New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 15 - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT
Subchapter 1 - VISITS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S FAMILY
Section 3A:15-1.14 - Standards for the visitation plan
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:15-1.14
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Except as limited in N.J.A.C. 3A:15-1.15(a), the visitation plan shall establish that:
1. The first visit
between the child and parent shall be scheduled to occur as soon as possible, within
five working days of the date of initial placement;
2. The frequency and duration of the visits shall
be consistent with the purpose of visits as set forth in
N.J.A.C. 3A:15-1.1;
3. The frequency and length of each visit shall be
based upon the needs of the child, the parent, and other involved parties. Special
consideration shall be given to the need for pre-school children to have frequent
visits since their sense of time is different than that for older children or
adults;
4. Overnight and weekend visits
with the family shall be scheduled to occur frequently when the family can assume
the increased child care responsibility and when the plan is to return the child to
them;
5. Holiday visits shall be
negotiated and addressed in the plan; and
6. When a scheduled visit is missed due to the
inability of the person providing supervision or the Division representative not
being able to participate in the visit, the visit shall be rescheduled whenever and
as soon as possible.
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