New Jersey Statutes 26:2Y-4. Licensing required for operation of adult family care home
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 26:2Y-4
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Application for licensure as an adult family care caregiver shall be made upon forms prescribed by the department. The department shall charge a single, non-refundable fee for the filing of an application for the issuance of a license and a single, non-refundable fee for any renewal thereof, as it shall from time to time fix in rules or regulations, except that neither fee shall exceed $200.
c. The department shall issue a license as an adult family care caregiver to an applicant if it finds that:
(1) the applicant and the adult family care home identified in the application are fit and adequate, in accordance with the qualifications and standards established by regulation of the commissioner;
(2) there is reasonable assurance that care will be provided to clients in the manner required by this act and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and
(3) there are sufficient indicia of fiscal responsibility such that the applicant will be able to maintain residence at the adult family care home with minimal likelihood of eviction or mortgage foreclosure during the term of licensure.
All licenses issued by the department shall be effective for up to two years from the date of issuance unless revoked in accordance with the provisions of this act.
d. An adult family care caregiver license shall specify both the name of the licensee and the location of the particular home in which clients will be housed. An adult family care caregiver’s license is not transferable and shall apply only to the location and person indicated on the license.
e. Upon issuance of a license to an adult family care caregiver, the department shall provide a copy of the license to the municipality in which the adult family care home is located.
f. Upon receipt of a license as an adult family care caregiver, the caregiver shall provide notification of the license to the police department, fire department and ambulance corps that serve the municipality in which the adult family care home is located for their planning purposes.
g. For three years following the date of this act, a licensed caregiver shall operate under a contractual agreement with an adult family care sponsor agency to provide services to individuals enrolled in adult family care. At the end of this three-year period, the department may extend this requirement, at its discretion, by regulation.
L.2001,c.304,s.4.