New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 142 - PERSONAL PREFERENCE PROGRAM
Subchapter 4 - CASH GRANT AND CASH MANAGEMENT PLAN
Section 10:142-4.1 - Budget determination
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The budget shall be used for services, supports, and goods to ensure the participant is able to complete the activities of daily living consistent with the participant's individual needs.
(b) The budget shall be determined by cashing out the participant's PCA benefit based on the current authorization of hours per the current PCA assessment and present rate of reimbursement for PCA services performed on a monthly basis. An identified percentage of the total cashed out benefit is deducted for the cost of administrative services performed by the VF/EA as described in N.J.A.C. 10:142-7.1 to be determined by the State program office.
(c) The funds derived from the calculation in (b) above shall be maintained in a designated account by the VF/EA, to be used towards issuing payroll checks to employees hired by the participant, and payment for purchase of necessary equipment, supplies, and services upon receipt of timesheets and invoices/bills, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 10:142-4.3.
(d) The monthly budget shall form the initial basis for completion of the cash management plan (CMP) described in N.J.A.C. 10:142-4.5.
