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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.5 - Referral of WFNJ TANF/GA individuals to the CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker

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(a) When a WFNJ
				TANF/GA individual initially requests a WFNJ FVO Waiver of a WFNJ TANF/GA
				program requirement(s) or seeks to continue the WFNJ FVO Waiver at
				redetermination, a referral shall be made to the CWA FVO representative or
				designated MWA worker.
(b) The
				following individuals who self-disclose family violence concerns shall be
				referred to the CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker for further
				discussion:
1. WFNJ TANF/GA individuals who
				do not request a WFNJ FVO Waiver of WFNJ program requirements;
2. The public at large having contact with
				the CWA/MWA, including Medicaid and NJ SNAP applicants/recipients, and CWA/MWA
				employees; and
3. Persons who
				request a referral.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.6 - WFNJ/TANF Waiver process

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(a) When a
				WFNJ/TANF applicant/recipient requests a WFNJ FVO Waiver of one or more
				WFNJ/TANF program requirements (see
				10:90-20.4 ), including a good
				cause exception from the child support requirements and requests for EA for
				reason of family violence, the individual shall be granted a WFNJ FVO Waiver,
				by the CWA. The appropriate WFNJ FVO forms shall be completed by the
				responsible CWA 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. The CWA FVO representative shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver
				and WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/TANF 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 will result in
				cancellation of the waiver in accordance with (a)4 below. The CWA FVO
				representative shall refer the WFNJ/TANF individual to the victim service
				provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment.
1. The WFNJ FVO Waiver shall identify the
				specific WFNJ TANF program requirement(s) being waived.
i. A WFNJ FVO Waiver of a WFNJ/TANF program
				requirement applies to the TANF program requirements and is available to
				WFNJ/TANF participants. This waiver is not available for other program
				requirements, such as, NJ SNAP and Medicaid. Individuals from these programs
				may be informally referred to the designated victim service provider agency for
				assistance. The individual may access services on his or her own if he or she
				chooses to do so.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.8 - Required standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment for WFNJ/TANF applicants/recipients

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(a) The designated
				victim service provider agency in the county shall complete the required
				standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment for WFNJ/TANF applicants/recipients in
				accordance with this section.
1. The
				designated victim service provider agency shall provide a WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment, reviewing the WFNJ/TANF individual's circumstances with regard to
				the existence of past or present violence or the risk of violence.
i. The WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment shall be
				completed by the WFNJ/TANF individual and the victim service provider agency's
				risk assessor, as follows:
(1) At the WFNJ
				agency;
(2) By telephone;
(3) At the victim service provider agency;
				or
(4) Any other alternative means
				as determined by the WFNJ agency in collaboration with its designated victim
				service provider agency, if extenuating circumstances involving safety
				considerations warrant such an arrangement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.9 - Required standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment for WFNJ/GA applicants/recipients

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(a) The designated
				victim service provider agency in the county shall complete the required
				standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment for WFNJ/GA applicants/recipients in
				accordance with this section.
1. The
				designated victim service provider agency shall provide a WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment, reviewing the WFNJ/GA individual's circumstances with regard to the
				existence of past or present violence or the risk of violence.
i. The WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment shall be
				completed by the WFNJ/GA individual and the victim service provider agency's
				risk assessor, as follows:
(1) At the WFNJ
				agency;
(2) By telephone;
(3) At the victim service provider agency;
				or
(4) Any other alternative means
				as determined by the WFNJ agency in collaboration with its designated victim
				service provider agency, if extenuating circumstances involving safety
				considerations warrant such an arrangement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.10 - WFNJ TANF/GA individuals not requesting a WFNJ FVO Waiver

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(a) Any
				applicant/recipient of any program administered by the CWA/MWA who
				self-discloses past or present family violence concerns or risk of family
				violence and does not request a WFNJ FVO Waiver, or an employee of the CWA/MWA
				who self-discloses family violence, shall be offered the opportunity to discuss
				the matter with the CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker.
(b) Upon the request of the individual, the
				CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker shall make an informal referral
				to the victim service provider agency for specialized services which the person
				may access on his or her own if he or she chooses to do so.
1. An informal referral to the designated
				victim service provider agency does not involve or require the completion of
				the standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment process since the informal referral
				is not tied to a WFNJ FVO Waiver of any WFNJ TANF/GA program requirements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.11 - Responsibility of the CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker

