New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 55 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 10 - SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING ADOLESCENTS
Section 3A:55-10.19 - General medical practices
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:55-10.19
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The facility shall ensure that:
1. Any medical, dental, psychological
or psychiatric treatment, or medication administered to an adolescent is explained
to the adolescent;
2. Any medical,
dental, psychological or psychiatric treatment, or medication administered to an
infant is explained to the adolescent mother; and
3. The facility shall document all of these
explanations in the adolescent's record.
(b) When serious accidents or illnesses occur to an infant, the facility shall take necessary emergency action and notify the adolescent, the adolescent's parent(s), if applicable, the placing agency, and the Office of Licensing immediately.
(c) When serious accidents or illnesses occur to an adolescent, the facility shall take necessary action and notify the adolescent's parent(s) if she is under 18 years of age, the placing agency, and the Office of Licensing immediately.
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