N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:52-6.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 3A:52-6.7 - Special requirements to prevent child abuse or neglect and inappropriate staff behaviors toward children

(a) Staff members shall not use hitting, shaking or any other form of corporal punishment of children.

(b) Staff members shall not use abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment or any other form of emotional punishment of children.

(c) Staff members shall not engage in or inflict any form of child abuse or neglect.

(d) Staff members shall not withhold from children food, emotional responses, stimulation, or the opportunities for rest or sleep.

(e) Staff members shall not require a child to remain silent or inactive for an inappropriately long period of time for the child's age.

(f) Centers shall not prohibit staff members from or discipline staff members for:

1. Making good faith reports of suspected child abuse or neglect to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or law enforcement; or

2. Taking photographs of children for the purpose of documenting injuries in support of a good-faith report of suspected child abuse or neglect to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency or law enforcement.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:52-6.7

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 413(a), effective 3/6/2017