New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 13 - GENERAL PLACEMENT PROVISIONS
Subchapter 3 - REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR CARE PROVIDED BY A RELATIVE
Section 3A:13-3.3 - Purpose of a placement review
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:13-3.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The purpose of a placement review shall be to determine:
1. The
safety of the child;
2. Whether the
out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative should continue, consistent
with the provisions of
N.J.A.C.
3A:13-3.4;
3. If reasonable efforts to reunify are not
required when a court has made a determination pursuant to N.J.S.A.
30:4C-11.3;
4. The extent of compliance
with the case plan and the extent of progress made toward alleviating or mitigating
the causes which necessitate placement;
5. Whether the placement plan required by N.J.S.A.
30:4C-55 is appropriate or should be revised, including specifically:
i. Whether the case goal is still appropriate or
should be modified;
ii. Whether the
intermediate objectives relating to the case goal are appropriate or should be
modified;
iii. Whether the statement of
the duties and responsibilities of the Division, the parent, the out-of-home
placement provider or relative providing care for the child, and the child, if age
appropriate, including the services to be provided by the Division to the child, the
parent, and the out-of-home placement provider or relative providing care for the
child, should be modified;
iv. Whether
the Division has made reasonable efforts to return the child home, including the
provision of visitation in accordance with the applicable law unless (a)3 above
applies;
v. Whether the Division has
made reasonable efforts to locate family members who may be willing and able to care
for the child; and
vi. Whether the
continued out-of-home placement or care provided by a relative of the child is
appropriate and in the best interest of the child;
6. A likely date by which the child can safely be
returned home or, if the child cannot be returned home, placed for adoption or legal
guardianship or in another permanent living arrangement; and
7. Whether to prepare for a permanency hearing,
pursuant to
42 U.S.C.
§
675(5)(C).
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