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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.8 - Individual responsibility plan (IRP)

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(a) An individual
				responsibility plan (IRP) shall be developed jointly by the county or municipal
				agency representative, as appropriate, and the WFNJ recipient, that is, all
				adult recipients, teen parents and 16 through 18 year old individuals not
				attending school on a full-time basis, at time of eligibility determination,
				and shall be jointly reviewed and/or revised at time of subsequent activity
				assignments and case redeterminations. The requirements set forth in the IRP
				must be coordinated with requirements set forth in an emergency service plan,
				if the participant is also in receipt of EA. Interim changes/updates to the IRP
				shall be made more frequently as appropriate and necessary in accordance with
				individual progress and/or change in circumstances. The IRP shall be signed and
				dated by the recipient and the respective agency representative. The original
				IRP shall be maintained electronically or in the case record and a copy shall
				be provided to the recipient. The IRP shall contain:
1. General case information concerning the
				individual;
2. A specific work
				activity or plan of action based on the findings and conclusions from the
				assessment, in accordance with
				10:90-4.1(f);
i. Work activity information to be entered on
				the IRP shall include the work-site location, the work-site's contact person
				and telephone number as well as the times and days of the participant's
				scheduled attendance;
ii. Non-work
				activity information to be entered on the IRP shall include the name of the
				activity or referral, its location, a contact person, and telephone number (if
				known), as well as, any scheduled time frames.
3. Supportive services to be provided to
				enable participation in the activity, such as child care, transportation
				allowances and other available supportive services; and
4. A record that the family violence option
				and deferral requirements were discussed with the recipient as well as the
				importance of cooperating with child support.
5. The IRP may also include specific goals
				concerning a dependent child member of the assistance unit such as, but not
				limited to:
i. Requirements for parental
				participation in a dependent child's pre-school, elementary and secondary
				school program activities;
ii.
				Immunizations for a dependent child; or
iii. Regular school attendance by a dependent
				child.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.9 - WFNJ comprehensive social assessment (CSA)

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(a) A WFNJ
				recipient who has received cash assistance for 12 or more cumulative months
				shall be required to complete a detailed social assessment and an employability
				assessment. The 12-month requirement is a minimum requirement. The
				Comprehensive Social Assessment (CSA) may be administered at any time prior to
				12 months if the circumstances of the case indicate a need for an in-depth
				assessment.
1. The three-part CSA provides for
				a social evaluation and the identification of employment barriers.
i. The client self-assessment section,
				completed by the client, explores the client's strengths and weaknesses and
				shall assist in determining appropriate interventions.
ii. The comprehensive social assessment tool,
				completed by both the client and worker, assists in identifying barriers that
				hinder the recipient's success in reaching self-sufficiency. Identified issues
				shall trigger subsequent referrals/actions to address such concerns.
iii. The assessment summary sheet shall
				indicate and record the initial actions taken by the agency as a result of the
				assessments.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.11 - Good cause

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(a) Good cause for
				failure to participate in WFNJ or refusal to accept or maintain employment
				shall be found if:
1. The mandatory WFNJ
				participant is certified by DFD to be physically or mentally unable to engage
				in an assigned WFNJ work requirement or to cooperate with a WFNJ program
				requirement;
2. The conditions of
				employment are a risk to the WFNJ individual's health and safety (subject to
				review and determination by the Division of Family Development);
3. Child care is needed and not available.
				(See 10:90-5.2, Supportive services,
				child care); or
4. The mandatory
				WFNJ participant is unable to engage in an assigned WFNJ work requirement or to
				cooperate with a WFNJ program requirement due to family violence. If
				noncompliance relates to family violence, the FVO Initiative procedures are to
				be followed (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-20 ).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.13 - Sanctions

