New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 91 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POLICY PROVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR COMMISSION SERVICES
Section 10:91-2.2 - Adaptive living skills and prevention services

(a) Individuals shall be eligible for all adaptive living skills services if their best corrected vision is 20/70 or less in their better eye.

(b) Individuals who have severe field of vision defects shall be eligible for all adaptive living skills and prevention services (see 10:91-1.2) .

(c) Individuals whose visual acuity is better than 20/70 shall be eligible for services, if they have a problem in one or both eyes requiring surgery or treatment if such surgery or treatment is to prevent vision loss.

(d) Individuals shall be ineligible for non-surgery or treatment related services if their best corrected vision is 20/50-1 to 20/69 in their better eye except with the approval of the regional manager on a case-by-case basis and based upon observation and/or documentation of need for agency services together with ineligibility for comparable benefits.

(e) Adaptive living skills/prevention services clients shall meet additional financial criteria as set forth in N.J.A.C. 10:91-3.