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N.J.A.C. 10:90-20.8 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

§ 10:90-20.8 Required standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment for WFNJ/TANF applicants/recipients

(a) The designated victim service provider agency in the county shall complete the required standardized WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment for WFNJ/TANF applicants/recipients in accordance with this section. 1. The designated victim service provider agency shall provide a WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment, reviewing the WFNJ/TANF individual's circumstances with regard to the existence of past or present violence or the risk of violence. i. The WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment shall be completed by the WFNJ/TANF individual and the victim service provider agency's risk assessor, as follows: (1) At the WFNJ agency; (2) By telephone; (3) At the victim service provider agency; or (4) Any other alternative means as determined by the WFNJ agency in collaboration with its designated victim service provider agency, if extenuating circumstances involving safety considerations warrant such an arrangement. ii. The "WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment Referral/Report," WFNJ FVO-115, when returned from the designated victim service provider agency, shall serve as confirmation that the WNFJ/TANF individual's initial WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment or updated risk assessment has or has not been completed. iii. The completed WFNJ FVO-115 shall be maintained in the CSSA TANF case record with a copy in the applicable Child Support and/or EA files. The WFNJ FVO-115 covers the six-month period from the date of application/redetermination through to the next WFNJ/ TANF redetermination date, unless the WFNJ FVO-115 is completed in the middle of a redetermination cycle, at which time an updated referral and assessment via the WFNJ FVO-115 are required. (1) The exception to the six-month referral and reassessment may be the WFNJ FVO Waiver in capped assistance situations. The CSSA may determine