N.J. Admin. Code § 5:15-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 5:15-3.6 - Supervision; facilities with children

(a) In addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:15-3.4, supervision of the program and resident families with children in facilities shall include, but shall not be limited to:

1. Maintaining a list of school-age children currently residing in the facility and the location of the school each child attends. The facility must verify departure for school on a daily basis during the school year;

2. Handling and documenting individual emergencies, including referring residents for medical care or other emergency services and maintaining records of any special medical needs or conditions, the prescribed regimen to be followed and the names and phone numbers of medical doctors to contact should an emergency arise concerning these conditions;

3. Handling and documenting incidents involving resident endangerment, injury, or death;

4. Reporting or causing a report to be made to the Department of Children and Families for child abuse and mistreatment involving a resident under age 18;

5. Instituting fire safety measures and arranging for fire safety training for facility staff and residents; fire drills must be held with staff and residents on a monthly basis and a record of such drills must be maintained; and

6. Securing the facilities. Such security may include locking the facility to control access and egress during specified nighttime hours, provided the door is steadily openable from the inside without a key.

(b) A sufficient number of competent staff must be on-site at all times to supervise, operate, and maintain the premises in a safe and sanitary condition and to render the services the facility is required to provide pursuant to the provisions of these rules.

(c) A minimum of two staff persons must be on duty and on site at all times. One of the staff persons may be a volunteer.

(d) Any staff member or volunteer who has contracted an infectious or contagious disease shall cease work at the facility. Return to work by personnel who have been diagnosed to have a communicable disease may, at the request of the facility director, be subject to a physician's written approval.

(e) The licensee shall orient and train employees in residents' rights and facility rules, procedures and/or rules relative to the specific duties to be performed, and emergency procedures.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:15-3.6

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3817(b), effective 12/18/2017