N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:51-7.2 - General health practices

(a) Level I general health practices requirements are as follows:

1. If a serious accident or illness occurs to a child in placement, the resource family parent shall take necessary emergency action and immediately notify the Department office having supervision of the child, or the State Central Registry, if after business hours.

2. If a child in placement, resource family parent, or household member has a serious communicable disease, the resource family parent shall:

i. Seek appropriate medical attention from a physician for the individual and determine the possible risks to others in the home;

ii. Isolate the individual posing a risk to others; and

iii. Contact the Division worker or the State Central Registry, if after office hours, who shall determine whether the New Jersey State Department of Health, the local health department, or other appropriate public health authority needs to be contacted.

3. The resource family parent shall maintain a smoke-free environment in all indoor areas of the home, in all vehicles used to transport a child in placement, and in the presence of each child in placement.

i. The resource family parent shall prohibit smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco by children in placement.

ii. The resource family parent shall comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:170-51.4 prohibiting any person from directly or indirectly selling, giving or furnishing to a minor under 19 years of age any cigarettes made of tobacco, any matter or substance that can be smoked, any cigarette paper or tobacco in any form, including smokeless tobacco.

iii. The resource family parent may permit smoking outdoors when no child in placement is present.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:51-7.2

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a. Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2792(a), effective 8/21/2017 Amended by 51 N.J.R. 1263(b), effective 8/5/2019