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(a) The
				responsibility of the CWA FVO representative or designated MWA worker for WFNJ
				TANF/GA individuals is as set forth in (a)1 and 2 below. The representative
				shall:
1. Explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver process
				and the choices available to the individual, under the WFNJ FVO Initiative,
				with regard to WFNJ TANF/GA program eligibility requirements and specific steps
				the agency can take that will allow the person to cooperate/participate, with
				WFNJ TANF/GA program requirements, in order that the individual can make an
				informed decision on how to proceed;
i. WFNJ
				TANF/GA individuals who self-disclose family violence concerns or the risk of
				family violence and do not request a WFNJ FVO Waiver of a WFNJ TANF/GA program
				requirement, shall be advised that he or she is required to participate in work
				or a work activity, unless he or she has another deferral.
(1) WFNJ TANF/GA individuals who do not
				request a WFNJ FVO Waiver and wish to access victim services shall be informed
				that an informal referral may be made to the designated victim service provider
				agency in order to access such services in conjunction with his or her work or
				work activity, on his or her own, if the WFNJ TANF/GA individual so
				chooses.
(2) An informal referral
				to the designated victim service provider agency does not involve or require
				the completion of the standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment process in
				accordance with
				10:90-20.10(b)1;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.12 - Responsibility of the designated victim service provider agency under the WFNJ FVO Initiative

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(a) The
				responsibility of the designated victim service provider agency, under the WFNJ
				FVO Initiative, for WFNJ TANF/GA individuals, who have requested a WFNJ FVO
				Waiver, is as set forth in (a)1 through 4 below. The program shall:
1. Complete the required standardized WFNJ
				FVO Risk Assessment for every WFNJ TANF/GA individual referred to its agency by
				the CWA FVO representative or the designated MWA worker;
2. Review the WFNJ TANF/GA individual's
				circumstances to determine the existence of the past or present violence or the
				risk of family violence and complete a safety and service plan that includes
				the identification of intervention services, where appropriate;
3. Provide the CWA FVO representative or the
				designated MWA worker with confirmation that the initial WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment or updated risk assessment has or has not been completed within no
				more than 10 calendar days from the date of the CWA/MWA referral, unless there
				is an exception that prohibits the designated victim service provider agency
				from responding in the prescribed timeframe, including the
				applicant/recipient's inability to meet with the victim service provider
				agency's risk assessor within the prescribed timeframe.
i. The designated victim service provider
				agency shall advise the CWA FVO representative or the designated MWA worker of
				any exceptions to (a)3 above, or the applicant/recipient's inability to meet
				with the victim service provider agency representative within the prescribed
				timeframe based on individual applicant/recipient circumstances, as soon as the
				agency becomes aware that it will be unable to complete the WFNJ FVO Risk
				Assessment process in the prescribed timeframe.
(1) In instances involving (a)3i above, the
				designated victim service provider agency shall provide the CWA FVO
				representative or the designated MWA worker with an anticipated date for
				completion of the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment; and
4. Guarantee privacy and confidentiality to
				WFNJ TANF/GA applicants/recipients that are referred to the designated victim
				service provider agency in accordance with New Jersey law,
				2A:84A-22.1 3 of the Criminal
				Justice Code, "Victim-Counselor Privilege" protection.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE › Section 10:90-20.13 - Fair hearings

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WFNJ applicants/recipients have a right to a fair hearing on
				  any adverse action in accordance with the provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:90-9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.1 - Administration of the Commission

