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N.J.A.C. 10:90-20.7 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024

NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 20. THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE

§ 10:90-20.7 WFNJ/GA Waiver process

(a) When a WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient requests a WFNJ FVO Waiver of one or more WFNJ/GA program requirement(s), including requests for EA for reason of family violence, the individual shall be granted a WFNJ FVO Waiver by the CSSA/MWA. The appropriate WFNJ FVO forms shall be completed by the responsible CSSA/MWA worker, be signed by the individual as appropriate to his or her case circumstances, and a referral shall be made immediately to the CSSA FVO representative when the case is handled by the CSSA or the designated MWA worker. The CSSA FVO representative or the designated MWA worker shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver and WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient. The explanation shall include informing the individual that he or she must complete the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment process within 10-calendar days of the referral to the victim service provider agency in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:90-20.8(b); and that failure to complete the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment shall result in cancellation of the waiver in accordance with (b)4 below. The CSSA FVO representative or the designated MWA worker shall refer the WFNJ/GA individual to the designated victim service provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment, unless the provisions at N.J.A.C. 10:90-20.1(c)1 apply. (b) When the WFNJ/GA case is handled by a MWA, the MWA worker shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver and WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient based on its agency's procedures for the referral of the GA individual to the designated victim service provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment. (c) The WFNJ FVO Waiver shall identify the specific WFNJ/GA program requirement(s) being waived (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-20.4). 1. A WFNJ FVO Waiver of a WFNJ/GA program requirement applies to the GA program requirements and is available to WFNJ/GA participants. 2. A request for a waiver can be made for one or more WFNJ/GA program requirements, including requests for EA for reason of family violence, and multiple WFNJ/GA program requirements can be waived simultaneously.