New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 44B - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY CARE RESIDENCES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10:44B-1.4 - Application for community care licensure

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:44B-1.4

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

(a) All initial inquiries for a license to operate a community care residence shall be made to the placing agency.

(b) Only persons who have a domicile in the State of New Jersey are eligible to apply for licensure as a community care residence. The residence proposed for licensure shall be the applicant's primary domicile.

(c) All applicants shall complete an initial application, which shall include the applicant's original signature and date.

1. The applicant shall provide a current official photo identification, such as a valid driver's license, employment identification, motor vehicle identification card, passport, or any other form of official documentation.

2. If the applicant is not a citizen of the United States, he or she shall provide an alien registration card or United States Citizenship and Immigration Service documentation as evidence of legal residency and approval to work in the United States.

(d) The applicant shall provide the placing agency's approved medical examination form, current within one year, which has been completed and signed by the applicant's physician or nurse practitioner confirming that the applicant is physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of providing care to individuals.

1. The applicant may be required to demonstrate to the placing agency, his or her ability to provide any physical assistance that may be required by individuals.

(e) The applicant and all occupants of the household 18 years of age or older shall participate in the interview process.

(f) The placing agency representative shall conduct a visit to the home during the application process, including use of a Home Study, if applicable, to ascertain that it meets licensure requirements. The placing agency shall make recommendations regarding the capacity of the home during the application process.

1. The applicant shall provide a copy of a certificate of occupancy, if required by local ordinances, during the application process.

(g) The applicant, all occupants of the household who are 18 years of age or older, and all alternates shall be fingerprinted through the placing agency.

(h) Except as otherwise provided in the Rehabilitated Offenders Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:168A-1 et seq., no license shall be issued to any person when that person, or any occupant of the household 18 years of age or older, nor shall any alternate be approved who, at any time, has been convicted of any of the crimes or disorderly persons offenses set forth at N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1 et seq., 2C:12-1 et seq., 2C:13-1 et seq., 2C:14-1 et seq., 2C:15-1 et seq., 2C:24-1 et seq., and 24:21-1 et seq. (P.L. 1970, c. 226), or for the following:

1. Conduct committed in any other state or jurisdiction, which, if committed in New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes described at (h) above; or

2. Any other civil or criminal action similar to (h)1 above.

(i) Upon submission by the person or occupant of the nature and seriousness of the crime; the circumstances under which the crime occurred; the date of the crime; the age of the person when the crime was committed; whether the crime was an isolated or repeated incident; the social conditions that may have contributed to the crime; any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in prison or in the community, counseling or psychiatric treatment received, acquisition of additional academic or vocational schooling, successful participation in a correctional work-release program, or the recommendation of persons who have or have had the applicant under their supervision; and/or evidence of a pardon or of the expungement of a criminal conviction, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:164-28, or of a certificate of the Federal or State parole board, or of the Chief Probation Officer of a United States District Court or of a county who has supervised the occupant's probation, that the occupant has achieved a degree of rehabilitation such that their licensure would not be incompatible with the welfare of individuals, the Department may issue a license to a person with a criminal record, or may allow a person to operate a community care residence with occupants with a criminal record.

(j) No license shall be issued when the name of the applicant or the name of any occupant of the applicant's home appear on the Central Registry or who is included on the child abuse registry of the Department of Children and Families.

(k) The applicant shall, at a minimum, provide three professional/personal references.

(l) Applicants shall attend and successfully complete a training and orientation program conducted and/or approved by the placing agency.

1. The orientation and training program, and any subsequent modifications, shall be jointly reviewed and approved by the placing agency and the Office of Licensing.

2. The orientation and training program conducted by any placing agency other than the Division shall be re-evaluated every two years by the Division.

3. The applicant shall successfully complete both first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Trainings, provided by training entities that meet the current Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) guidelines and that require successful completion of a skills practicum.

(m) The applicant shall read, write, speak, and understand English in a manner sufficient to provide care, support, and supervision to individuals, and to comply with licensing standards.

(n) Falsification of any information during the application process shall be sufficient cause to terminate the application.

(o) The applicant shall consent to and undergo drug testing for controlled dangerous substances.

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