New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES
Subchapter 4 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 3A:53-4.1 - Health

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:53-4.1

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

(a) The shelter facility or shelter home coordinator shall prepare and implement written procedures for medical and dental health services and psychological/psychiatric services, as needed, for all children in care.

(b) The shelter facility or shelter home shall have immediate access to the services of licensed physicians and nurses on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis to insure that general health services are provided.

(c) Prescription medication shall be administered to a child by shelter facility staff members or shelter home parents only when authorized by a physician.

(d) When any medication is administered to a child at a shelter facility, an entry shall be made in a medication log book, which shall contain the following information:

1. Name of child receiving medication, whether prescription (including psychotropic medication) or non-prescription;

2. Type of medication, dosage and intervals between dosages;

3. Reason for medication;

4. Time medication was administered;

5. Signature and title of staff member dispensing medication; and

6. Name of authorizing physician for prescription medication. (e) When serious accidents or illnesses occur to a child, the shelter facility or shelter home parent shall take the necessary emergency action and the shelter facility or shelter home coordinator shall notify the parent(s) immediately.

(f) For children who are unable to provide for their own personal care and hygiene, the shelter facility or shelter home parent shall properly bathe, groom and provide other necessary health and personal hygiene services to meet their needs.

(g) The shelter facility or shelter home parent shall insure that the children receive training in good habits of personal care, hygiene, and grooming appropriate to their age and gender.

(h) The shelter facility or shelter home shall provide personal hygiene items for all children.

(i) The shelter facility shall insure that medical supplies, including prescription and non-prescription medication are kept under lock and key and all outdated stocks and prescriptions no longer in use shall be disposed of safely.

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