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Page 7 of 233 § 10:90-1.2 Opportunity and decision to apply

(f) Responsibilities of the county or municipal agency during the initial contact shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Explaining the programs/services and detailing the applicant's rights and responsibilities including immediate need, his or her mandatory cooperation with Child Support and Paternity (CSP) requirements, work requirements, family violence provisions, personal identification requirements, time limits, requirements for affidavits regarding felony conviction, parole violation, drug conviction, and minor parent requirements; 2. Providing an orientation to the WFNJ program to each applicant for assistance to explain the need for each individual to comply with WFNJ work requirements as a condition of eligibility for WFNJ benefits, unless deferred. All WFNJ applicants unless they are 60 years old or over, a victim of family violence, a child-only case, or EEI eligible are required to register for work with the New Jersey One-Stop Career Center (NJOSCC); i. The work registration is completed via an electronic transfer of information to America's One-Stop Operating System (AOSOS) upon determination of eligibility for WFNJ. If the person is deemed employable through the completion of Part A of the Employability Plan Development Tool (EPDT), then the CSSA/MWA shall make a referral to the NJOSCC using the AOSOS interagency referral system. 3. Informing the applicant how and where to apply and what verifications and documents are needed to complete the intake interview; 4. Advising the applicant that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibit discrimination in determining eligibility for public assistance (see N.J.A.C. 10:90-1.7 regarding specific nondiscrimination provisions) and furnishing him or her with a copy of the WFNJ Participant Handbook; 5. Determining whether the applicant does indeed wish to apply with full understanding of the need to verify essential eligibility factors and the requirement for a personal interview, which includes, as an initial step, a CSP interview; i. County CSP staff shall be co-located with WFNJ/TANF intake staff, to insure that the child support interview does not delay the application process; 6. Informing the applicant of the availability of the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP), specifying the requirements for qualification and, if appropriate, assisting the applicant in applying if he or she so chooses and assisting the applicant in obtaining verification documentation. i. When the applicant is applying for multiple benefits, for example, WFNJ, Medicaid, and NJ SNAP, the agency shall determine if the child support interview and work registration requirement can be completed on the day of initial contact with the agency. Where the child support interview and/or work requirement cannot be completed on the day of application, the applicant shall be afforded the opportunity to file the application, for NJ SNAP purposes, that day. At a minimum, the applicant shall provide his or her name and signature, as well as the date of