N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:53-1.4

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

Section 3A:53-1.4 - Capacity and location of shelter facilities and shelter homes

(a) Capacity:

1. Shelter facility: A facility which provides care for a minimum of six and a maximum of 25 children. However, a shelter facility established after February 28, 1974, shall not exceed a maximum capacity of 12 children, unless approved by the Department.

2. Shelter home: A home which provides care for a maximum of five children, including the shelter home parent's children.

3. The Office may restrict new admissions to a shelter facility or shelter home upon a determination that the shelter facility or shelter home is regularly over the maximum number of children that the shelter facility or shelter home has been approved by the Office to serve.

(b) Location: A shelter facility or shelter home shall:

1. Be within easy access to community schools and programs and transportation resources; and

2. Not be part of a detention, jail or other lock-up facility.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:53-1.4

Amended by R.1987 d.504, effective 12/7/1987.
See: 19 N.J.R. 1394(a), 19 N.J.R. 2300(a).
Added (a)3.
Amended by R.2016 d.033, effective 4/18/2016.
See: 47 N.J.R. 2613(a), 47 N.J.R. 2695(a), 48 N.J.R. 649(a).
Section was "Capacity and location of shelter facilities and homes". In (a)1, substituted "February 28, 1974," for "the effective date of this chapter" and "Department" for "Division"; rewrote (a)3; and in the introductory paragraph of (b), inserted "shelter" preceding "home".