New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM
Subchapter 20 - THE FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION INITIATIVE
Section 10:90-20.7 - WFNJ/GA Waiver process
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) When a WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient requests a WFNJ FVO Waiver of one or more WFNJ/GA program requirement(s), including requests for EA for reason of family violence, the individual shall be granted a WFNJ FVO Waiver by the CWA/MWA. The appropriate WFNJ FVO forms shall be completed by the responsible CWA/MWA worker, be signed by the individual as appropriate to his or her case circumstances, and a referral shall be made immediately to the CWA FVO representative when the case is handled by the CWA or the designated MWA worker. The CWA FVO representative or the designated MWA worker shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver and WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient. The explanation shall include informing the individual that he or she must complete the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment process within 10-calendar days of the referral to the victim service provider agency in accordance with 10:90-20.8(b); and that failure to complete the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment shall result in cancellation of the waiver in accordance with (b)4 below. The CWA FVO representative or the designated MWA worker shall refer the WFNJ/GA individual to the designated victim service provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment, unless the provisions at 10:90-20.1(c)1 apply.
(b) When the WFNJ/GA case is handled by a MWA, the MWA worker shall explain the WFNJ FVO Waiver and WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment processes to the WFNJ/GA applicant/recipient based on its agency's procedures for the referral of the GA individual to the designated victim service provider agency for the required WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment.
(c) The WFNJ FVO Waiver shall identify the specific WFNJ/GA program requirement(s) being waived (see 10:90-20.4) .
(d) The "WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment Referral/Report," WFNJ FVO-115, when returned to the CWA/MWA from the designated victim service provider agency shall serve as confirmation that the initial WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment or updated risk assessment has or has not been completed unless the provisions at 10:90-20.1(c)1 apply.
(e) The FVO Risk assessment process is available to WFNJ/GA applicants/recipients to the extent that State funds are available to fund these services. When FVO Risk Assessments are unavailable due to lack of State funds, the WFNJ/GA applicant/ recipient shall be granted the requested WFNJ FVO Waiver of WFNJ/GA program requirements.