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-12.6 - Licensing supervised residences in family care homes

(a) The PA shall develop a written services agreement with the individual who operates a supervised residence in a family care home.

(b) The content of the services agreement between the PA and the individual who operates a supervised residence in a family care home shall have been approved by the Division.

(c) DOH may inspect any proposed supervised residence in a family care home and review all agency and program operations, policies, procedures, and supporting documentation for compliance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable rules. The PA shall notify DCN&L, at the address at N.J.A.C. 10:37A-12.1(a), of any proposed supervised residence in a family care home (before placing a consumer in it), of any additional bed capacity, and any new family care home that is closed. If adding a new supervised residence in a family care home or increasing bed capacity will exceed the licensed capacity of the family care program, the PA shall not place a consumer in the new supervised residence in a family care home or in the new bed until the licensed capacity is increased. The PA shall not place a consumer in a new supervised residence in a family care home in a county in which it is not licensed to operate supervised residences in family care homes until such a license is issued. The PA shall notify DCN&L, of all supervised residences in family care homes at the time of the housing inspection.

(d) DOH shall notify the PA, in writing, of any violations.

(e) Once the PA has corrected all violations, the PA shall request a final site inspection and shall submit documents indicating habitability, if requested by DOH.

(f) A license shall be issued once intent to comply with all program requirements is demonstrated, inspections, if any, are satisfactory, and there is reasonable assurance that the supervised residences in family care home(s) shall be operated in a manner required by this chapter.

(g) The license shall be issued by DOH.

(h) The license shall be issued to the PA for a period of two years and shall be limited to a defined number of supervised residences in family care homes within a county and shall indicate the maximum number of consumers to be served. No supervised residence in a family care home shall serve more than three consumers at any one time (unless up to four consumers were being served prior to January 3, 2005). The PA shall not exceed the capacity specified on the license.

(i) The license shall be available on the PA's premises for review by DCN&L and/or DOH, and any members of the public, during normal business hours.