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Page 60 of 116 § 10:90-18.2 Referral to the SAI

4. The person self-identifies a substance abuse problem and requests to voluntarily participate in the SAI. (e) Before a WFNJ recipient signs an IRP or otherwise agrees to participate in the SAI, the WFNJ agency worker shall advise WFNJ applicants/recipients referred for participation in the SAI of the following: 1. All of the information provided is confidential; 2. Substance abuse treatment is available at no cost. i. A WFNJ applicant who is required to participate in work or a work activity has the option of participating in the SAI as his or her assigned work activity when the person becomes WFNJ eligible, or attending work or another work activity. (1) A WFNJ recipient who chooses to participate in the SAI, as his or her assigned work activity, shall be required to participate in the substance assessment as administered by the CCC. The CCC and the WFNJ recipient shall discuss the results of the assessment and recommendations for treatment. If the recommendations for treatment are incorporated in the IRP, then substance abuse treatment shall become mandatory. However, when the recommendations for treatment are not included in the IRP, the WFNJ recipient shall be required to participate in the usual WFNJ work requirements or incur a sanction. ii. Individuals referred for mandatory participation in the SAI shall be advised orally and in writing that failure to attend the SAI program without good cause may result in a sanction; 3. When a decision is made to sanction a WFNJ recipient for not participating in substance abuse treatment services, the individual shall be given an opportunity to begin or continue in an assigned work activity. i. The CCC may recommend that the WFNJ recipient be reassigned to another work activity other than substance abuse treatment, if it is determined that treatment is not clinically appropriate for the recipient at that time; 4. A CCC shall conduct the substance abuse screening and assessment and determine the treatment plan and placement service, with the involvement of the WFNJ applicant/recipient, if such a plan and/or service is necessary; 5. Treatment counts toward the required hours of the WFNJ recipient's work activity only if the CCC assesses the individual and monitors the participant's treatment; 6. WFNJ individuals may be referred to the CCC in order to initiate having a sanction removed; and 7. SAI participants have a right to a fair hearing on any adverse action in accordance with the provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:90-9. History