N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:15-1.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 3A:15-1.14 - Standards for the visitation plan

(a) Except as limited in N.J.A.C. 3A:15-1.15(a), the visitation plan shall establish that:

1. The first visit between the child and parent shall be scheduled to occur as soon as possible, within five working days of the date of initial placement;

2. The frequency and duration of the visits shall be consistent with the purpose of visits as set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:15-1.1;

3. The frequency and length of each visit shall be based upon the needs of the child, the parent, and other involved parties. Special consideration shall be given to the need for pre-school children to have frequent visits since their sense of time is different than that for older children or adults;

4. Overnight and weekend visits with the family shall be scheduled to occur frequently when the family can assume the increased child care responsibility and when the plan is to return the child to them;

5. Holiday visits shall be negotiated and addressed in the plan; and

6. When a scheduled visit is missed due to the inability of the person providing supervision or the Division representative not being able to participate in the visit, the visit shall be rescheduled whenever and as soon as possible.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:15-1.14

Amended by R.2009 d.5, effective 1/5/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 3930(a), 41 N.J.R. 250(a).
In (a)1, (a)3 and (a)4, deleted "foster" preceding "child"; and in (a)3, deleted "foster" preceding "children".