New Jersey Statutes Title 30. Institutions and Agencies 30 § 6D-5.16

a. A provider of a day program for individuals with developmental disabilities shall submit to the division a copy of its monthly report of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community care residences and attend a day program sponsored by the provider. The report shall be submitted no later than 14 days after the end of each month.

b. A provider of a day program for individuals with developmental disabilities shall not seek reimbursement from the department for an individual with a developmental disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a day program sponsored by the provider, but has not attended the program for 30 consecutive days. A provider who seeks reimbursement in violation of this subsection shall refund a payment received from the department on behalf of that individual, and shall be subject to a penalty of $1,000 per day, per individual listed on the monthly attendance report as being in attendance, but who was not in attendance. The penalty shall be sued for and collected in a summary proceeding by the commissioner pursuant to the “Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,” P.L.1999, c. 274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).

c. If an individual with a developmental disability who resides in a community care residence and is scheduled to attend a day program is absent from the program for 30 consecutive days, the provider of the day program shall, no later than 14 days after the end of the 30 days, notify the appropriate regional office administrator.

d. The division shall, no later than 28 days after the end of each month, provide a copy of the monthly report submitted by a provider pursuant to this section to:

e. The division shall provide:

f. A regional office administrator shall bi-annually conduct an on-site audit of attendance of individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community care residences and are scheduled to attend a day program in the office's region.