N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:50-4.2

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

Section 3A:50-4.2 - Personnel policies

(a) The agency shall develop and maintain on file current written personnel policies and make them available to all staff members. The personnel policies shall be reviewed annually and updated every three years by the agency. The personnel policies shall include:

1. Criteria and procedures for the assignment, supervision, annual performance evaluation, promotion, suspension or dismissal of a staff member;

2. Job specifications outlining the qualifications, duties and accountability for every category of staff member;

3. Procedures for handling staff member complaints or grievances;

4. Provisions for responding to any staff member misconduct that constitutes criminal, unethical, or unprofessional behavior, including sanctions that may be taken by the agency when a staff member fails to notify the agency of a criminal conviction or engages in conduct inappropriate to the purposes of the agency; and

5. A conflict of interest statement indicating the agency shall not use any business that is owned or operated by an employee or in which an employee has a financial interest and shall not use the services of an employee unless the agency can document that the goods or services were obtained at a competitive price.

(b) The agency shall ensure that any staff member or consultant that utilizes the title or designation of social worker, licensed clinical social worker, licensed social worker, certified social worker, medical social worker, social work technician, or any other title or designation that includes the words social worker or social work, or any abbreviations such as SW, LCSW, LSW, CSW, or SWT is certified or licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:15BB-1 et seq., unless the individual is exempt from certification or licensure as specified in N.J.S.A. 45:15BB-5, or is employed by an out-of-State agency and not providing social work services in New Jersey or to clients in New Jersey.

(c) All out-of-State agencies shall ensure that:

1. Social work staff and social work supervisors are certified or licensed pursuant to that state's laws or requirements, if applicable; and

2. Social work staff and social work supervisors who provide social work services in New Jersey are certified or licensed pursuant to (c) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:50-4.2

Amended by R.1992 d.514, effective 12/21/1992.
See: 24 N.J.R. 3500(a), 24 N.J.R. 4552(a).
Applicable in-State or out-of-State social work licensing required.
Amended by R.1995 d.431, effective 8/7/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 661(a), 27 N.J.R. 2922(a).
In (e) added exceptions to licensing requirements of (c) and (d) and redesignated former (e) and (f) as (f) and (g).
Amended by R.2011 d.245, effective 10/3/2011.
See: 42 N.J.R. 1965(a), 43 N.J.R. 2600(a).
Rewrote the section.
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).
Rewrote the section.