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(a) The failure of
				a recipient to cooperate with the Work First New Jersey program or participate
				in work activities under the program without good cause shall result in a loss
				of cash assistance benefits in accordance with the provisions of this section.
				See 10:90-4.11 regarding good cause
				provisions.
(b) In an assistance
				unit with one adult, if the adult fails to cooperate with the program or
				participate in work activities without good cause, the cash assistance benefit
				provided to the assistance unit shall be reduced by the pro-rata share of the
				noncompliant adult for one month.
1. If the
				adult fails to cooperate with the program or participate in work activities by
				the end of the one-month pro-rata sanction, without good cause, the assistance
				unit's cash assistance case shall be suspended for one month. If the
				participant complies by the end of the suspension month, assistance will be
				granted for the following month.
2.
				If the adult fails to cooperate with the program or participate in work
				activities by the end of the suspension month, without good cause, the
				assistance unit's cash assistance case shall be closed for a minimum one-month
				period, and the assistance unit shall be required to reapply in order to
				receive further cash assistance benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.14 - Voluntary quit (recipients)

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(a) An adult
				recipient who voluntarily quits a job, without good cause, shall render the
				entire assistance unit ineligible for WFNJ cash assistance benefits for a
				period of two months from the date the county agency or municipal agency, as
				appropriate, makes the determination that the recipient quit the job.
1. When a WFNJ recipient reports the loss of
				earned income, the county or municipal agency, as appropriate, shall determine
				if any adult household member has quit or terminated his or her most recent
				job, without good cause (see (c) below for good cause).
2. Changes in employment status that result
				from a permanent reduction in hours of employment while working for the same
				employer; terminating a failing self-employment enterprise; or resigning from a
				job at the demand of the employer shall not be considered a voluntary
				quit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.15 - Removal/lifting and rescission of sanctions

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(a) A sanction
				shall be removed or lifted when a sanctioned individual completes an assigned
				intent to comply period of attendance at an activity and the minimum time
				period for the sanction has expired.
1. The
				agency shall remove/lift a sanction penalty temporarily when a deferral is
				received during the three-month sanction period.
i. The remaining minimum penalty period shall
				be reinstated at the time of deferral expiration.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.16 - Sanction accruals

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(a) The county
				agency or municipal agency, as appropriate, shall maintain a record of the
				number of sanctions which have accrued to an assistance unit.
1. When no member of the assistance unit has
				incurred a sanction of any kind for a continuous 12-month period, the county
				agency or municipal agency, as appropriate, shall reduce the accrued sanctions
				by one for that assistance unit. This sanction reduction provision shall be
				applicable for each continuous 12-month period the members of an assistance
				unit remain sanction-free.
i. Periods in
				closed status, in non-receipt of WFNJ cash assistance benefits, shall not be
				counted as sanction free periods.
ii. Periods in closed status shall not be
				considered when determining a continuous 12-month sanction-free
				period.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.17 - Effective date of sanctions

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The sanction periods at
				  10:90-4.13 shall become effective
				  on the first day of the first month after the decision is made to impose the
				  sanction, subject to timely and adequate notice, as appropriate (see N.J.A.C.
				  10:90-9, Notices and Hearings in WFNJ). If the agency is not able to impose the
				  sanction for the first month following the decision, then the sanction shall be
				  imposed for the first of the next following month.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.18 - Intent to comply

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(a) Anytime prior
				to the end of the sanction period, the individual(s) in noncompliance may
				indicate his or her intent to comply by notifying the county or municipal
				agency, as appropriate, accordingly. The reduction in cash assistance, however,
				shall remain in effect for the minimum time period of the sanction. Although a
				sanctioned individual is required to demonstrate an intent to comply for up to
				two weeks to reinstate cash assistance benefits and stop the progression of the
				sanction penalty, any recurrence of non-compliance during the sanction period
				shall result in the sanction proceeding as scheduled. The sanction period is
				defined as the three-month timeframe that begins the first day of the month the
				pro-rata sanction is scheduled, and ends the last day of the scheduled closure
				month. The individual in noncompliance shall be required to demonstrate
				willingness to cooperate with and/or participate in the WFNJ work requirements
				as follows:
1. The WFNJ individual shall
				agree to comply with either the activity in which he or she was previously
				engaged or another activity, which is determined appropriate for that
				individual. In order to demonstrate willingness to comply, the individual shall
				participate for a period of up to two weeks as determined by the county or
				municipal agency or the One-Stop Career Center, as appropriate, based on the
				particular requirement to be satisfied and individual case circumstances. Any
				recurrence of non-compliance during the three-month sanction period shall
				result in the sanction proceeding as scheduled.
i. In no event shall an intent to comply
				period be waived due to the unavailability of appropriate activities. In such
				instances, individuals may be assigned to an individual job search or community
				work experience activity to demonstrate an intent to comply.
ii. An intent to comply period of up to two
				weeks shall not be required when compliance by the individual only requires the
				completion or signing of the IRP or any other specified document. If the
				specified activity can be completed in less time than the two week intent to
				comply period, such as the completion of a CSA, then the period shall be no
				longer than the period required to complete such activity.
iii. An intent to comply period of up to two
				weeks shall not be required of an individual currently serving a minimum
				penalty period who secures employment for a minimum of 25 hours per week. That
				individual shall be required to secure increased hours of work or attend an
				additional activity(ies) to meet hourly participation requirements or the
				sanction shall proceed as scheduled.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.19 - Appeals

