New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 3A:53-1.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings:
"Child" means any person who is under the age of 18.
"Children's shelter facility" or "shelter facility" means any public or private facility that provides 24-hour-a-day residential care to six or more children in a non-physically restrictive environment for a period of time usually not exceeding 30 days.
"Children's shelter home coordinator" or "shelter home coordinator" means a person responsible for the recruitment, coordination, operation and management of one or more children's shelter homes.
"Children's shelter home" or "shelter home" means any public or private residence that provides 24-hour-a-day residential care to five or fewer children in a non-physically restrictive environment for a period of time usually not exceeding 30 days.
"Children's shelter home parent" or "shelter home parent" means any person who provides 24 hour-a-day residential care for five or fewer children in a private residence under the supervision of a children's shelter home coordinator.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Children and Families.
"Division" means the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, New Jersey Department of Children and Families.
"Juvenile--family crisis" means behavior, conduct or a condition of a juvenile, parent or guardian or other family member which presents or results in:
1. A serious threat to the well-being and physical safety of a juvenile, or
2. A serious conflict between a parent or guardian and a juvenile regarding rules of conduct which has been manifested by repeated disregard for lawful parental authority by a juvenile or misuse of lawful parental authority by a parent or guardian, or
3. Unauthorized absence by a juvenile for more than 24 hours from his home; or
4. A pattern of repeated unauthorized absences from school by a juvenile subject to the compulsory education provision of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
"Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Shelter Homes" or "Manual of Standards" means the rules promulgated in this chapter, which shall constitute minimum requirements for children's shelter facilities and shelter homes.
"Office" means the Office of Licensing of the Department of Children and Families.
"Parent" means a parent, guardian, or any other person having responsibility for, or custody of, a child.
"Person" means any individual, agency, corporation, company, association, organization, society, firm, partnership, joint stock company, the State or any political subdivision thereof.
"Restrictive behavior management practice" means the use of physical restraint and exclusion as part of a comprehensive treatment plan to help the child develop self-control, to reduce maladaptive behavior, or to protect the child and others from harm.
"Staff member" means any person employed by or working for or with a children's shelter facility on a regularly scheduled basis. This shall include full-time, part-time, voluntary and substitute staff, whether paid or unpaid.
