N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 3A, ch. 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:56-1.1 to 3A:56-1.3)
  2. Subchapter 2 - APPROVAL PROCEDURES (§ 3A:56-2.1 to 3A:56-2.6)
  3. Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§ 3A:56-3.1 to 3A:56-3.10)
  4. Subchapter 4 - PHYSICAL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:56-4.1 to 3A:56-4.6)
  5. Subchapter 5 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:56-5.1 to 3A:56-5.9)
  6. Subchapter 6 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:56-6.1 to 3A:56-6.17)
  7. Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:56-7.1 to 3A:56-7.8)
  8. Subchapter 8 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:56-8.1 to 3A:56-8.4)
  9. Subchapter 9 - ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES (§ 3A:56-9.1 to 3A:56-9.20)
  10. Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS (§ 3A:56-10.1 to 3A:56-10.25)

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code Tit. 3A, ch. 56
CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective: 12/1/2021.
See: 54 N.J.R. 40(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 128, Manual of Standards for Group Homes, was adopted as R.1977 d.287, effective 8/9/1977. See: 9 N.J.R. 277(c), 9 N.J.R. 433(b).
Chapter 128, Manual of Standards for Group Homes, was repealed, and a new Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was adopted as R.1991 d.66, effective 2/19/1991. See: 22 N.J.R. 2916(a), 23 N.J.R. 476(a).
Public Notice: Annual certification of facility standards pursuant to the Keys Amendment to the Social Security Act. See: 24 N.J.R. 656(a).
Public Notice: Annual certification of facility standards pursuant to the Keys Amendment to the Social Security Act. See: 25 N.J.R. 603(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was readopted as R.1996 d.118, effective 1/31/1996. See: 27 N.J.R. 4266(a), 28 N.J.R. 1379(c). Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, expired on 1/31/2001.
Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was adopted as new rules by R.2001 d.171, effective 5/21/2001. See: 33 N.J.R. 188(a), 33 N.J.R. 1612(a).
Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was readopted as R.2006 d.433, effective 11/17/2006. See: 38 N.J.R. 2610(a), 38 N.J.R. 5362(b).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was scheduled to expire on 11/17/2013. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was readopted as R.2014 d.103, effective 5/16/2014. See: 46 N.J.R. 7(a), 46 N.J.R. 1473(b).
Chapter 56, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:128, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, by administrative change, effective 1/3/2017. As part of the recodification, attendant technical changes were made to the rule text concerning cross-references, agency names, addresses, etc. See: 49 N.J.R. 98(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1, Chapter 56, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was scheduled to expire on 5/16/2021. Pursuant to Executive Order Nos. 127 (2020) and 244 (2021) and P.L. 2021, c. 103, any chapter of the New Jersey Administrative Code that would otherwise have expired during the Public Health Emergency originally declared in Executive Order No. 103 (2020) is extended through January 1, 2022. Chapter 56, Manual of Requirements for Children's Group Homes, was readopted, effective 12/1/2021. See: Source and Effective Date.

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 30:1-14 and 15, and 30:4C-4.

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