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Any appeals resulting from action taken by the county or
				  municipal agency, as appropriate, to impose sanctions for noncompliance with
				  the WFNJ work requirements shall be handled in accordance with established
				  procedures for fair hearings including eligibility for continued WFNJ benefits
				  at an unreduced level during the appeal process (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-9, Notices
				  and Hearings in WFNJ). Agency records of action taken by the county or
				  municipal agency designee, as appropriate, on the indicated noncompliance shall
				  be made available to the Administrative Law Judge should a fair hearing be
				  requested by the participant.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.20 - Injury compensation for CWEP and AWEP participants

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(a) A recipient who
				participates in a community work experience or alternative work experience
				shall be regarded as an employee of the State and the sponsor and shall be
				provided, by the State, with all compensation required and defenses and
				remedies available pursuant to chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes
				(Workmen's Compensation) except that:
1. The
				State shall not provide compensation for temporary disability pursuant to
				subsection a of
				34:15-12 (see (e) below for
				temporary disability compensation provisions); and
2. Medical and hospital services shall not be
				provided pursuant to
				34:15-15 unless the recipient
				becomes ineligible for medical assistance under the "New Jersey Medical
				Assistance and Health Services Act," P.L. 1968, c.413 (30:4D-1 et seq.).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 4 - WFNJ WORK REQUIREMENTS › Section 10:90-4.21 - Failure to comply with work requirements for individuals in post 60-month extension or exemption status

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An individual whose case is in post 60-month extension or
				  exemption status who continues to have a work requirement and fails to be in
				  compliance with that requirement, without good cause, shall be subject to the
				  WFNJ sanction process in accordance with provisions at
				  10:90-4.13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.1 - Introduction

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Certain temporary services shall be available to a WFNJ
				  TANF/GA recipient, as appropriate, in support of the recipient's efforts to
				  work. The rules in this subchapter shall not be interpreted as conferring an
				  entitlement to supportive services; likewise, these services shall be provided
				  only as a last resort when no other source of support is available. As it is
				  used in this subchapter, supportive services include, but are not limited to,
				  child care payments, transportation services, a limited allowance to cover
				  necessary work-related expenses and extended medical coverage.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.2 - Child care services

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(a) Payment of
				child care services, including after-school child care in the case of a child
				over six years of age and care for children with special needs, shall be
				available for WFNJ/TANF eligible dependent children during the recipient's
				period of eligibility and for the 24 consecutive months following ineligibility
				for cash benefits as a result of earned income or other circumstances as
				described in this subchapter. Depending upon the type of child care program,
				payment for child care services will be provided in accordance with N.J.A.C.
				10:15 and appropriate child care co-payment procedures at N.J.A.C. 10:15-9.
1. The child care services provided, both
				during the period of eligibility and during any post-eligibility period, shall
				be considered appropriate and available when the child care:
i. Is in the best interests of the child and
				shall consider the individual needs of the child, including the reasonable
				accessibility of the care to the child's home and school, or the parent's place
				of employment or work activity, and the appropriateness of the care to the age
				and special needs of the child;
ii.
				Is located within reasonable commuting distance from the participant's home,
				place of employment or work activity. The hours of child care provided are
				reasonably related to the hours of participant's work activity participation or
				employment and shall be sufficient to accommodate the hours required by the
				employer or work activity. Parental preference shall be accommodated within the
				child care options available;
iii.
				Allows parental access; and
iv.
				Meets applicable standards of State and local law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.3 - Child care for special circumstances

