New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 10 - CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATIONS
Subchapter 4 - CHILD PROTECTION INVESTIGATION PROCESS FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE INVESTIGATION UNIT
Section 3A:10-4.2 - Safety assessment for IAIU cases
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The IAIU investigator shall consider the alleged child victim's safety throughout the investigation and at each meeting with the alleged child victim or caregiver.
(b) The IAIU investigator shall assess the safety of an alleged child victim when investigating an allegation in a CP&P resource home, using a Department-designated assessment tool, during the investigation.
(c) The Department representative shall, in the event that a factor that makes the child unsafe has been identified, complete a safety assessment. A Department representative shall develop and implement a safety protection plan to assure the child's safety with the caregiver or institutional caregiver. If the safety protection plan cannot assure the safety of the alleged child victim, the Department representative shall remove the alleged child victim from the home or institution, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:10-6.2.