N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-7.6

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

Section 3A:56-7.6 - Health education and physical care for children

(a) The home shall ensure that children receive training in personal care, hygiene, and grooming habits.

1. The home shall discuss the physiological changes experienced during adolescence with children in the home.

2. The home shall instruct children about sexually responsible behavior including how to protect themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS.

3. The home shall instruct all children about the health consequences of smoking tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse.

(b) The home shall ensure that children are provided with the following:

1. Individual towels and washcloths;

2. Soap and toilet paper; and

3. Hygiene supplies that are age appropriate for their needs, such as toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, razors, shaving cream and feminine hygiene articles.

(c) For children unable to provide for their own personal care and hygiene, the home shall bathe and groom them, and provide other personal hygiene services that are necessary to meet their needs, as documented in the treatment plan.

(d) The home may permit residents to maintain over-the-counter cosmetics, acne preparations and personal hygiene supplies among their personal possessions.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-7.6

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

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