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Page 174 of 233 § 10:90-4.8 Individual responsibility plan (IRP)

ii. Immunizations for a dependent child; or iii. Regular school attendance by a dependent child. (b) The IRP for teen parents shall include all of the requirements listed in (a) above, if appropriate, as well as, but not limited to, the following: 1. Regular attendance in high school or an equivalent program of study; or 2. Participation in an approved work activity for those teen parents who have completed secondary education; and 3. Identification of necessary supportive services which are not available free through another source, including child care and transportation, as needed; and 4. A plan of action to be taken, which may include further screening and assessment for substance abuse and mental health barriers, as appropriate, to address identified barriers to employment. (c) The IRP for victims of family violence shall include the following, as appropriate: 1. For an individual who identified as a victim of family violence or is at risk of family violence who requests a WFNJ Family Violence Option (FVO) Waiver of one or more WFNJ TANF/GA program requirements, an entry shall be made in the appropriate designated FVO check-off box on the IRP. A WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment including safety and service planning shall be completed and kept confidential at a designated victims services provider agency in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-20. i. The IRP shall be considered completed with no further entries required at this point. 2. An individual who self-identifies as a victim of family violence but does not request a FVO waiver shall develop an IRP with the agency worker, setting goals toward self- sufficiency (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-20). (d) When the IRP requires the recipient to participate in a substance abuse treatment program, the substance abuse treatment program shall be considered a WFNJ work activity (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-18). Refusal or failure to cooperate and participate as required by the treatment program shall result in WFNJ sanctions in accordance with the sanction provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.13. 1. A participant may be required to participate in a substance abuse treatment and/or another work activity or substance abuse treatment only, as determined by the case manager in conjunction with the care coordinator. Compliance requires full cooperation and participation with substance abuse treatment as well as any other required work activity. History

HISTORY: Administrative correction. See: 29 N.J.R. 3729(a).