N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:51-2.7 - Complaints
(a) Whenever the Office of Licensing receives
a report questioning the licensing status or compliance of a resource family
parent or applicant or alleging a violation of the requirements specified in
this chapter, the Office of Licensing shall ensure that the allegation is
promptly investigated to determine whether the complaint is
confirmed.
(b) Upon completion of
the complaint investigation, the Department shall notify the resource family
parent or applicant and the Division office that has supervision of the
resource family home in writing of the results of the investigation, with the
exception of any information not permitted to be disclosed pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
9:6-8.10a or any other State or Federal
law.
(c) Whenever the Department
conducts a complaint investigation, the resource family parent or applicant
shall cooperate with all Department investigators.
(d) The Department, during the course of
investigating a report of child abuse and neglect, may determine that immediate
corrective action is necessary to protect a child whenever:
1. A resource family parent, applicant or
household member has been found by the Department to have harmed or to pose a
risk of harm to a child;
2. A
resource family parent, applicant or household member has committed an act of
child abuse or neglect, as substantiated by the Department; or
3. A resource family parent, applicant or
household member has been convicted of such acts.
(e) When the Department makes a determination
that immediate remedial action or long-term corrective action is necessary, the
action may include temporary or permanent closure of the resource family
home.
(f) Substantiation by the
Department of a child abuse or neglect report shall not in itself automatically
result in the denial, suspension, or revocation of or refusal to renew a
license, but shall constitute grounds for such action at the discretion of the
Office of Licensing after considering information provided by the Department.
The Office of Licensing may issue or continue the license if the resource
family parent's or applicant's continued service poses no continuing risk of
harm to any child residing in the home and the issuance or continuation of the
license is in the best interests of a specific child who is or will be placed
in the home.
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