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(a) The Commission
				for the Blind and Visually Impaired (the Commission) is an integral part of the
				Department of Human Services.
(b)
				The Commission's entire service delivery system is vested in one Statewide,
				three regional, and one satellite offices. The Statewide office provides
				Statewide vocational and specialized services. Educational, adaptive living
				skills, prevention and vocational rehabilitation services are provided through
				the regional, and satellite office. The three regions are: Northern, which
				includes Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren Counties;
				Central, which includes Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset
				and Union Counties; and Southern, which includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden,
				Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties.
(c) The Commission is coordinated by an
				Administrative Office, located in Newark, that includes staff headed by an
				Executive Director appointed by the Commissioner of Human Services. The
				Administrative Office provides support functions to the Statewide, regional,
				and satellite offices. Some of these functions are policy and procedure
				development and publication, management and fiscal services, contract and
				information system services, monitoring and staff training. Documents referred
				to in this chapter shall be available to the public upon request in the media
				of choice. Such requests shall be made in writing and directed to the attention
				of the Executive Director, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually
				Impaired, 153 Halsey St., PO Box 47017, Newark, New Jersey 07101.
(d) The Commission licenses and supervises
				vending stands at various locations throughout the State, the majority of which
				are in governmental buildings (see: N.J.A.C. 10:97).
(e) In addition, the Commission operates:
1. The Joseph Kohn Rehabilitation
				Center;
2. The George F. Meyer
				Instructional Resource Center; and
3. Camp Marcella, a summer camp for blind and
				visually impaired children.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.3 - General purpose and scope of services

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(a) The New Jersey
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired is mandated by a 1910 State law,
				30:6-1, which states it, "shall
				provide all means which it deems feasible for ameliorating the condition of the
				blind and visually impaired."
(b)
				The Commission defines its mission as promoting and providing services in the
				areas of education, employment, independence and eye health through informed
				choice and partnership with persons who are blind or visually impaired, their
				families and the community.
(c) The
				Commission recognizes two major thrusts in carrying out this mission, which
				are:
1. Providing client services to persons
				(that is, children and adults) with vision problems; and
2. Advocating on a local, State and national
				level.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.4 - Purpose and scope of educational services

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(a) The New Jersey
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired operates a Statewide itinerant
				services program for eligible children which facilitates their inclusion in the
				least restrictive, most appropriate, educational setting. These services shall
				be provided in educational and/or other appropriate settings. Depending on
				individual needs, these services may include, but are not limited to,
				instruction in appropriate media, functional vision assessment, the use of
				specialized equipment and materials, and the use of accommodative techniques
				(see 10:92-3.1 ). Three Commission
				Programs are described below:
1. Itinerant
				Education Services (Reimbursement) for eligible children facilitates their
				inclusion in the least restrictive, most appropriate, educational setting. For
				the school aged students, these services are provided in collaboration with
				local school districts through provider service agreements. The Appropriations
				Act for each State fiscal year directs the State Department of Education to
				deduct funds from each district's State aid payments and reimburse the
				Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired for educational services
				provided.
2. Services to Infants
				and Toddlers are specialized vision services provided to children, aged
				birth-three, who are blind and visually impaired, as well as to their families
				and community early intervention programs. By law, school districts are not
				responsible for children under age three (see
				10:92-3.2 ).
3. Services to children with visual
				impairments and multiple disabilities are specialized vision instruction
				provided to school aged children who are visually impaired with significant
				multiple disabilities (see
				10:92-3.3 ).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.5 - Purpose and scope of adaptive living skills services

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The major objectives of the Commission's adaptive living
				  skills services are the provision of services related to the instruction of
				  visually impaired individuals by rehabilitation instructors in techniques for
				  performing activities of daily living; traveling skills by orientation and
				  mobility instructors; and meeting social service needs. These tasks are
				  included within that group of activities which are a part of one's daily
				  routine, and which permit people to live independently. (See N.J.A.C.
				  10:93.)
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.6 - Purpose and scope of prevention services

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(a) The major
				objective of the Commission's prevention services is to prevent, delay the
				onset of, correct and/or stabilize the effects of a visual problem.
(b) The Commission includes programs within
				its prevention services which make available to New Jersey residents free eye
				screenings or examinations to members of specific target populations, for
				example, persons with diabetes, preschool children, and children of migrant
				laborers. (See N.J.A.C. 10:91-4.)
(c) The Commission makes available medical
				casework services to eligible persons in need of vision related medical
				treatment as well as visually impaired individuals who are in need of either
				health education (that is, instruction in techniques for self-measurement of
				insulin) and/or low vision services. (See N.J.A.C. 10:91-4.)
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.7 - Purpose and scope of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services

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(a) The primary
				goal of the programs included within vocational rehabilitation (VR) services is
				to assist eligible visually impaired individuals to achieve an employment
				outcome, as defined in
				10:95-1.2.
(b) Vocational rehabilitation services may be
				any services necessary to assist an eligible individual in obtaining his or her
				vocational goal. (See
				10:95-1.1(b) 
				)
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.8 - Legal authority to provide services

