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Page 59 of 116 § 10:90-18.2 Referral to the SAI

2. WFNJ TANF/GA recipients who are required to participate in substance abuse treatment as stipulated in the IRP, unless the provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:90-18.2(e)3 apply; 3. WFNJ TANF/GA recipients who are in sanction status, for failure to comply with SAI treatment, and want to have the sanction removed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-4.18; 4. WFNJ/TANF recipients who are deferred when the sole reason for the deferred status is substance abuse; 5. WFNJ/GA recipients who are unemployable when the sole reason for the unemployable status is substance abuse; 6. WFNJ TANF/GA recipients in receipt of EA who meet the criteria established at N.J.A.C. 10:90-6.1(c)1iii for demonstrating functional incapacity; or 7. Persons convicted on or after August 22, 1996 for an offense which occurred on or after August 22, 1996 involving possession or use of a controlled substance who want to establish eligibility for WFNJ cash assistance benefits, unless the person meets the good cause criteria set forth at N.J.A.C. 10:90-18.6. i. Persons convicted of possession or use of a controlled substance who are required to demonstrate good faith effort in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90- 18.6(e) shall be required to participate in substance abuse treatment at the time that a facility is able to accommodate the person's request for enrollment. At that time, treatment shall become mandatory and a condition for WFNJ initial and continued eligibility and receipt of WFNJ TANF/GA cash assistance. (c) The following are WFNJ recipients that are not eligible for referral to the SAI program. 1. Drug Court Initiative (DCI) participants; 2. Persons convicted on or after August 22, 1996 for an offense which occurred on or after August 22, 1996 involving possession, use or distribution of a controlled substance that want to establish eligibility only for NJ SNAP program benefits; and meet the good cause requirements in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-18.6(c); and 3. Mutual Agreement Program (MAP) inmates who are on parole, residing in the community and under the custody of correctional authorities are not eligible for WFNJ cash assistance in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-2.8(a)5, and therefore, cannot be referred to the WFNJ SAI. Treatment decisions and/or recommendations for such individuals fall under the purview of correctional authorities. (d) WFNJ recipients shall be referred, by the WFNJ agency worker, for participation in the SAI at any time: 1. During the WFNJ application or re-determination process; 2. During the application for EA; 3. When the WFNJ recipient has incurred a sanction, unless the worker determines that the reason for the sanction is a reason other than substance abuse; or