New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 2 - THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 10:87-2.29 - Expedited service processing standards
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) For households entitled to expedited service, the CWA shall make available to the recipient a NJ SNAP benefit not later than the seventh calendar day following the date an application was filed in the appropriate NJ SNAP office. For residents of public institutions who apply for SSI under SSA's Prerelease Program for the Institutionalized, expedited benefits shall be made available within seven calendar days following the date of the resident's release from the institution.
(b) For residents of substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation centers and residents of group living arrangements (see 10:87-7.8(b)3 and 7.9(c)3) who are entitled to expedited service, the CWA shall make a benefit available to the recipient no later than the seventh calendar day following the date an application was filed.
(c) If a household is entitled to expedited service and is also entitled to a waiver of office interview (see 10:87-2.18(e) ) , the CWA shall conduct the interview (unless the household cannot be reached) and complete the application process within the expedited service standards. The first day of this count is the calendar day following application filing.
(d) If the prescreening required in this section fails to identify a household as being entitled to expedited service and the CWA subsequently discovers that the household is entitled to expedited service, the CWA shall provide such service within the processing standards above except that the processing standard shall be calculated from the date the CWA discovers the household is eligible for expedited service.
(e) Residents of shelters for battered women and children who are otherwise entitled to expedited service shall be handled within the time limits specified in this section.