New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 56 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S GROUP HOMES
Subchapter 9 - ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
Section 3A:56-9.17 - Health and sanitary practices

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:56-9.17

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

(a) The home shall ensure that each child has a health examination performed by a licensed physician that documents:

1. That the child can perform each type of adventure activity that he or she will be asked to do;

2. Receipt of a tetanus shot;

3. Notation of asthma, allergies or dietary needs; and

4. Notation of whether the child is on medication that would require the child to take precautions while he or she is in the sun and/or to avoid using sunscreen if indicated in the medication warning and/or to take other special precautions.

(b) Within 30 days of a child's participation in an adventure activity, the home shall document in writing and maintain on file in the child's record that the child's current health status allows the child to engage in the specified adventure activity.

(c) The home shall develop and give to each staff member a written policy for treating:

1. Snake, animal and insect bites; and

2. Ingestion of, or contact with poisonous plants.

(d) The home shall ensure that all perishable food is refrigerated at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

(e) The home shall ensure that all non-disposable utensils used for eating and preparing food are:

1. Not used by another person before rewashing;

2. Washed and rinsed in water that is at least 180 degrees Fahrenheit or water that has been sanitized chemically; and

3. Free of cracks.

(f) The home shall ensure that all water in streams and lakes that is used for drinking, food preparation and dishwashing is boiled, filtered or purified with iodine or tablets specifically designed to purify water.

(g) The home shall corral or tie the animals other than household pets in an area located at least 50 feet from any area where food is prepared, cooked or served.

(h) The home shall:

1. Use fly repellants as necessary;

2. Remove manure daily to a distance of at least 100 feet from the campsite, cooking and dining areas; and

3. Dispose of animal wastes through burial in a sanitary manner.

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