50-4.4(a) and (b) shall be available at the agency during regular business hours.

1. An agency shall have one executive director or administrator.

2. The executive director or administrator shall not serve as the social work supervisor.

(c) The executive director or administrator and every staff member shall:

1. Be of good character, as evidenced by the agency's application for certification, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:50-2.1(c), and personnel records, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:50-3.6(i);

2. Be in sufficient physical, mental and emotional health to perform his or her job duties satisfactorily;

3. Possess skills, attributes and characteristics conducive to and suitable for operating an agency and dealing with children, birth parents and adoptive applicants; and

4. Not engage in or permit any conduct inappropriate to the purposes of the agency.

(d) Upon receipt of an allegation that the executive director, administrator or a staff member may be in violation of any provision in (c) above, the Office of Licensing shall conduct a complaint investigation and provide written notification of the results to the agency, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:50-2.6.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:50-4.1

Amended by R.1992 d.514, effective 12/21/1992.
See: 24 N.J.R. 3500(a), 24 N.J.R. 4552(a).
Staff requirements increased to three full-time or equivalent; director prohibited from serving as social work supervisor.
Amended by R.2011 d.245, effective 10/3/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1965(a), 43 N.J.R. 2600(a).
Rewrote (b); and added (c) and (d).
Amended by R.2016 d.052, effective 6/6/2016.
See: 47 N.J.R. 3078(a), 48 N.J.R. 103(a), 48 N.J.R. 965(a).
In the introductory paragraph of (b), deleted "and" following "(b)"; and in (c)1, substituted "in accordance with" for "as specified in".