N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-3.7

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

Section 3A:55-3.7 - Reporting requirements

(a) The director or any staff member shall immediately notify verbally the Department's toll-free hotline, 1-877-NJ-ABUSE (652-2873), whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been or is being abused or neglected by staff members or any other person, as required by N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.9, 8.10, 8.13, and 8.14. Copies of the law and information about it are available from the Department at www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting.

(b) The facility shall notify the Office of Licensing verbally of any of the following changes or events by the next working day after the facility learns of their occurrence, to be followed by written notification to the Office of Licensing within five working days:

1. Injury, accident or illness that results in the admittance of a child to a hospital;

2. The death of a child while the child was on the premises of the facility or in the care of a staff member or volunteer;

3. Temporary or permanent closing of the facility; and

4. Any criminal conviction of a staff member, as specified in 3A:55-5.1(b).

(c) The facility shall notify the Office of Licensing verbally of any of the following changes or events by the next working day after the facility learns of their occurrence:

1. The occurrence of a reportable disease, as specified in the State Sanitary Code at N.J.A.C. 8:57;

2. Proposed relocation of the facility to a site not approved by local municipal officials and the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:55-4.1;

3. Damage to the premises of the facility caused by fire, accident or the weather; and

4. Proposed use of space involving rooms not approved by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:55-4.1(a)5.

(d) The facility shall notify the Office of Licensing in writing at least 30 calendar days before any of the following proposed changes or events:

1. The anticipated closing or relocation of the facility for any reason other than temporary closings for holidays and vacations;

2. A change or anticipated change of director of the facility;

3. A change of type of children served; or

4. A change of services offered.

(e) The facility shall notify the placing agency and the child's parents within 24 hours of any unauthorized absence of a child from the facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:55-3.7

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

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 285(a), effective 1/16/2018