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(a) The county
				agency shall provide payment under WFNJ for child care in special circumstances
				when such care cannot be provided by another family member or responsible adult
				and payment for such care is not available through other sources and the agency
				determines that such care is essential because of any one or more of the
				following:
1. Serious physical, emotional,
				mental or cognitive conditions requiring child care as part of the treatment
				plan; or
2. When illness, death
				and/or other disruption in family living has created problems and, on the basis
				of social and/or medical diagnosis, child care is necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.4 - Transportation services

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(a) The county or
				municipal agency, as appropriate, shall make all reasonable efforts to secure
				transportation services for WFNJ recipients who are working, looking for work,
				engaged in a work activity or taking WFNJ/TANF children to child care in
				conjunction with work or a work activity, only when all other avenues of
				assistance with this expense have been explored and it has been established
				that there are no other available sources of support.
1. Employed WFNJ recipients shall receive
				transportation services, as appropriate, until receipt of the first full
				paycheck. The county or municipal agency shall, upon request and with the
				approval of the DFD, continue the provision of transportation services beyond
				this point if, in the agency's estimation, based on factors such as, but not
				limited to, mode of transportation and frequency of travel, the income received
				from employment is insufficient to permit the recipient to fully pay his or her
				own reasonable costs of transportation.
2. The county or municipal agency, as
				appropriate, shall make transportation services available in one or more of the
				following ways:
i. Provision of public transit
				fare via tickets or passes for available public transit bus, light rail, or
				rail services to recipients in work or work activities. Fare shall be provided
				prospectively or retrospectively, at the discretion of the county/municipal
				agency, to best facilitate the recipient's use of public transportation.
(1) Where available, the WorkPass Program,
				enables the CWA to purchase and issue monthly bus, light rail, and rail
				passes/one-way tickets, as well as, provide transit information to WFNJ/TANF
				participants.
ii. An
				allowance of up to $ 6.00 per day shall be offered to recipients in work or a
				work activity as a way of subsidizing a recipient's transportation expenses. An
				amount in excess of $ 6.00 per day may be provided, subject to the approval of
				the DFD which shall consider, in addition to those factors referenced in
				10:90-5.4(a)1,
				unforeseen expenses and multiple work activities, when arriving at its
				decision.
iii. Subject to written
				authorization from the DFD, county or municipal agencies shall partner with
				community transportation agencies to make all reasonable efforts to secure
				available transportation services through means other than those listed above,
				such as, but not limited to, transportation brokers, third party contracts to
				provide van pool service, feeder service or livery service, and so
				forth.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.5 - Work expense allowance

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(a) The county or
				municipal agency shall make available, as appropriate, an allowance for each
				assistance unit in order to cover work-related expenses necessary to engage in
				work or a work activity.
1. This allowance
				shall be limited to a lifetime maximum of $ 500.00 and shall be paid for
				work-related expenses, such as, but not limited to, clothing (uniforms), car
				maintenance, tools, supplies, licenses and testing fees. Subject to the
				approval of the DFD, an additional amount, not to exceed $ 300.00 over the
				lifetime of the case, may be provided, based on the agency's assessment of
				individual needs and circumstances which shall include, but not be limited to,
				the demonstrated need to purchase special tools, or maintain the care which
				provides transportation to employment. The agency may provide an amount in
				excess of the maximum stated herein, based on the agency's assessment of
				individual needs and circumstances. Under no circumstances shall an additional
				allowance exceed $ 300.00 over the lifetime of the case.
2. Subject to the approval of the Division
				and in the absence of any other means, a one-time moving expense allowance, not
				to exceed $ 500.00, may be provided over the lifetime of the case when a
				recipient has a firm offer of employment in a location outside of the county or
				municipality in excess of 30 miles of the recipient's current residence and
				additional assistance would ensure that employment. This allowance is in
				addition to the $ 500.00 authorized in (a)1 above.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.6 - Medical support services

