New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES
Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS
Section 3A:53-3.10 - Background check procedures for New Jersey shelter facilities and shelter homes

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:53-3.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Prior to the opening of a new shelter facility or shelter home located in New Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a request for a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) background check, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.8, and a Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) background check, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.9, is submitted for all persons identified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.8(a) and 3.9(a).

(b) Prior to the first renewal of a certificate on or after March 26, 2004, for an existing shelter facility or shelter home located in New Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a request for a CHRI background check, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.8, is submitted for all persons identified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.8(a) and 3.9(a).

(c) Prior to each renewal of a certificate on or after March 26, 2004, for an existing shelter facility or shelter home located in New Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a request for a CARI background check, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.9, is submitted for all persons identified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.8(a) and 3.9(a).

(d) Within two weeks after a new staff member begins employment at a shelter facility or shelter home or a new household member begins residing at a shelter home located in New Jersey, the shelter facility or shelter home shall ensure that a request for a CHRI background check, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.8, and a CARI background check, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:53-3.9, is submitted for the new staff member or household member.

(e) An individual shall not be left alone as the only adult caring for a child at the shelter facility or shelter home until documentation from the Department showing compliance with a CHRI check and CARI check for the individual has been received by the shelter facility or shelter home.

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