N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-3.7

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

Section 3A:56-3.7 - Reporting requirements

(a) The director or any staff member shall notify verbally the Departments State Central Registry at 1-877-NJ-ABUSE (1-877-652-2873) immediately whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been or is being abused or neglected by staff members, children, or any other person, as required by the New Jersey Child Abuse and Neglect Law, 9:6-8.9, 8.10, 8.13, and 8.14. Copies of the law and information about it are available online from the Department of Children and Families at www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting.

(b) The home or agency shall notify the Office of Licensing verbally of any of the following changes or events by the next working day after the home or agency learns of their occurrence, to be followed by written notification to the Office 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 admitted to the home;

3. Temporary or permanent closing or temporary relocation of a home or agency due to an emergency;

4. Any convictions or guilty pleas of any agency or home staff members that involve or affect any child or the operation of the home or agency, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:56-5.1(b); and

5. Evidence of the presence of bed bugs.

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

1. The occurrence of a reportable disease, as specified in Subchapters 1 and 2 of the State Sanitary Code, N.J.A.C. 8:57;

2. Damage to the premises of the home caused by fire, accident or the weather; and

3. Proposed use of space due to an emergency involving rooms not approved by the Office of Licensing, as specified in 3A:56-4.1(a)5.

(d) The home or agency 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 a home or agency for any reason other than temporary closings for holidays and vacations;

2. A change of director or administrator of the home;

3. A change of type of children served;

4. A change of services offered, including the opening of a new treatment home or supervised transitional living home serving fewer than six children; or

5. A renovation to the home or alteration of Office of Licensing approved room configurations or uses, such as changing bedrooms, common areas, or other spaces.

(e) The home or agency shall notify the Division, CMO, and the child's parents within 24 hours of any unauthorized absence of a child from a home.

(f) The home or agency shall comply with the Unusual Incident Reporting System.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-3.7

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

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