N.J. Admin. Code § 8:17-10.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 8:17-10.1 - Suspension(a) The Department shall suspend early intervention services for an eligible child or family if: 1. The family consistently fails to attend scheduled early intervention sessions, without providing prior notice to the provider agency or2. The practitioner reasonably believes that his or her safety would be in jeopardy if he or she were to provide services to the child and/or family in the locations designated by the family.(b) The NJEIS, in consultation with the practitioner, shall suspend early intervention services for a child and the child's family by sending the family a written notice of suspension and termination indicating the date of the suspension, the reason(s) for suspension, whether termination will occur as a result of a family's failure to follow instructions under the suspension, and the means by which the family may contest the suspension, as described in (c) below.(c) Families who have been informed of an imminent suspension of services pursuant to (b) above may appeal the suspension within 21 days of the date of the notice of suspension by written request, which must be sent to the Procedural Safeguards Office.(d) The Procedural Safeguards Office shall review appeals of suspensions, make a determination within 30 calendar days of the date of receipt of the appeal, provide a written determination to the family, and provide a copy of the determination to all relevant parties. N.J. Admin. Code § 8:17-10.1