N.J. Admin. Code § 10:60C-4.4

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:60C-4.4 - Non-permissible expense items

(a) The budget may not be used for goods and services that are not related to the activities of daily living including, but not limited to:

1. Goods and services covered by Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare or other public entitlement programs;

1. Goods and services covered by Medicaid or other public entitlement programs;

2. Goods and services provided to or supporting persons other than the individual participant;

3. Personal items not directly related to the participant's disability or individual personal care needs;

4. Room/board, rent, mortgage payments, and other normative living expenses;

5. Routine household expenses including utilities and regular maintenance;

6. Experimental goods/services;

7. Costs associated with travel (airfare, train, bus, rental cars, lodging, meals, etc.) for vacations or entertainment;

8. Food, vitamins, food or vitamin supplements, or medications;

9. Entertainment equipment and related supplies;

10. Recreational activities, exercise/fitness equipment, and/or memberships;

11. Household appliances not directly related to personal care needs;

12. Personal items (clothing and accessories) or social expenses (gambling, alcohol, recreational drugs, both legal and illegal);

13. Household furnishings, routine maintenance, and/or cleaning supplies;

14. Normative vehicle expenses, including routine maintenance, repairs, or insurance;

15. Landscape and yard work;

16. Salon services (manicures, pedicures, haircuts) and spa treatments (massages);

17. Computers for routine use only, and unrelated to accommodations due to a physical limitation or with speech;

18. Routine pet care or service animal expenses;

19. Environmental or vehicular modifications that are afforded under other available resources, or being procured under new residential construction, even if the new dwelling is designed to accommodate the personal care needs of a participant.

20. Services that are intended or provided for supervision and monitoring; or

21. Overtime, bonuses, or any type for remuneration other than salary as defined in the CMP.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:60C-4.4

Amended and recodified from 10:142-4.4 by 56 N.J.R. 2294(a), effective 12/2/2024