New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 3 - CLIENT INFORMATION
Subchapter 3 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC ABOUT A CHILD FATALITY OR NEAR FATALITY
Section 3A:3-3.7 - Information that shall be disclosed about a child fatality or near fatality that was the result of abuse or neglect
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:3-3.7
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) If a child protection investigation determines that the child fatality or near fatality was the result of a substantiated incident of abuse or neglect, unless prohibited by N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.10a or N.J.A.C. 3A:3-3.4 or withheld at the request of the county prosecutor, the Director or designee or a representative of the Department's Office of Communications shall disclose the following information to the media or a member of the public, as relevant to the given incident or the child's condition, in addition to the information disclosed during the child protection investigation in accordance with N.J.A.C. 3A:3-3.5:
1. The
child's current medical condition or the date and cause of the child's
death;
2. The child's current living
arrangement, with this information provided under the same limitation as imposed by
N.J.A.C.
3A:3-3.5(a)3 i, ii, and
iii;
3. Details about the child
protection investigation of the incident, including, but not limited to:
i. The type of abuse or neglect that was
substantiated;
ii. Where the incident
occurred; and
iii. The name of the
perpetrator and his or her relationship to the child victim;
4. Whether the child protection investigation
determined that another child was abused or neglected at the time of the incident.
The name of that child shall not be disclosed unless that child was a child fatality
or near fatality as well; and
5. To the
extent it is pertinent to the abuse or neglect that led to the fatality or near
fatality, information regarding the types of services provided by or through the
Division, both prior and subsequent to the child fatality or near fatality,
including service referrals given on behalf of the child victim, as well as the
services or referrals given on behalf of the child victim's surviving family
members, except as otherwise prohibited by law. No employee shall disclose the name
of a service provider.
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