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(a) Medical support
				services are available through Medicaid for children and their parents or needy
				parent persons if, using the income and resource methodologies and standards
				found in N.J.A.C. 10:69.
1. Application for
				Medicaid benefits shall be accomplished with the same application that is used
				to apply for WFNJ. An application for WFNJ shall be deemed to be an application
				for Medicaid.
2. With the exception
				of sanctions related to child support and paternity requirements, any sanction
				imposed on WFNJ recipients shall not apply to Medicaid eligibility. If a parent
				has refused to cooperate with child support and paternity requirements, he or
				she will be deemed to have failed to cooperate with Medicaid requirements
				relating to medical support rights and shall be ineligible for the same period
				that the individual is ineligible for WFNJ. In no event shall a pregnant woman
				be subjected to a sanction of ineligibility for Medicaid. No child shall be
				subjected to a penalty of ineligibility for Medicaid because of a child support
				and paternity sanction imposed under WFNJ.
3. Medicaid imposes no requirement that a
				parent-minor must live in the home of his or her own parent. Therefore, any
				parent-minor determined ineligible for WFNJ benefits as a result of the WFNJ
				cash assistance requirement shall not be determined ineligible for Medicaid
				solely for that reason.
4. Any
				family member losing eligibility for Medicaid shall be evaluated for potential
				Medicaid eligibility under other Medicaid components prior to termination from
				Medicaid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.7 - Retroactive Medicaid

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Retroactive eligibility for Medicaid shall be determined in
				  accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:69. Eligibility for retroactive Medicaid for any of
				  the three months prior to the month of application shall exist (assuming all
				  other factors of eligibility are met) if the family's income, using the income
				  methodologies and standards in effect as of July 16, 1996 for the AFDC program,
				  would have qualified them for AFDC. In the determination of eligibility for
				  retroactive Medicaid coverage, the resource methodologies and standards of WFNJ
				  apply.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.8 - Medicaid Special

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(a) An individual
				under the age of 21, whether or not he or she would qualify as a dependent
				child and whether or not he or she lives with his or her parents, may be
				eligible for Medicaid Special coverage. Income eligibility is established in
				accordance with
				10:69-4.2.
(b) For college students, eligibility is
				established in accordance with
				10:69-4.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.9 - Medicaid extension (employment-related)

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(a) Extended
				Medicaid benefits are available to families who lose eligibility for Medicaid
				due to employment-related criteria based on the income standards and
				methodologies in effect for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
				program as of July 16, 1996. Thus, extended Medicaid benefits will begin with
				the loss of WFNJ cash assistance only when that loss was coincident with the
				loss of Medicaid eligibility under the July 16, 1996 AFDC income standards and
				methodologies in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:69.
(b) When a family with dependent children
				loses eligibility for Medicaid based on the income standards and methodologies
				in effect for the AFDC program as of July 16, 1996, for the reasons given
				below, Medicaid eligibility continues for a period of 24 months beginning with
				the month in which the family was no longer eligible under those standards and
				methodologies. The 24-month extension period shall begin, even though the
				family may continue to receive WFNJ cash assistance.
1. Earnings or increased earnings from
				employment, including earnings from new employment;
2. Earnings or income from employment
				combined with child support collections, when earnings are a significant
				contributing factor to case closing;
3. Loss of the $ 30.00 and one-third income
				disregards because of the time-limited application of those
				disregards;
4. Increased hours of
				employment; and
5. Receipt of New
				Jersey State unemployment or temporary disability insurance benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.10 - Medicaid extension (child support-related)

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(a) When a family
				receiving Medicaid based on the July 16, 1996 AFDC income standards and
				methodologies loses Medicaid eligibility primarily as a result of the
				collection of child or spousal support through the Child Support and Paternity
				process, Medicaid eligibility shall be extended for a period of four calendar
				months beginning with the month in which such ineligibility commences. Children
				may remain eligible for extended Medicaid until the attainment of age 18, or if
				a full-time student in secondary or vocational school, until the month of
				graduation or the attainment of age 19, whichever is first. Any child who is
				about to become ineligible due to age shall be evaluated for potential
				eligibility under other components of the Medicaid program.
1. In order to qualify for this extension of
				Medicaid benefits, the family must have received, and been eligible to receive,
				Medicaid (based on the July 16, 1996 AFDC income standards and methodologies)
				in at least three of the six months immediately preceding the month in which
				ineligibility for Medicaid began;
2. When the last remaining child eligible for
				Medicaid extension is no longer eligible for an extension, eligibility for the
				other family members ceases.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.11 - Supplemental Work Support Program

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(a) The
				Supplemental Work Support Program (SWS) is intended to provide a monthly work
				support to former clients who continue to maintain employment. An amount of $
				200.00 per month for up to 24 months shall be issued to eligible WFNJ/TANF
				participants who meet eligibility criteria in (c) below and agree to
				voluntarily close their WFNJ/TANF case.
(b) Participants of SWS may also be eligible
				to receive other post-TANF benefits, such as:
1. Child care benefits (up to 24 months of
				Transitional Child Care (TCC));
2.
				The Extended WorkPass Program (if public transportation is available and
				necessary);
3. The Career
				Advancement Voucher Program;
4.
				Receipt of full child support payments; and
5. If the Medicaid case closes due to
				earnings, clients may be eligible for up to 24 months of extended Medicaid
				benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.12 - Career Advancement Voucher Program

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(a) The purpose of
				the Career Advancement Voucher (CAV) Program is to offer eligible post-TANF
				recipients, who are employed, an educational or training opportunity by
				providing opportunities for upward career mobility. This program is intended to
				foster career advancement to those post-TANF individuals who demonstrate that
				participation in such an activity will result in the potential for growth at
				their current job or increased potential for growth in a new job.
1. Post WFNJ/TANF recipients who meet CAV
				Program eligibility requirements may enroll in a course of study or
				occupational training by providing vouchers to approved vendors.
2. The CAV Program voucher amount maximum is
				$ 4,000, dependent upon available funds.
3. Payments to approved vendors are made in
				two parts, 50 percent at time of enrollment and 50 percent upon completion of
				the program. An exception to this is a community college. The CWAs are
				authorized to pay a community college the full tuition amount prior to or at
				the beginning of the course.
4.
				Vendors providing education and/or training to WFNJ recipients must be listed
				on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL). If a vendor is not currently
				listed as an eligible training provider, the vendor must demonstrate proof of
				registration to become an Eligible Training Provider.
5. The CAV Program shall not be construed as
				an entitlement program. If the fiscal or other resources necessary to carry out
				the CAV Program are unavailable, that individual shall not be deemed to have a
				right to such program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.15 - Mental Health Initiative

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(a) Mental health
				and employment readiness services are available through the Work First New
				Jersey Mental Health Initiative (MHI). The MHI provides services to WFNJ
				recipients who are experiencing mental health barriers to self-sufficiency.
1. WFNJ recipients enrolled in the MHI are
				eligible to receive mental health services provided and/or arranged by a Mental
				Health Case Manager who is a trained mental health clinician from a contracted
				agency, and employment readiness services provided by an employment specialist
				from an agency associated with the Division of Mental Health Services'
				Supported Employment Program and/or coordinated with the One-Stop Career
				Centers (OSCC).
i. Mental health services
				arranged for may include, but are not limited to, psychiatric evaluation and
				medication, out-patient counseling, or partial care/psychosocial
				rehabilitation.
ii. Employment
				services may include, but are not limited to, vocational readiness
				determination, career profiling, community-based occupational exploration,
				job-seeking skills, alternative work experience with support, support plan
				development, and individualized job placement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 5 - SUPPORTIVE SERVICES › Section 10:90-5.16 - TANF Initiative for Parents (TIP) Program

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(a) The TIP Program
				is a performance-based child abuse and neglect prevention initiative that
				offers comprehensive parenting, nutritional and support services utilizing
				in-home visitation parenting models of service delivery, one of which includes
				the Healthy Families America (HFA) model, for families at risk of abuse or
				neglect. TIP Program services are made available initially based on the in-home
				visitation service provider's assessed needs of the family. TIP Program
				participants shall be re-evaluated for continued program services, by the
				service provider, at three-month intervals.
(b) The purposes of the TIP Program are to:
1. Promote the safety, permanency and
				well-being of infants and their siblings while:
i. Encouraging healthy parent-child
				interactions; and
ii.Reducing the
				number of referrals to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency
				(CP&P);
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.1 - Availability of emergency assistance

