N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:53-2.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 3A:53-2.3 - Intake and admissions procedures

(a) Each child placed in a shelter facility or shelter home shall receive a medical examination within 72 hours of placement, unless the child received a medical examination by a physician no more than 30 days prior to placement and a written copy of the results of such examination is provided and kept on file. However, when the shelter facility or shelter home parent suspects that a child is ill or carrying a contagious disease, she or he shall be examined immediately upon admission.

(b) If a medical examination is required immediately or within 72 hours of placement under (a) above, that examination may be conducted by a physician or a nurse. If the examination is performed by a nurse, the child shall receive a medical examination performed by a physician within 10 days following admission.

(c) Upon the child's admission, the shelter facility or the shelter home coordinator shall obtain pertinent factual and identifying information including, as a minimum, the following:

1. Child's name (and nicknames), gender, date of birth, religion, and race;

2. Name, address, phone number, and relationship to the child of the person(s) with whom the child was living at the time of admission;

3. Name, address, and phone number of the father, mother, resource family parent(s), or legal guardian(s), if different from above;

4. Name, address and phone number of the person to notify in an emergency;

5. Names of siblings, their ages, and gender;

6. School attended, grade level and employer, if any;

7. Name, address, and phone number of the person bringing the child to the shelter facility or shelter home;

8. Name of the placing agency, if any;

9. Reason for placement of the child;

10. Date(s) and length of stay of previous admissions and releases, if any;

11. Child's medical history, chronic conditions, past serious illnesses, allergies, special diet.

(d) Following admission to a shelter facility or shelter home, each child shall be:

1. Given/take a bath or shower;

2. Provided with clean clothing;

3. Given a secure place to store valuables;

4. Informed of house rules and regulations; and

5. Informed of fire exits and evacuation procedures.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:53-2.3

Recodified from 10:124-2.2 and amended by R.2016 d.033, effective 4/18/2016.
See: 47 N.J.R. 2613(a), 47 N.J.R. 2695(a), 48 N.J.R. 649(a).
In (a), inserted "shelter" following "facility or", and substituted "by a physician no more than" for "within" and "she or he" for "she/he"; in (b), substituted the current first sentence for the former first sentence; in (c)1, inserted a comma following "religion"; in (c)2, inserted a comma following "number"; in (c)3, inserted "and" following "address,", substituted "resource family" for "foster", and inserted a comma following "parent(s)"; in (c)7, inserted a comma following "address", and inserted "shelter" following "facility or"; and in (d), inserted "shelter" following "facility or". Former N.J.A.C. 10:124-2.3, Reporting requirements, recodified to N.J.A.C. 10:124-2.4.