30:4C-72 - Principles of system of care - New Jersey Statutes

30:4C-72.    Principles of system of care 
     7.   The individualized, appropriate child and family driven system of care may embody the following principles: 

    a.   Services are to be child and family driven, with priority given to keeping children in their own homes.  A child and his family or his primary caregiver, if no family is living, shall be fully involved in all aspects of the planning and delivery of services; 

    b.   Services are to be community-based and are to be provided in the least restrictive setting consistent with the unique needs and potential of each child and family; 

    c.   Services are to promote early identification and intervention;

    d.   Services are to be culturally and ethnically competent;

    e.   Services should be based upon the child's potential and reflect a continuum of care that includes out-of-home placement when appropriate; 

    f.   The rights of children and their families are to be protected; and

    g.   A case coordinator should be assigned to each child and family to insure that service plans are implemented. 

    L.1992,c.111,s.7.