N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-11.1

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

Section 8:43J-11.1 - Developmental services

(a) A facility shall employ full-time a child life specialist.

(b) A facility shall have each child assessed by a child life specialist to determine the child's present performance level in the following developmental domains:

1. Gross motor;

2. Fine motor;

3. Cognitive; and

4. Social.

(c) The child life specialist, in consultation with the rehabilitation specialist, shall make recommendations for developmentally appropriate activities and measurable goals in each developmental domain, which shall be included in the child's interdisciplinary plan of care and provided on-site.

(d) The child life specialist shall participate in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary staff meetings.

(e) The facility shall provide a program for parents to assist them in meeting the medical, developmental and psychosocial needs of their child at home.

1. To ensure continuity of care, the child's parent shall be included in care-related conferences.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43J-11.1