Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The licensee
shall have written criteria for admission to a particular program, including
temporary (respite) placements. These criteria shall include, at a minimum:
1. Specific services provided;
2. A non-discrimination statement regarding
admissions, assuring no one will be denied admission on the grounds of race,
sex, color, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability,
ancestry, sexual preference/affiliation, including AIDS or HIV infection,
atypical cellular hereditary blood traits or any other legally protected
status;
3. A statement regarding
any limitations an agency may have in providing services to a person served
with a specific head injury:
4. A
statement affording all persons served and/or their guardians the opportunity
of preplacement visits to the residence;
5. A statement regarding any minimum and/or
maximum age restrictions;
6. A
statement regarding respite criteria; and
7. Fees charged by the licensee;
and
8. A statement affording all
persons served, the right to have a choice in the selection of their
roommate.
(b) The number
of persons with head injuries admitted to a residence shall not exceed the
licensed capacity.
(c) Prior to
admissions, the licensee shall obtain the following:
1. Information that addresses eligibility for
services;
2. Results from a medical
examination conducted no more than one year prior to admission;
3. A current immunization record, as
available;
4. The results of a
Mantoux Skin Test for tuberculosis or IGRA blood test, administered within one
year prior to the date of admission; and
5. Pre-admission information required under
N.J.A.C.
10:44C-2.9(d)1 i through
xi.
(d) Within 30 days of
an admission, an ITP shall be developed or modified by the TDT.
(e) Upon admission, where applicable, a
written lease agreement shall be signed by the person served, the guardian, as
applicable, and the landlord, which shall provide the consumer with all the
rights and responsibilities accorded by New Jersey tenant and landlord law and
shall be comparable to leases for all other persons in the State.
1. In the absence of a formal lease
agreement, a consumer residency agreement shall be signed by the consumer, and
guardian, as applicable, that shall provide the consumer the same protections
against unlawful evictions as would otherwise be provided by a signed lease
agreement. This consumer residency agreement shall provide protections
addressing eviction processes and appeals comparable to existing New Jersey
landlord and tenant law and shall afford the same rights to appeal an eviction
as all other persons in the State.
