New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 87 - NEW JERSEY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NJ SNAP) MANUAL
Subchapter 9 - CERTIFICATION-RELATED PROCEDURES
Section 10:87-9.14 - Security and control of Families First cards

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:87-9.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The CWA shall maintain a supply of blank Families First card stock, in quantity sufficient to meet the demands of initial issuance and replacement.

(b) Regarding the Master control of Families First card stock, when a shipment of blank Families First cards is received by the CWA, the date of receipt and the Primary Account Number (PAN) of the first and the last card in the shipment shall be checked and recorded in accordance with Families First program card procedures. In addition, each distribution of a block of Families First cards to authorized CWA personnel shall be checked and recorded in the same manner.

(c) All shipments of Families First cards shall be maintained in a secure area which must be locked appropriately. Such area shall be separate from the area in which card forms/logs or records are kept.

(d) Each employee responsible for a block of Families First cards shall maintain a separate log of the cards assigned to him or her.

1. Each subsequent receipt of a block of Families First cards shall be recorded on a separate form.

2. Families First cards shall be issued in numerical sequence within each block.

3. All returned Families First cards shall be handled in accordance with existing State security procedures for returned EBT cards.

(e) All supplies of blank Families First cards assigned to CWA personnel shall be maintained in a secure area which can be locked in the absence of the employee. Under no circumstances shall any Families First cards be accessible to unauthorized persons.

(f) Completed control forms shall be retained for a period of three years. Such period shall originate with the most recent date of entry on the appropriate form.

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