New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 45 - GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES
Subchapter 4 - ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUREAU OF GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES
Section 10:45-4.3 - Guardianship services for a child whose parent or guardian is deemed unavailable
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Guardianship services initiated on the basis of the procedures set forth in 10:45-2.2(b) may be provided on a temporary basis for a maximum of one year without judicial appointment.
(b) During the course of providing temporary guardianship services, BGS shall render consent in certain critical areas of decision-making only after a review procedure shall have been conducted.
(c) Recognition of ethics committees. The Assistant Commissioner or his or her designee shall identify standing ethics committees pursuant to 10:48B-3.1 that shall be available for consultation to BGS whenever critical decisions as set forth in (b)1 above need to be made.
(d) The role and function of ethics committees shall be as follows:
(e) Once the recommendation of the ethics committee is received, the Chief of the BGS, or his or her designee, shall consider:
(f) Upon consideration, and using the best interest standard, the Chief of the BGS, or his or her designee, shall make a decision on behalf of the minor and communicate the decision to interested parties. The Chief of the BGS or his or her designee shall provide written notification of the decision to the DRNJ no later than the next business day.
(g) In a medical emergency, where any delay of decision making on behalf of the child would pose a serious threat to the child's life or health, BGS shall render a decision without a review. The existence of a medical emergency must be certified in writing by a licensed physician. The physician's certification shall be maintained in the child's client record. BGS shall inform the DRNJ of its decision as soon as possible, but no later than the next business day.