New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 51 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS
Subchapter 7 - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
Section 3A:51-7.2 - General health practices

i. Seek appropriate medical attention from a physician for the individual and determine the possible risks to others in the home;

ii. Isolate the individual posing a risk to others; and

iii. Contact the Division worker or the State Central Registry, if after office hours, who shall determine whether the New Jersey State Department of Health, the local health department, or other appropriate public health authority needs to be contacted.

i. The resource family parent shall prohibit smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco by children in placement.

ii. The resource family parent shall comply with the provisions of 2A:170-51.4 prohibiting any person from directly or indirectly selling, giving or furnishing to a minor under 19 years of age any cigarettes made of tobacco, any matter or substance that can be smoked, any cigarette paper or tobacco in any form, including smokeless tobacco.

iii. The resource family parent may permit smoking outdoors when no child in placement is present.