New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 50 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION AGENCIES
Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION
Section 3A:50-3.4 - Information to parents and adoptive applicants
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:50-3.4
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The agency shall provide the birth parents and adoptive applicants with a written statement or pamphlet indicating certain parental and agency rights and responsibilities, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:50-3.4(b).
(b) The written statement or pamphlet shall contain the following information:
1. That the agency is required to be certified by
the New Jersey Department of Children and Families pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
9:3-37 et seq.;
2. That the agency is required by law to comply
with all applicable requirements of this chapter;
3. That the agency shall make a current copy of
this chapter available for review by the parents of children served by the
agency;
4. That any parent who believes
or suspects that the agency is in violation of any requirements of the Manual of
Requirements for Adoption Agencies may report such alleged violations to the Office
of Licensing;
5. That any parent may
secure a copy of this chapter by contacting the Office of Licensing, Department of
Children and Families;
6. That when so
requested by parents of children served by the agency, the agency shall make
available for review the Office of Licensing's certification records and any
Inspection or Violation Reports on the agency, except for those records prohibited
from disclosure, pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
9:6-8.10a and any other laws prohibiting such
disclosure;
7. That any person who has
reasonable cause to believe that a child being served by the agency has been or is
being subjected to any form of child abuse or neglect or exploitation by any person,
whether working at the agency or not, shall report such allegations to the
Department of Children and Families' toll-free hotline, 1-877-NJ-ABUSE (652-2873),
pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
9:6-8.8 et seq. and to the child abuse reporting
hotline in the state where the child is located. Such reports may be made
anonymously;
8. That parents may secure
information about child abuse and neglect in New Jersey online from the Department
of Children and Families at www.nj.gov/dcf/reporting;
9. That the agency shall cooperate with the
adoptive parents and/or the attorney retained by the adoptive parents in providing
all financial information needed for the finalization report pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
9:3-37 et seq.; and
10. Data on adoptions completed during the
previous 12 months.
(c) When a child has been identified by the agency as having a disability or suspected disability and services have not been arranged, the agency shall inform the parent(s) of their child's right to special educational and medical services and shall refer the parent(s) to:
1. The New Jersey
Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, or the equivalent
office in the state where the child lives, for a possible comprehensive evaluation
and individual service plan for the child; and
2. The New Jersey Department of Health, Division
of Family Health Services, Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services, or
the equivalent office in the state where the child lives, for a possible
comprehensive medical evaluation for the child.
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