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 3 - FINANCIAL STANDARD
Section 10:91-3.4 - Financial participation by clients
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Participation by a client in the cost of services subject to financial need shall be required up to the calculated participation amount as follows:
FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION SCALE
This schedule establishes the client's level of responsibility (%) towards the cost of the service or equipment, etc.
| Family Size: ONE | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 15,000 | 0% |
| $ 15,001 | 25,000 | 2% |
| 25,001 | 35,000 | 7% |
| 35,001 | 40,000 | 10% |
| 40,001 | 45,000 | 20% |
| 45,001 | 50,000 | 30% |
| 50,001 | 55,000 | 40% |
| 55,001 | 60,000 | 50% |
| 60,001 | 65,000 | 60% |
| 65,001 | 70,000 | 70% |
| 70,001 | 75,000 | 80% |
| 75,001 | 85,000 | 90% |
| 85,001 | Above | 100% |
| Family Size: TWO | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 20,000 | 0% |
| $ 20,001 | 30,000 | 2% |
| 30,001 | 40,000 | 7% |
| 40,001 | 47,000 | 10% |
| 47,001 | 53,000 | 30% |
| 53,001 | 60,000 | 40% |
| 60,001 | 65,000 | 50% |
| 65,001 | 70,000 | 60% |
| 70,001 | 80,000 | 70% |
| 80,001 | 85,000 | 80% |
| 85,001 | 90,000 | 90% |
| 90,001 | Above | 100% |
| Family Size: THREE | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 25,000 | 0% |
| $ 25,001 | 38,000 | 2% |
| 38,001 | 45,000 | 7% |
| 45,001 | 50,000 | 10% |
| 50,001 | 55,000 | 20% |
| 55,001 | 60,000 | 30% |
| 60,001 | 65,000 | 40% |
| 65,001 | 70,000 | 50% |
| 70,001 | 75,000 | 60% |
| 75,001 | 80,000 | 70% |
| 80,001 | 85,000 | 80% |
| 85,001 | 90,000 | 90% |
| 90,001 | Above | 100% |
| Family Size: FOUR | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 30,000 | 0% |
| $ 30,001 | 40,000 | 3% |
| 40,001 | 50,000 | 7% |
| 50,001 | 60,000 | 15% |
| 60,001 | 70,000 | 35% |
| 70,001 | 80,000 | 55% |
| 80,001 | 90,000 | 75% |
| 90,001 | 95,000 | 95% |
| 95,001 | Above | 100% |
| Family Size: FIVE | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 35,000 | 0% |
| $ 35,001 | 45,000 | 3% |
| 45,001 | 50,000 | 7% |
| 50,001 | 60,000 | 10% |
| 60,001 | 70,000 | 30% |
| 70,001 | 80,000 | 45% |
| 80,001 | 90,000 | 65% |
| 90,001 | 100,000 | 95% |
| 100,001 | Above | 100% |
| Family Size: SIX | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 40,000 | 0% |
| $ 40,001 | 55,000 | 3% |
| 55,001 | 65,000 | 10% |
| 65,001 | 80,000 | 30% |
| 80,001 | 95,000 | 50% |
| 95,001 | 115,000 | 75% |
| 115,001 | Above | 100% |
| Family Size: SEVEN | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 40,000 | 0% |
| $ 40,001 | 55,000 | 2% |
| 55,001 | 65,000 | 6 |
| 65,001 | 80,000 | 20 |
| 80,001 | 95,000 | 35 |
| 95,001 | 115,000 | 60 |
| 115,001 | 135,000 | 80 |
| 135,001 | 155,000 | 100 |
| 155,001 | 175,000 | 100 |
| 175,001 | 195,000 | 100 |
| 195,001 | 215,000 | 100 |
| Family Size: EIGHT | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 40,000 | 0% |
| $ 40,001 | 55,000 | 1% |
| 55,001 | 65,000 | 3 |
| 65,001 | 80,000 | 15 |
| 80,001 | 95,000 | 25 |
| 95,001 | 115,000 | 50 |
| 115,001 | 135,000 | 70 |
| 135,001 | 155,000 | 90 |
| 155,001 | 175,000 | 100 |
| 175,001 | 195,000 | 100 |
| 195,001 | 215,000 | 100 |
| Family Size: NINE | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 40,000 | 0% |
| $ 40,001 | 55,000 | 0% |
| 55,001 | 65,000 | 1 |
| 65,001 | 80,000 | 8 |
| 80,001 | 95,000 | 15 |
| 95,001 | 115,000 | 35 |
| 115,001 | 135,000 | 60 |
| 135,001 | 155,000 | 80 |
| 155,001 | 175,000 | 90 |
| 175,001 | 195,000 | 100 |
| 195,001 | 215,000 | 100 |
| Family Size: TEN | ||
| Family Income | % | |
| 0 | $ 40,000 | 0% |
| $ 40,001 | 55,000 | 0% |
| 55,001 | 65,000 | 0 |
| 65,001 | 80,000 | 4 |
| 80,001 | 95,000 | 10 |
| 95,001 | 115,000 | 25 |
| 115,001 | 135,000 | 50 |
| 135,001 | 155,000 | 70 |
| 155,001 | 175,000 | 80 |
| 175,001 | 195,000 | 90 |
| 195,001 | 215,000 | 100 |
The financial participation of a family size 11 or more shall be based on the schedule for a family size of 10.
(b) The client's financial participation amount shall be applied to services authorized in the one year period from the date on which the financial participation amount was determined, except for instances in which there is a change in income or resources during that period of time.
(c) The client and the primary caseworker shall mutually agree upon the financial participation arrangement, which shall be documented in the case file. Clients shall be expected to participate up to the calculated participation amounts as first dollar payments.
(d) The Financial Needs Survey shall be reviewed annually.
