New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 15 - CHILD CARE SERVICES
Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 10:15-2.3 - CP and P responsibilities
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:15-2.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The coordination of the CP & P Area Office/Adoption Resource Center need for child care services with individual child care agencies and in-home care providers is the responsibility of staff designated by the CP & P Area Office Managers as the Child Care Liaisons (CCLs). An alternate liaison should be designated to back up the regular liaison.
(b) Unless the CP & P Area Office Manager has assigned some of these responsibilities to other individuals, the responsibilities of the CCL include:
1.
Establishing and maintaining open lines of communication and a good working
relationship between the CP & P Area Office, individual contracted child
care agencies, and the CCR & R, including procedure for problem
resolution;
2. Assisting in
clarifying child care-related policies and procedures to the CP & P staff,
the CCR & R and contracted child care center staff and implement the CP
& P Area Office procedures for referral and admission;
3. Determining or ruling out the availability
of a child care placement in other publicly or privately funded programs that
are reasonably accessible to the family;
4. Notifying a child care agency or the CCR
& R within five working days of any change in child care status, including
case transfers to other CP & P Area Offices, changes in the child's
placement, changes in assessed co-payments, discontinuance of child care
service, and termination of the CP & P case;
5. Maintaining accurate records for both the
CP & P Area Office and child care agency (that is, referral and placement
of eligible CPS children and tracking of vacant contracted child care spaces
held for the CP & P Area Office use, as notified by each child care
agency);
6. Reconciling Priority 1
children as defined at
N.J.A.C.
10:15-6.3(a)1 identified as
receiving child care services on the CP & P client information system with
information with Priority 1 children listed on the latest monthly CP &
P/CPS voucher payment report from the CCR & R;
7. Assisting the CP & P Case Managers by
reviewing application forms and supporting documentation to ensure proper
completion prior to submittal to the child care agency or CCR &
R;
8. Facilitating the CP & P
Area Office child care referrals, placements, and intake of clients referred
from a child care agency or the CCR & R, including prioritizing
applications, certifying and processing the required paperwork, and, if
necessary, obtaining missing required paperwork or supporting documentation
(that is, employment/school/training program status or income verification);
and
9. Coordinating with other
liaisons from other CP & P Area Offices, respond to child care issues and
participate in regularly scheduled child care meetings, as required.
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