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Page 67 of 116 § 10:90-18.6 Eligibility rules for convicted drug felons

(B) WFNJ TANF/GA cash assistance and/or NJ SNAP program benefits cannot be granted or reinstated until the person re-enrolls in another RSATP, and remains drug free for a minimum of 60 days and is determined via testing to be free of any non-prescribed controlled substance. iii. Juvenile drug convictions are not classified as felonies, high misdemeanors or crimes. Therefore, a juvenile who committed an offense involving possession or use of a controlled substance, who was not convicted of the offense until he or she was 18 years of age or older, shall not be found ineligible for WFNJ cash assistance and/or NJ SNAP program benefits solely because of a drug conviction. (b) The following convicted drug felons may establish eligibility only for NJ SNAP program benefits and WFNJ/GA medical services: 1. The provisions at (a)1 above, with respect to Federal and State law, also apply to persons convicted of distribution of a controlled substance. i. The provisions at (a)1i above, with respect to the State's definition of a crime, also apply to persons convicted of distribution of a controlled substance. ii. A person convicted in accordance with (a)1 above of distribution of a controlled substance may be eligible only for NJ SNAP program benefits, if the person enrolls in and actively participates in or completes a licensed or approved DHS' RSATP at the conclusion of which the person is certified drug free by an authorized program representative; and WFNJ/GA medical services, which shall not exceed benefits offered in the WFNJ/GA program, that are limited to the time the person is receiving treatment in a DHS' licensed or approved RSATP. (1) Eligibility for NJ SNAP program benefits and WFNJ/GA medical services shall commence upon the person's enrollment in a DHS' licensed or approved RSATP. (A) A person convicted of distribution of a controlled substance is only eligible for WFNJ/GA medical services while at the facility. The person is not eligible for GA medical services after completing a DHSS' licensed or approved RSATP. (2) The provisions at (a)1ii(2) above, with respect to continued eligibility for NJ SNAP program benefits, also apply to persons convicted of distribution of a controlled substance. (A) The provisions at (a)1ii(2)(A) and (B) above, with respect to drug testing, also apply to persons convicted of distribution of a controlled substance. (3) Persons convicted on or after August 22, 1996 of an offense which occurred on or after August 22, 1996 involving distribution are not eligible for WFNJ cash assistance benefits. iii. The provisions at (a)1iii above, with respect to juvenile drug convictions, also apply to persons convicted of distribution of a controlled substance.