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(a) The Commission
				for the Blind and Visually Impaired operates under State and Federal laws.
				These include the State legislation which created the Commission and made it a
				division of the Department of Human Services, as well as the Federal
				Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
				29 U.S.C. §§
										701 et seq., and the Education for All
				Handicapped Children Act of 1975 as amended by the Individuals with
				Disabilities Education Act,
				20 U.S.C. §
										1413(a)(12).
(b) Pursuant to
				30:6-1 et seq., the Commission for
				the Blind and Visually Impaired is legally authorized to:
1. Maintain a register of all blind
				individuals within the State;
2.
				Fund and provide vocational training;
3. Pay for medical and surgical
				treatment;
4. Study the causes of
				blindness and undertake prevention programs;
5. Administer a vending stand
				program;
6. Provide instruction and
				facilitate least restrictive educational programs for blind and visually
				impaired children; and
7. Promote
				the sale and distribution of products made by people who are blind and visually
				impaired.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.9 - Purpose and scope of the New Jersey blind register

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(a) In accordance
				with 30:6-1, the Commission shall
				maintain a register of all blind and visually impaired persons in the
				State.
(b) In accordance with
				30:6-15, the Commission is
				empowered to make inquiries concerning the causes of blindness and the
				proportion of cases within the State which is preventable, and to cooperate
				with the State, the Department of Health and other interested boards, bodies
				and officials in enforcing proper preventive measures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.10 - Composition and functions of the Commission$DQ$s State Rehabilitation Council

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(a) Pursuant to
				Section 105 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
				29 U.S.C. §§
										701 et seq., the Commission has established a
				State Rehabilitation Council (SRC).
(b) The functions of the SRC after consulting
				with the State Workforce Investment Board shall be:
1. To review, analyze, and advise the
				designated State Unit regarding performance of the responsibilities of the unit
				under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act;
2. In partnership with the designated State
				unit, develop, agree to and review State goals and priorities, and evaluate the
				effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program;
3. Advise the designated State agency and
				assist in the preparation of, the State plan and amendments to the plan,
				applications, reports, needs assessments, and evaluations required under the
				Rehabilitation Act amendments of 1998;
4. To the extent feasible, conduct a review
				and analysis of the effectiveness of, and consumer satisfaction with vocational
				rehabilitation services;
5. Prepare
				and submit an annual report to the Governor and the Commissioner of the
				Rehabilitation Services Administration on the status of vocational
				rehabilitation programs operated within the State and make the report available
				to the public;
6. Coordinate with
				other councils within the State, including the Statewide Independent Living
				Council established under section 705, the advisory panel established under
				section 612(a)(21) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (
				20 U.S.C. §
											1413(a)(12) ), the State
				Developmental Disabilities Council described in section 124 of the
				Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act ( 42 U.S.C. §
				6024 ), the State Mental Health Planning Council established under section
				1914(a) of the Public Health Service Act (
				42 U.S.C. §
											300x- 4(a) ), and the State Workforce
				Investment Board;
7. Provide for
				coordination and the establishment of working relationships between the
				designated State agency and the Statewide Independent Living Council and
				centers for independent living within the State; and
8. Perform other functions, consistent with
				the purpose of this title, as the State SRC determines to be appropriate, that
				are comparable to the other functions performed by the Council.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-1.11 - Composition and functions of the Commission$DQ$s consumer advisory boards

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(a) At the
				discretion of the Executive Director, the Commission may establish consumer
				advisory boards in order to provide consumers and interested persons the
				opportunity to evaluate, comment upon and impact on services provided by
				Commission.
(b) The purpose of the
				consumer advisory boards is to focus on service areas and service delivery that
				are not mandated to the State Rehabilitation Council.
(c) The board(s) shall consist of members
				appointed by the Commission's Executive Director and/or designee. The following
				persons shall not be eligible for consumer advisory board membership:
1. Commission employees;
2. Paid Commission consultants;
3. Individuals employed by an agency under
				contract with the Commission; or
4.
				Individuals who are related to Commission employees.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.1 - General

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To be eligible for services, an individual shall have a
				  visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye, with correction, or a severe
				  visual defect or field restriction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.2 - Adaptive living skills and prevention services

