N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-6.5

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

Section 3A:56-6.5 - Money and allowance

(a) Group homes, psychiatric community homes for children, teaching family homes, alternative care homes and treatment homes shall provide opportunities for all children to receive an allowance or to earn money up to an amount specified in their placement contract or based upon the nature or extent of the job or chore.

(b) The home shall not require a child to assume responsibility for expenses for his or her care and treatment, laundry or hygiene supplies, except for amounts needed to pay for intentional damage done to the home by the child.

1. When a child damages the home's property, the home shall identify the child who damaged the property in an incident report before requiring the child to pay restitution.

2. The restitution payments shall not exceed 50 percent of a child's weekly income from allowance.

3. Children who are working or have savings or choose to use their allowance shall have the opportunity to make a lump sum payment for intentional damages, if deemed clinically appropriate and consistent with the child's treatment plan.

4. The home may offer the child the option of performing additional chores in lieu of restitution payments, as long as these chores comply with the provisions specified at N.J.A.C. 3A:56-6.4(b).

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-6.5

Amended by R.2010 d.109, effective 6/21/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4170(a), 42 N.J.R. 1200(b).
In (a), inserted "psychiatric community homes for children,".