New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 44C - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENCES FOR PERSONS WITH HEAD INJURIES
Subchapter 2 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Section 10:44C-2.8 - Staff coverage
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) At each residence, the total number of staff shall be no less than one staff member for every three persons served when the persons are in the home and awake.
(b) At each residence, the total number of staff shall be based on the needs of the persons served but shall be no less than one staff member for every five persons served when the persons are sleeping.
(c) A description of the staff coverage and the staff schedule shall be initially approved as part of the program description and reviewed at each inspection.
(d) Reduction of staff coverage as specified in any modification to the program description shall be justified in writing and sent to the Office of Licensing for approval.
(e) Staff are not required to be on-site when no persons served are present in the residence, but trained staff members, familiar with the person(s) served, shall be available for emergencies.
(f) A written staff schedule, for at least a two-week period, shall be available for review at each residence. The staff member in-charge shall be designated on the schedule for each shift.
(g) When a specific person served requires one-to-one coverage by staff, that staff member shall be considered unique and not as a part of the overall ratio as specified in the approved Program Description for the other persons in residence.
(h) The licensee shall assure that, if all staff have not completed necessary specialized training, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:44C-2.7(c)1, 2, 3, and 4, each required specialized training for that site has been completed by at least one person on each shift.
(i) Staff of a supervised apartment program shall be on-site whenever any person served is present, unless otherwise stated in the served person's ITP.