New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37A - LICENSED COMMUNITY RESIDENCES FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES
Subchapter 12 - LICENSING, SITE REVIEW, AND WAIVERS
Section 10:37A-12.4 - Licensing of supervised residences in single detached homes
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) DOH shall inspect any proposed supervised residence in a single detached home, and shall review agency and program operations, policies, procedures, and supporting documentation for compliance with the provisions of this chapter, as well as the applicable provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:37 and 10:37D. In addition, the PA shall submit a current certificate of occupancy or certificate of continued occupancy, indicating a residential or institutional use group designation if the city or municipality in which the home is located has a process for issuing such a document for newly purchased or newly rented homes.
(b) DOH shall notify the PA, in writing, of any violations.
(c) Once the PA has corrected all violations, the PA shall request a final site inspection and shall submit documents indicating habitability.
(d) A license shall be issued once intent and capability to comply with all program requirements is demonstrated, inspections are satisfactory (including satisfactory certificate of life hazard use inspection by the fire official with jurisdiction and documentation that any renovations, additions, modifications, repairs, and alterations completed after issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) or Certificate of Continued Occupancy (CCO), and requiring permits from the local authority have final approval from the local authority), life hazard use registration (pursuant to Department of Community Affairs rules at 5:70-2.4(c)) is initiated and there is reasonable assurance that the supervised residence in a single detached home shall be operated in a manner required by this chapter. For new construction, a certificate of occupancy issued under the Uniform Construction Code shall be accepted in lieu of the life hazard use inspection by the Fire Official. Supervised residences in single detached homes shall not be occupied until licensed.
(e) The license shall be issued by DOH.
(f) The license shall be limited to a specifically identified facility, issued for a period of two years, and shall indicate the maximum number of persons to be served within that facility.
(g) The original license (not a copy) shall be available on the agency's premises for review by DOH, or any interested members of the public, during normal business hours.
