N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 3A:56-3.2 - Rights of children

(a) The home or agency shall prepare a list of children's rights and shall post it in a prominent location in each home and give it to the children and document such in each child's record. At a minimum, the list shall specify the children's right to:

1. Receive prompt medical treatment;

2. Have access to an appropriate education;

3. Live in a safe, clean and healthy environment;

4. Be free of physical, emotional, or sexual harassment or abuse and corporal punishment;

5. Attend religious services of their choice; and

6. Have unimpeded communication to the Department.

(b) The home or agency shall give this list of children's rights to the parents of the children applying for admission, to all staff members and to all persons who request this information.

(c) The home or agency shall secure and maintain on file a record of the parents' and staff members' signatures attesting to their receipt of the list of children's rights.

(d) If the home or agency chooses to develop a search and seizure policy, the home or agency shall give all children, staff and parents a copy of this policy, as specified in 3A:56-6.15.

(e) The home or agency shall prepare, post, and give to all staff members and children a written grievance procedure governing how the children may raise questions about or voice disagreements with and concerns about procedures, care, and specific incidents. The home or agency shall not take or threaten to take retaliatory or disciplinary action of any kind against a child who uses the grievance procedure or files a grievance. The home shall provide a procedure to explain the above to children who are developmentally disabled.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-3.2

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

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 135(a), effective 1/2/2018