N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43D-5.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:43D-5.4 - Staffing requirements

(a) A facility shall establish and implement written staff schedules and shall maintain records of the actual hours worked by each employee.

(b) A facility shall maintain a staffing ratio of one awake child care worker to every three residents at all times on the premises, unless additional staff are otherwise ordered by a primary care provider or identified in the interdisciplinary plan of care.

(c) A facility shall provide direct care staffing, including registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and child care workers based on a registered professional nurse's assessment of the acuity of the residents in the facility and their interdisciplinary care plans.

1. Constant age appropriate monitoring and staff supervision, as described in the facility's policies and procedures and the resident care plan, shall be provided when residents are awake.

2. While residents are asleep, there shall be visual or mechanical observation by a member of the resident care staff of each resident at least once per hour or more if necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the residents.

3. Staff monitoring shall be provided on all levels of the facility where children are present.

(d) The staffing level requirements set forth in this chapter are minimum requirements only, and the pediatric community transitional home shall employ staff in sufficient number and with sufficient ability and training to provide the basic care and resident assistance and supervision required, based on assessment of the acuity of resident's needs. The facility may increase staffing levels beyond those set forth in these rules.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43D-5.4

Amended and Recodified from 8:43D-5.11 by 48 N.J.R. 2336(a), effective 11/7/2016