RULES AND REGULATIONS | YOUTH CAMP DEFINITION | RULE REVISIONS | TYPES OF YOUTH CAMPS |
RULES AND REGULATIONS |
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Youth Camps in New Jersey are governed by the Youth Camp Safety Standards N.J.A.C. 8:25. The rule outlines the policies and procedural which must be implemented within each youth camp environment. Although youth camp activities are primarily conducting during the summer, many youth camps operate year round offering out of school time activities for children during spring break, holidays and similar out of school periods. Licensing activities begin in May and an active license is renewed annually. |
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RULE REVISIONS |
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The New Jersey Youth Camp Safety Standards was set to expire on December 11, 2022. Prior to the expiration date, the Program in collaboration with the New Jersey Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance (OLRC), filed a draft of rule revisions with the NJ Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The filing to OAL extends the existing rule for a period of 6 months. Proposed revisions to the regulation remain in the review process which includes a public comment period. Therefore, the rule effective December 11, 2015 which was set to expire December 11, 2022 remains in full effect and force until June 11, 2023. All new developments on the status of the rule will be communicated via our website at NJ Youth Camps. |
YOUTH CAMP DEFINITION | |
To qualify as a youth camp under New Jersey Youth Camp Standards, a program must meet the following criteria. Camp is subject to licensure requirements only if it meets ALL of the following criteria:
An activity is considered high-risk if it exposes a camper to a serious injury because of the inherent nature of the activity and always requires a high degree of adult supervision. |
TYPES OF YOUTH CAMPS |
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Day Youth Camp All day and resident youth camp health directors shall hold a certification from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other certification agency approved by the Department as listed in "Recognized Certifications”, in professional-level infant, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The camp director at a day youth camp, at a minimum, shall have on duty at all times, a health director who is an adult and is certified by the American Red Cross in Standard First Aid-level training, or has equivalent certification approved by the Department as listed in "Recognized Certifications“. The camp director shall not be the health director in camps serving over 50 children. More details about the requirements for the health director can be found under §N.J.A.C. 8:25-5.2 Health Director.
Resident Youth Camp All day and resident youth camp health directors shall hold a certification from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or other certification agency approved by the Department as listed in "Recognized Certifications”, in professional-level infant, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation. At all resident youth camps, the camp director shall ensure that a health director is on duty at all times who is an adult and either:
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More details about the requirements for the health director can be found under §N.J.A.C. 8:25-5.2 Health Director.
Single Sport Youth Camp |