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Page 13 of 202 § 10:90-6.3 Kinds of emergency assistance authorized

1. An adult EA recipient who incurs two or more terminations, for reasons that may include, but are not limited to the following will result in a loss of EA for a period of six months. i. Failure to observe the curfew policy of the facility, without good cause; ii. An absence from the facility without good cause, for 24 hours or more, without prior notification or approval; or iii. Violation of the facility's policies concerning visitation, for example, visits to other floors, rooms or outside guests. (f) For other minor violations that may result in an eviction from the hotel/motel or transitional housing placement, the adult recipient will be eligible for continued EA in a supervised placement only. However, hotel/motel placements may be utilized when there are no supervised placements available. A second eviction will result in a loss of EA for a period of six months, unless good cause has been determined. (g) Prior to EA termination, the agencies shall review, with the recipient, the reason(s) for the termination. If additional barriers are identified that may have prevented EA compliance, then the recipient is considered to have good cause and shall not be terminated and a penalty shall not be imposed. The recipient shall be required to follow through with services to address those barriers for continued EA eligibility. Such services shall be identified as mandatory activities in the EA service plan. (h) For any subsequent placement, the CSSA/MWA shall revise the EA service plan and ensure that the recipient is made aware that failure to comply with the rules of the placement will render him or her ineligible for EA for six months. (i) The EA penalty shall be lifted when the applicant or recipient experiences a new emergency, which may include, but is not limited to, a fire, natural disaster or a new eviction, through no fault of the applicant or recipient; or if the family has a Division of Child Protection and Permanency case opened for abuse and neglect pursuant to N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.1(c)3xii. 1. On a case-by-case basis and in consultation with DFD, the penalty may also be lifted when deemed appropriate by the county or municipal agency. History

HISTORY: Amended by R.1998 d.42, effective January 20, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 3971(b), 30 N.J.R. 389(a). In (a), added language regarding a Citizenship Application fee; in (a)1, added language regarding emergency housing; rewrote (a)5; in (a)5i, added N.J.A.C. reference; in (a)7, added last half of first sentence and second sentence; rewrote (a)7i and added new 7i1, 2, and 3; rewrote 7ii; and deleted 7iii. Amended by R.2003 d.226, effective June 16, 2003.