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(a) Individuals
				shall be eligible for all adaptive living skills services if their best
				corrected vision is 20/70 or less in their better eye.
(b) Individuals who have severe field of
				vision defects shall be eligible for all adaptive living skills and prevention
				services (see
				10:91-1.2 ).
(c) Individuals whose visual acuity is better
				than 20/70 shall be eligible for services, if they have a problem in one or
				both eyes requiring surgery or treatment if such surgery or treatment is to
				prevent vision loss.
(d)
				Individuals shall be ineligible for non-surgery or treatment related services
				if their best corrected vision is 20/50-1 to 20/69 in their better eye except
				with the approval of the regional manager on a case-by-case basis and based
				upon observation and/or documentation of need for agency services together with
				ineligibility for comparable benefits.
(e) Adaptive living skills/prevention
				services clients shall meet additional financial criteria as set forth in
				N.J.A.C. 10:91-3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.3 - Educational services

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(a) Visual
				eligibility standards for educational services are as follows:
1. Children whose best corrected visual
				acuity is 20/70 or less in their better eye and children with severe field of
				vision defects shall be eligible for educational services (see
				10:91-1.2 ).
2. For very young children, or children with
				significant multiple disabilities, the determination of visual impairment may
				be made by a medical doctor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.4 - Vocational rehabilitation services

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(a) Visual
				eligibility standards for vocational rehabilitation services are as follows:
1. Individuals whose best corrected vision is
				20/70 or less in their better eye shall be eligible for vocational
				rehabilitation services.
2.
				Individuals with severe field of vision defects shall be eligible for
				vocational rehabilitation services (see
				10:91-1.2 ).
3. Individuals shall be eligible for
				vocational rehabilitation services if their best corrected vision is better
				than 20/70 in their better eye, and vision is deteriorating or there is a
				substantial impediment to employment because of vision dysfunction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.5 - Eye reports

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(a) Eye reports
				shall be completed by eye practitioners. The eye report shall include a visual
				classification, treatment recommendation, and, where appropriate, a report of
				any follow-up visits, and a post-operative report.
(b) The Commission shall request an eye
				report when there is evidence that an eye condition is deteriorating and/or if
				the applicant/client has not received an eye examination within the past year.
				Where such reports are not readily available, the Commission shall authorize
				payment for this examination report.
(c) If applicant does not have an eye doctor,
				the Commission shall provide the applicant with a list of available
				practitioners.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.6 - Residency requirements

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(a) New Jersey
				residents who meet visual and other eligibility standards shall be considered
				for all Commission services. (See
				10:91-2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and
				2.4).
(b) Residents of other states
				who meet the visual eligibility standards shall be considered for Commission
				services while in New Jersey as follows:
1.
				Orientation and mobility training;
2. Educational services (see
				10:91-2.2 ); and
3. Vocational rehabilitation (see N.J.A.C.
				10:95).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.7 - Notification of ineligibility for adaptive living skills services

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(a) The Commission
				for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall notify by mail, in an appropriate
				format, an individual, other than a vision screening participant, who applied
				or was referred for Commission adaptive living skills services whenever such an
				individual has been found to be ineligible for services (see
				10:91-2.2 ). The Commission shall
				send this notice within two weeks of the determination that he or she does not
				meet eligibility criteria and cannot receive services.
(b) The ineligibility notice shall state:
1. The basis for the decision;
2. The effective date of the decision;
				and
3. The methods for appealing
				the decision.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.8 - Notification of ineligibility for education services

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(a) The Commission
				shall notify by mail the parent or guardian of any child who applied or was
				referred for Commission education services whenever such child has been found
				to be ineligible.
(b) In the event
				that a school district does not enter into a Service Provider Agreement with
				the Commission, the school district remains responsible for all necessary
				vision services, including assistive technology services.
1. The parent or guardian will be notified,
				in writing, that educational services by the Commission cannot be
				provided.
2. Children closed from
				educational services because a school district did not comply with the Provider
				Agreement may be referred for other services (vocational rehabilitation or
				adaptive living skills) within the Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.9 - Ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation services