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(a) Emergency
				assistance shall be made available through the WFNJ program as a supportive
				service to meet the emergent needs of WFNJ recipients, so that recipients shall
				not be prevented from complying with the work requirement due to disruptions
				caused by homelessness and related emergencies. Emergency assistance is also
				available to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. In an effort to
				minimize the incidence of homelessness among the WFNJ and SSI recipient
				population, the county/municipal agency shall be alert to the following
				circumstances, which may reasonably be assumed to, if not addressed by the
				recipient and the agency, result in imminent or actual homelessness of the
				individual or family. Upon identification of any of the indicators listed
				below, the county/municipal agency shall review the case record to determine if
				the individual or family shall be referred to sources of help, either within or
				outside the agency, to plan to ensure the availability of uninterrupted
				housing.
1. When shelter costs equal or
				exceed total recorded income to the WFNJ or SSI assistance unit and the
				recipient is unable to document other sources of income, for example, loans
				from relatives, which enable the individual or family to meet monthly
				housing/living expenses;
2. When
				the county/municipal agency receives information to the effect that the
				individual or family's utility bills are in arrearages or utilities have been
				shut off;
3. When the individual's
				or family's income is reduced as a result of the reduction in WFNJ benefits or
				other available income, through no fault of the individual or family;
4. When the individual's or family's rent
				which had previously been affordable is increased to an amount which makes the
				current housing costs appear to exceed available income; or
5. When the county/municipal agency receives
				information that the individual or family is involved in a tenant/landlord
				dispute or threatened foreclosure.
i. When a
				tenant/landlord dispute or threatened foreclosure exists, the agency shall
				assist the family in an attempt to prevent the loss of existing permanent
				housing, including referral to appropriate legal/service agencies.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.2 - Persons eligible for emergency assistance

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(a) Only WFNJ
				(WFNJ/TANF and WFNJ/GA) recipients, including those determined eligible for
				WFNJ benefits based on immediate need, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
				recipients, are eligible for emergency assistance.
1. When an applicant or recipient requests
				EA, the Application for Emergency Assistance (WFNJ/EA-1) and the attachments,
				as appropriate, shall be completed. After considering all factors leading up to
				the individual's circumstances, and determining whether or not the individual
				had the functional capacity to avert the situation, based on the initial WFNJ
				screening, the agency shall make an EA eligibility determination. The
				determination shall be made timely to avoid eviction and prevent
				homelessness.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.3 - Kinds of emergency assistance authorized

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(a) The county or
				municipal agency is authorized to provide the following kinds of assistance to
				meet emergency situations when there is no other source of support available:
				payment for emergency shelter and emergency temporary housing and allowances
				for permanent living arrangements including, but not limited to, allowances for
				retroactive rental, mortgage or utility payments, security deposits for rent
				and utilities and advance rent, eviction related costs that are authorized by
				DFD, reasonable costs of transportation required to search for housing,
				reasonable costs of temporary storage of personal possessions (see (a)4iv
				below), moving expenses, food, clothing, essential house furnishings including
				a one-time purchase of an air conditioning unit when medically necessary and,
				when applicable, the one-time payment of a Citizenship Application Fee and
				associated fingerprinting fee.
1. The
				county/municipal agency shall determine the most appropriate form of emergency
				housing which is required to address the need and authorize payment of the
				costs of adequate emergency shelter/housing, taking into consideration
				individual/family circumstances and services provided. Such emergency housing
				shall include placement in shelters; hotel/motel placement; transitional
				housing; or shelters for victims of domestic violence.
i. Adult EA recipients transitioning from GA
				to TANF, who are residing in transitional housing, shelter or hotel/motel
				placement, and who appear to meet the TANF Initiative for Parents (TIP)
				eligibility requirements, shall receive a mandatory TIP assessment by the TIP
				Vendor for continued EA eligibility. The outreach and assessment results shall
				be documented on the EA service plan.
ii. A pending eviction or foreclosure must be
				documented, either through a tenancy complaint filed by the landlord or an
				order from a court for eviction or foreclosure. Where such documentation does
				not exist, a letter from a landlord or other person serving in such capacity
				(relative/friend with whom the individual/family is residing), subject to
				agency verification, stating that eviction is imminent or has occurred shall be
				accepted by the agency.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.4 - Time limitations

