New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 195 - STANDARDS FOR OUT-OF-STATE PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN
Subchapter 3 - CONTRACTS AND REPORTS
Section 10:195-3.1 - Contracts

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:195-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The Department shall contract with each out-of-State program in which children are placed.

(b) The contract shall indicate that the Department is authorized to conduct unannounced inspections of the program.

(c) The contract shall indicate that the Department is authorized to review and investigate unusual incidents occurring at the program or elsewhere that affect New Jersey service recipients. The contract shall indicate that the Department may take one or more of the following actions:

1. Assign Department staff to investigate the incident;

2. Refer the incident to another New Jersey Department for investigation;

3. Require the program to provide additional information concerning the incident, including the program's internal investigation;

4. Contract with a nationally recognized accrediting or advocacy organization to investigate the incident;

5. Request an investigation by the applicable agency in the state where the program is located; or

6. Request an investigation by the applicable law enforcement agency, when criminal actions are alleged or suspected.

(d) The contract shall require the program to report unusual incidents and allegations of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving a New Jersey child.

1. The program shall report the incident in a manner prescribed by the Department.

2. The program shall comply with applicable statutes and rules governing the reporting of allegations or suspicions of abuse, neglect and exploitation adopted by the State of New Jersey and by the state in which the program is located.

(e) The contract shall require the program to cooperate with inspections and investigations conducted by a New Jersey Department or an agency contracted with a New Jersey Department.

(f) The contract shall require the program to certify that its plan of care for New Jersey children complies with the applicable New Jersey rules for plans of care in programs of comparable type.

(g) The placing agency shall negotiate the cost of services to be provided by the program, in compliance with the applicable rules and policies of the funding source.

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