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(a) An individual
				may be determined ineligible for VR services for any of the following reasons:
1. An individual does not have a visual
				disability which renders him or her eligible for Commission services;
2. The visual impairment or legal blindness
				does not result in a substantial impediment to employment; or
3. There is clear and convincing evidence
				that such individual is incapable of benefiting from vocational rehabilitation
				services in terms of an employment outcome in accordance with the
				Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
				29 U.S.C. §§
											701 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES › Section 10:91-2.10 - Presumption of eligibility

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(a) A person who
				meets one of the following criteria will be presumed to be eligible for those
				services described in
				10:91-4.1 through 4.3:
1. The person is a former client of the
				Commission who was previously found eligible pursuant to
				10:91-2.1 through 2.6 and the date
				on which the person was most recently referred to the Commission is not more
				than one year after the date on which the person's most recent case was
				closed;
2. The person is a former
				client of the Commission who was previously found eligible pursuant to
				10:91-2.1 through 2.5, and whose
				eye condition, as reported on the most recent Commission eye report is one
				which generally remains stable;
3.
				The person is a client of another Federal, State, local or community-based
				agency and is being referred to the Commission by that agency's staff person
				who has documentation from an eye practitioner on file that the person being
				referred is visually impaired. Such documentation shall be requested by
				Commission staff within 14 days of receipt of referral; or
4. The visually impaired person is a
				recipient of SSI or SSDI benefits and is interested in achieving an employment
				outcome, consistent with their unique strengths, resources, priorities,
				concerns, abilities, capabilities, and interests.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL STANDARD › Section 10:91-3.2 - Financial need standard applied to adaptive living skills/prevention and education services

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(a) The following
				table indicates the application of the financial need standard to
				prevention/adaptive living skills and education clients pursuant to
				10:91-3.1:
Adaptive Living Skills/
Prevention
Education
Purchase of
Services
Services
Maintenance
yes
not applicable
Training Equipment
yes
yes *
Homemaking:
Daily Living Aids
yes
yes *
Optical or Accessory Low
yes
yes *
Vision Aids
Projection or Electronic Low
yes
yes
						*
Vision Aids
Transportation
yes (except when
yes
						(except when
provided for
provided for
evaluation purposes)
evaluation purposes)
Hospitalization
yes
yes
Surgery and Treatment
yes
yes
Mental Restoration Services
yes
yes
Diagnostic Evaluations
no
no
Prosthetics
yes
yes
Eye Glasses and Lenses
yes
yes
Textbooks and Materials
not
						applicable
no
Other Training and Job
not applicable
not
						applicable
Placement Related Services
...........
* except when provided by the Meyer
						Center
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL STANDARD › Section 10:91-3.3 - Financial need standard applied to vocational rehabilitation services

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VR services subject to the needs test standards are
				  identified in N.J.A.C. 10:95.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 3 - FINANCIAL STANDARD › Section 10:91-3.5 - Commission as last dollar resource

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(a) Commission
				funds shall not be used until all other sources (comparable services) have been
				exhausted.
1. All applicants/clients shall be
				required to use or apply for comparable services for which they are eligible to
				cover, in whole or in part, the cost of services unless this will cause a
				significant delay in the provision of services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES › Section 10:91-4.1 - Services available to New Jersey residents

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(a) The following
				services are available to all New Jersey residents:
1. The regional offices shall provide
				outreach, information/referral services and process applications for anyone
				contacting the Commission. Persons whose best corrected visual acuity is less
				than 20/50-1 but does not exceed 20/70, shall be eligible for issuance of a
				State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission identification card.
2. The diabetic eye disease detection program
				promotes the early detection and monitoring of retinal and other ocular changes
				in known diabetics.
3. The
				pre-school vision screening program provides visual acuity and muscle imbalance
				screening to preschool and kindergarten children, to detect symptoms of
				amblyopia and other eye conditions that may cause visual impairment or
				loss.
4. The mobile eye examination
				program provides eye examinations to individuals for whom eye care is
				unavailable or available on a limited basis at sites such as housing projects,
				senior citizens centers, nursing homes, institutions, and community based
				programs.
5. The migrant eye
				examination program provides eye examinations and follow-up service to migrant
				laborers and their families.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES › Section 10:91-4.2 - Services available to applicants

