New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.7 - WFNJ/GA Waiver process

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) When a WFNJ/GA
				applicant/recipient requests a WFNJ FVO Waiver of one or more WFNJ/GA program
				requirement(s), including requests for EA for reason of family violence, the
				individual shall be granted a WFNJ FVO Waiver by the CWA/MWA. The appropriate
				WFNJ FVO forms shall be completed by the responsible CWA/MWA worker, be signed
				by the individual as appropriate to his or her case circumstances, and a
				referral shall be made immediately to the CWA FVO representative when the case
				is handled by the CWA or the designated MWA worker. The CWA FVO representative
				or the designated MWA worker shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver and WFNJ FVO
				Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient. The explanation
				shall include informing the individual that he or she must complete the WFNJ
				FVO Risk Assessment process within 10-calendar days of the referral to the
				victim service provider agency in accordance with
				10:90-20.8(b);
				and that failure to complete the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment shall result in
				cancellation of the waiver in accordance with (b)4 below. The CWA FVO
				representative or the designated MWA worker shall refer the WFNJ/GA individual
				to the designated victim service provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment, unless the provisions at
				10:90-20.1(c)1 
				apply.
(b) When the WFNJ/GA case is
				handled by a MWA, the MWA worker shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver and WFNJ FVO
				Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient based on its
				agency's procedures for the referral of the GA individual to the designated
				victim service provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment.
(c) The WFNJ FVO Waiver
				shall identify the specific WFNJ/GA program requirement(s) being waived (see
				10:90-20.4 ).
1. A WFNJ FVO Waiver of a WFNJ/GA program
				requirement applies to the GA program requirements and is available to WFNJ/GA
				participants.
2. A request for a
				waiver can be made for one or more WFNJ/GA program requirements, including
				requests for EA for reason of family violence, and multiple WFNJ/GA program
				requirements can be waived simultaneously.
i.
				If an individual requests a waiver of more than one WFNJ/GA program
				requirements, only one referral shall be made for the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment
				to cover all circumstances waived, including EA requests.
ii. If at a later date an individual requests
				the waiver of an additional WFNJ/GA program requirement(s), in the following
				six-month period, no risk assessment referral shall be made to the designated
				victim service provider agency. The update to the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment
				shall be handled at the next case re-determination. The WFNJ/GA
				applicant/recipient shall not be required to participate in the WFNJ/GA program
				requirement(s) for which WFNJ FVO Waiver has been requested pending the next
				case redetermination.
(1) Subsequent requests
				to waive additional WFNJ/GA program requirements do require a referral to the
				CWA FVO representative for discussion when the case is handled by the CWA; or
				discussion with the appropriate designated MWA staff, in accordance with MWA
				procedures.
3. While the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment process
				is taking place, the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient is not required to participate
				in the WFNJ/GA program requirement(s) being waived or other activities, in
				order to complete this process.
4.
				When a WFNJ/GA individual is unable to have the FVO Risk Assessment completed
				within the 10-calendar day timeframe, he or she may seek the assistance of the
				CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker in scheduling or rescheduling
				an appointment to have the assessment completed. The individual's FVO Waiver
				shall be cancelled if the assessment is not completed, unless the individual
				has a good reason for not completing the assessment, including the need to make
				alternative arrangements for completing the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment that will
				exceed the 10-calendar day timeframe. No sanction is incurred against a WFNJ/GA
				individual when the assessment is not completed. Unless the individual is
				otherwise deferred or exempt from WFNJ/GA program requirements, GA individuals
				shall be required to participate in the specific program requirement/activities
				for which the waiver had been requested prior to cancellation. If the
				individual fails to participate in the WFNJ/GA program requirements/activity
				after the WFNJ FVO Waiver is cancelled, and is not otherwise deferred or
				exempt, he or she may be sanctioned for failure to participate in a WFNJ/GA
				program requirement/activity. The individual may request another WFNJ FVO
				Waiver at any time and will be required to complete the WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment.