New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 17 - REMOVAL OF CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT FROM RESOURCE FAMILY HOMES
Subchapter 2 - REMOVING A CHILD IN PLACEMENT FROM THE RESOURCE FAMILY HOME
Section 3A:17-2.1 - Removal in emergency situations
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The Division representative shall remove a child in placement from a resource family home when the Division determines that the child is not safe in the resource family home.
(b) When abuse or neglect of any child in a resource family home is substantiated, the office manager may consult with:
(c) When abuse or neglect of any child in a resource family home is substantiated, the office manager shall determine if each child in placement is safe in the resource family home and then:
(d) The Area Director decides whether or not to remove the child in placement from the resource family home, based on the considerations in N.J.A.C. 3A:17-2.5(a), when child abuse or neglect of any child is substantiated in a resource family home. When the Area Director determines that it is in the child's interest to keep the child in the resource family home, the Area Director shall:
(e) A resource family parent may request an emergency removal of a child in placement and the Division representative shall remove the child in placement when:
(f) A resource family parent may request an emergency removal of a child in placement when the resource family is experiencing a personal emergency and is unable to make alternate appropriate plans for the child. The Division representative shall respond promptly and shall remove the child in placement when necessary.
(g) A child in placement may request emergency removal from his or her resource family home and the Division representative shall remove the child in placement when the child is not safe in the resource family home.
(h) In all emergency cases, the Division representative shall document in the child's electronic case record and the resource family home record, the decision to remove or not remove the child and shall inform the resource family parent, the child in placement, the parents and other interested parties of the outcome.