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(a) Referral to
				vision related diagnostic services is available to applicants as follows:
1. An ophthalmological exam, that is, an
				initial vision evaluation performed by an ophthalmologist including provision
				of a report which contains the physician's definitive diagnosis, prognosis,
				recommendations and classification;
2. An optometric exam, that is, an initial
				vision evaluation performed by an optometrist including provision of a report
				and classification; or
3.
				Evaluation by other vision specialists, such as, an examination by a corneal
				specialist, neurophthalmologist, retinal specialist, or pediatric
				ophthalmologist.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES › Section 10:91-4.3 - Services available to all eligible clients

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(a) Once a
				determination of visual eligibility has been made by the Commission, the client
				may receive appropriate services as specified in (a)1 through 15 below. These
				services may require additional eligibility standards as identified in N.J.A.C.
				10:92, 10:93, 10:94, 10:95 and 10:97.
1.
				Vision related diagnostics as follows:
i. A
				low vision exam, that is, an evaluation which has as its objective a
				prescription of low vision aids and instruction/training programs to enhance
				the visual performance of clients with low vision.
ii. Vision related diagnostic procedures,
				such as, ultrasound of the eye (biometry), fluorescein and angiogram,
				electroretinogram (ERG), endothelial cell count, fundus photography,
				visually-evoked response.
iii.
				Evaluation by other vision specialist (see
				10:91-4.2(a) 
				3);
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 4 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES › Section 10:91-4.4 - Additional services available to eligible clients

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(a) In addition to
				services specified in
				10:91-4.1 through 4.3, services
				may be made available to eligible clients as described in (a)1 and 2 below and
				are subject to comparable service provisions.
1. Children's services as follows:
i. Summer camp experience for children with a
				visual disability;
ii. Specialized
				summer programs;
iii. Physical
				education/recreation, in-service training (workshops); and
iv. Reader service, that is, payment to a
				person (other than a family member) who provides a service designed to equalize
				the student's participation in their other education program.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.1 - Referral procedures

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(a) Referrals shall
				be accepted from a variety of sources in either written or electronic media,
				including telephone.
(b) Referrals
				will be contacted within 10 working days from the date of initial referral to
				the Commission.
(c) All emergency
				calls shall be responded to immediately.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.2 - Intake procedures

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(a) The purpose of
				the intake interview shall be:
1. To gain an
				initial assessment of the applicant's total needs;
2. To familiarize the applicant with
				Commission services;
3. To respond
				to the applicant's most immediate or emergency needs;
4. To determine whether eligibility should be
				pursued; and
5. To initiate
				together with the applicant, the development of a comprehensive service
				plan.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.3 - Individual Client Service Plans

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(a) The client and
				primary caseworker shall discuss and agree to an Individual Client Service Plan
				(ISP) which addresses the client's needs. Vocational rehabilitation (VR)
				clients have an alternate plan called the Individualized Plan for Employment
				(IPE) which is developed once eligibility for VR services has been determined
				(see 10:95-1.1(c)  ).
				Both the client and caseworker shall sign the ISP or IPE.
(b) A statement indicating that choices were
				provided to the consumer will be included on every IPE. This statement will be
				developed by the consumer, the parent or guardian, prior to the signature on
				the IPE. The rehabilitation counselor has the option of commenting on the
				plan.
(c) The ISP shall be
				completed as soon as possible after the applicant survey. The ISP should
				include the type of services to be provided, the timeframes for their
				completion and the applicant's comments, if any.
(d) The ISP or IPE shall be reviewed with the
				client at a meeting on an annual basis. Revision of the ISP or IPE may be
				necessary due to change in a client's goals or objectives, change in a client's
				condition and/or situation, progress, achievement of objectives, newly
				identified problems or needs, or unobtainable objectives. For VR clients, an
				amendment to the IPE shall be written.
(e) At case closure, the current ISP or IPE
				shall be annotated to reflect which objectives were or were not
				achieved.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED › Subchapter 5 - CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES › Section 10:91-5.4 - Purchase of services; immediate need situations

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(a) Payment for
				purchase of services for clients may be made by the Commission when requested,
				approved and allocated from the Commission funds.
(b) Client financial participation toward the
				expense of Commission purchased services shall be based on the level of
				responsibility set forth in detail in the financial need standard and survey
				(see N.J.A.C. 10:91-3 ).
(c) The
				Commission has established an alternate method to purchase services to meet
				immediate needs. Rapid payment allows the payment for a service within 48
				hours.