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(a) Any emergency assistance granted shall be
				limited to 12 cumulative months during the lifetime of the case, irrespective
				of the county or municipality of residence. A month of emergency assistance
				shall be any month for which a payment of emergency assistance of any kind is
				issued on behalf of a WFNJ TANF/GA, or SSI recipient, unless otherwise
				excluded.
1. Payment of security deposits
				shall not count towards the recipient's 12-month lifetime limit on receipt of
				EA benefits.
2. Payment of
				retroactive rent or mortgage shall be counted month for month toward the
				lifetime limit. Payment of retroactive utilities shall be counted as one month
				for each two full months paid, or parts thereof.
3. The provision of allowances for food,
				clothing or single replacement items of furniture and the one-time payment of a
				Citizenship Application Fee are specifically excluded from the calculation of
				the maximum lifetime EA limit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.5 - Recipient contribution

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(a) Recipients of
				emergency assistance, including those receiving SSI, shall contribute 30
				percent of their total household income towards payment of all emergency
				shelter arrangements, including utilities and all other forms of alternative
				housing arrangements, such as transitional housing programs, domestic violence
				shelters, emergency shelters, placement in hotels or motels and temporary
				rental assistance.
1. The EA recipient
				contribution shall be assessed by the county/municipal agency on the basis of
				all income available to the EA household. Once the county/municipal agency has
				deducted the recipient contribution from the cash assistance payment, the
				county/municipal agency shall be responsible for forwarding the full shelter
				payment to the vendor.
i. SSI recipients with
				documented out-of-pocket medical expenses or other disability related expenses,
				which cannot be met through another source, are eligible for a reduction in
				their contribution amount.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.7 - Payment for hotel or motel placements

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The county or municipal agency shall issue payment for
				  emergency housing provided in hotels and motels in accordance with the schedule
				  of per diem rates as follows:
Emergency Assistance amounts per
							 day
1 Person/1 room
$62.00
2 Persons/1 room
$72.00
3 Persons/1 room
$87.00
4 Persons/1 room
$87.00
4 Persons/2 rooms
$117.00
5 Persons/1 room
$97.00
5 Persons/2 rooms
$117.00
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 6 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE › Section 10:90-6.9 - Provisional Housing - Awaiting Supplemental Security Income/Social Security/Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI) Eligibility (PHASE) Pilot Program

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(a) The
				PHASE pilot is established pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
				44:10-53
, wherein the Commissioner
				of the Department of Human Services is authorized to waive, for a period not to
				exceed three years, compliance with the requirements of the Work First New
				Jersey (WFNJ) program to the extent that the Commissioner deems it necessary to
				conduct an experimental pilot that is likely to help promote the objectives of
				the WFNJ program, which are client empowerment and self-sufficiency.
1. Eligibility for PHASE shall be no more
				than 36 months and is limited to WFNJ General Assistance (GA) or Temporary
				Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance units that are otherwise
				eligible for emergency assistance (EA) pursuant to this subchapter. To be
				eligible, the assistance unit shall:
i.
				Contain an adult member who is permanently disabled, as evidenced by presenting
				and maintaining a current WFNJ Med 1, indicating a medical condition expected
				to last 12 months, or contain adult or child members who are disabled and are
				being cared for by another member of the assistance unit full time, such that
				the caregiver is unable to work as evidenced by a WFNJ 5S-DEP, indicating a
				condition expected to last 12 months. The physician's signature on the WFNJ
				5S-DEP shall constitute proof of the disability; however, the caregiver's
				status as the only person who can provide the care shall require additional
				corroboration, if deemed necessary by the agency or DFD;
ii. Have exhausted its applicable EA benefits
				pursuant to the time limits provided in
N.J.S.A.
				44:10-51
and
N.J.A.C.
				10:90-6.4
;
iii. Remain in imminent danger of
				homelessness; and
iv. Have
				applications or appeals pending for SSI or SSDI for all disabled members of the
				assistance unit.