N.J. Admin. Code § 10:123-3.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:123-3.4 - Amount

(a) The owner or operator of each residential health care facility or boarding home shall reserve to each Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient residing therein, and the owner or operator of each residential health care facility shall reserve to each Work First New Jersey/General Assistance recipient residing therein, a personal needs allowance in the amount of at least $ 126.00 per month, set according to (b) below, and noticed in the New Jersey Register and otherwise publicized, in accordance with (c) below. No owner or operator, or agency thereof, shall interfere with the recipient's retention, use, or control of the personal needs allowance.

(b) The personal needs allowance shall be adjusted annually based on the following calculations: the Federal portion of the current total SSI rate multiplied by the Federal Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to be applied to the succeeding year equals the actual dollar increase (rounded to the nearest dollar); the actual dollar increase divided by the current total SSI rate equals the adjusted COLA for the succeeding year; the adjusted COLA multiplied by the current annualized base PNA equals the monthly PNA increase for the succeeding year. For the purposes of this rule, the COLA means the cost of living adjustment published annually in the Federal Register, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 415 i and 1382f.

(c) The personal needs allowance for each calendar year shall be noticed in the New Jersey Register on or about January 1 of that year, and shall be considered the current personal needs allowance for that calendar year. Additional notice shall be provided in at least three newspapers of general circulation in the State of New Jersey before January 1 of that year, and by other means reasonably calculated to inform those persons most likely to be affected by or interested in the personal needs allowance increase for that calendar year.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:123-3.4

Administrative change, 46 N.J.R. 857(a).

Administrative change, 47 N.J.R. 998(a).

Administrative Change, 50 N.J.R. 2239(b).

Administrative Change, 54 N.J.R. 1082(b), effective 5/9/2022