N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43B-2.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 8:43B-2.4 - Issuance of AFC caregiver license

(a) The Department may issue an AFC caregiver license to an applicant when all of the following conditions are met:

1. Reports of Department inspections reflect that the applicant and the applicant's home comply with N.J.A.C. 8:43B-2.3;

2. The applicant has submitted to the Department a copy of a contract with an AFC sponsor agency that is signed by the applicant and by an authorized representative of the AFC sponsor agency;

3. The Department has received the applicant's application and determined it to be complete;

4. The Department has received applicable licensure and inspection fees;

5. The Department has received a completed payment verification from the caregiver's mortgagor or lessor documenting the applicant's payment history for the 12 months preceding the filing of the application and, if the caregiver has no mortgagor or lessor for the preceding 12 months, proof that the AFC caregiver owns the home; and

6. The applicant and any non-client adult residents of the adult family care home receive clearance following a criminal record background check conducted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43B-3.

(b) The Department shall deny an application if the applicant or any non-client adult resident of the proposed AFC home do not receive clearance following a criminal record background check conducted in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43B-3.

(c) An AFC caregiver license shall specify the name of the AFC caregiver and the address of the AFC home.

1. An AFC caregiver license is not assignable or transferable to another person or address, and shall become null and void if the AFC caregiver voluntarily, or involuntarily, ceases operations or moves to another address.

(d) Upon issuing an AFC caregiver license, the Department shall provide a copy of the license to the municipality in which the AFC home is located.

(e) Upon receiving an AFC caregiver license, the licensee shall notify the police department, fire department, and emergency medical service provider of, or serving, the municipality in which the AFC home is located.

1. The AFC sponsor agency with which the AFC caregiver contracts shall ensure and confirm that these notifications have been made.

(f) The AFC caregiver shall post the AFC caregiver license in a conspicuous location near the main entrance of the AFC home.

(g) An AFC caregiver license shall be valid for two years.

(h) The Department shall send to the AFC caregiver a notice of renewal and a request for applicable fees at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the license.

1. The Department shall not renew a license unless it receives applicable fees.

(i) An AFC caregiver shall grant Department representatives access to enter and inspect an AFC home at any time.

1. An AFC caregiver shall ensure that Department representatives have access to meet with, and privately interview, clients and to inspect records that the AFC caregiver maintains regarding each client.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43B-2.4

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 377(a), effective 3/6/2023